Each year CMS administers the Stanford 10 Achievement Test to children in grades 3-6. Parents are notified about their own child’s scores, but we don’t necessarily publish the cumulative scores. I have been asked by several parents to publish the grade level scores, so people will know how the children of CMS are doing compared…
Elementary Classroom
Storytelling in the Montessori Classroom
“Can you tell me one more story??” Every parent has heard this question well past bedtime…can you relate? Stories captivate children like nothing else, and have been used longer than any other communication tool for passing along important lessons, information, or just simply to entertain. Historically, reading or writing may have never played any part…
Science in the Montessori Classroom
The sciences contain a dizzying array of information. From the physical and biological worlds, to the empirical and chemical, we could spend months (if not years!) immersing ourselves in experimentation and observation. A gifted observer herself, Dr. Montessori realized that once introduced to the sciences, children will naturally be drawn to the topic areas that…
Math in the Montessori Classroom
A mesmerizing collection of twenty-seven uniquely formed bones, three sensory and motor nerves, and an opposable thumb, the hand represents one of the most fragile and powerful tools of the human body. Dr. Maria Montessori, aware of the very important link between perceiving, touching, and understanding once called the hand “the tool of the mind”,…
