Montessori-Inspired Fall Activities Using Free Printables

By Deb Chitwood from Living Montessori Now 

Fall activities are lots of fun to prepare for welcoming in the new season. So I have a new unit with free fall printables and Montessori-inspired fall activities! You'll also find a fall-themed newsletter subscriber freebie at LivingMontessoriNow.com! 

You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year along with presentation ideas in my previous posts at PreK + K Sharing. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities. 

At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools. 

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (at no cost to you).

Montessori Shelves with Fall Themed Activities

You’ll find Montessori-inspired fall numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber) Go to my Free Fall Printables and Montessori-Inspired Fall Activities post at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!

Free Montessori-Inspired Fall Pack

Montessori-Inspired Fall Pack for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).

More Montessori-Inspired Fall Activities

• Montessori-Inspired Fall Playdough Activities
• Fall Activities with Water Beads
• Free Fall Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
• Fall Sensory Bin with Practical Life and Math Activities
• Nature Trays and Nature Tables
• Montessori Nature Tray Sorting and Counting for Toddlers and Preschoolers
• How to Prepare a Simple Fall Playdough Tray
• Free Fall Playdough Math Pack (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
• Montessori-Inspired Playdough Math Activities for Fall {Free Printables}
• Fun Shoe and Coat Tricks for Toddler and Preschooler Independence
• 50+ Creative Ways to Use Materials Found on Your Nature Walks
• The Ultimate Guide to Montessori-Inspired Leaf Resources and Activities
• Montessori-Inspired Owl Unit with Free Printables and Activities
• How to Prepare Montessori Shelves for a Mini Fall Unit
• Allow Time for Child-Led Activities This Fall
• Montessori-Inspired Apple Unit
• 30+ Apple Sensory Tubs
• Free Apple Printables and Montessori-Inspired Apple Activities
• 20+ Apple Phonics Activities
• Fall Sensory Bin with Practical Life and Math Activities
• Fun with Montessori Apple Coring, Slicing, Spreading, and Sharing
• Free Apple Printable for Ten Apples Up On Top Activities (Instant Download)
• Ten Apples Up On Top Sensory Bin & Table (Free Printables)
• Ten Apples Up On Top Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
• Free Fall Playdough Math Pack (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
• Montessori-Inspired Playdough Math Activities for Fall {Free Printables}
• Free Seasons of an Apple Tree Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
• Free Tree Songs and Educational Videos {Learn about Trees, Apple Trees, and Seasons}
• Free Apple Printables and Activities for a Montessori-Inspired Apple Unit
• Montessori Apple Color Matching for Toddlers and Preschoolers
• Montessori Apple Fraction Activities for Multiple Ages
• Free Apple Songs and Educational Videos
• Free Apple Do-a-Dot Phonics Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
• The Best Apple Books for Kids
• Free Apple Picking Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
• Historically Accurate and Culturally Sensitive Thanksgiving Printables for Preschool Through Elementary
• How to Use Flint Corn (Ornamental Corn) for Montessori Practical Life and Language Work
• Apple Unit Study Pinterest Board
• Kids’ Fall Activities Pinterest Board

If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout September, see my September Themed Activities for Kids.

Be sure to go to my Free Fall Printables and Montessori-Inspired Fall Activities post at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!

I hope you find these helpful!

    

Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early 

Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 45 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at Living Montessori Now.

Montessori-Inspired Medical Worker Activities Using Free Printables

By Deb Chitwood from Living Montessori Now 

Community helpers make a great theme at the beginning of the school year. This year, medical workers are even more important than usual. So I have a new unit with free medical worker printables and Montessori-inspired medical worker activities! You'll also find a medical worker themed newsletter subscriber freebie at LivingMontessoriNow.com! 

You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year along with presentation ideas in my previous posts at PreK + K Sharing. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities. 

At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools. 

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (at no cost to you).

Montessori Shelves with Medical Worker Themed Activities

You’ll find Montessori-inspired medical worker numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber) Go to my Free Medical Worker Printables and Montessori-Inspired Medical Worker Activities post at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!

Free Montessori-Inspired Medical Worker Pack

Montessori-Inspired Medical Worker Pack for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).

More Montessori-Inspired Community Helper Activities

• Talking with Children about 9/11 – Ideas and Activities
• Free Police Printables and Montessori-Inspired Police Activities,
• Community Helpers Activity Trays and Sensory Tubs
• Free Fire Safety Printables and Montessori-Inspired Fire Safety Activities
• Free Ambulance Printables and Montessori-Inspired Ambulance Activities
• Montessori-Friendly Community Helper Resources
• Montessori-Inspired Activities with Community Helper Figures and Free Printables
• “Look for the Helpers” Mister Rogers Word Art Freebie
• Free 9-1-1 Songs for Kids {Non-Scary Emergency Preparedness}
• Free Emergency Preparedness Songs for Kids {Character Education Resources}
• Free Water Safety Songs for Kids
• Montessori-Inspired Fire Safety Unit with Free Printables and Activities
• Free Fire Safety Songs and Educational Videos
• The Best Fire Safety Books for Kids
• Free Fire Truck Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
• Free Firefighter Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
• How to Teach Children Fire Safety in a Non-Scary Way
• Community Helpers Pinterest Board

More Montessori-Inspired Anatomy Activities

• Montessori-Inspired Skeleton Activities
• “All About Me” Free Printables and Activities for Back to School
• Handwashing Activities for Kids – Free Songs and Lessons
• Free Skeleton Printables and Montessori-Inspired Skeleton Activities
• Hands-on Fun with Montessori-Inspired Human Skeleton Activities
• Free Brain and Growth Mindset Printables and Montessori-Inspired Brain Activities
• Brain Hemisphere Hat and Montessori Activities to Learn about Parts of the Brain
• Free Brain Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
• Free Brain Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
• Free Heart Printables and Montessori-Inspired Heart Activities {Human Heart and Valentine Hearts}
• Montessori-Inspired Heart and Circulatory System Activities
• Montessori-Inspired Heart Unit {Hundreds of Human Heart and Valentine Heart Resources}
• Free Heart and Valentine Do-a-Dot Printables (Montessori-Inspired Instant Downloads)
• The Best Heart Books for Kids {Human Heart, Love, and Valentine’s Day Books}
• Human Body Unit Study Pinterest Board

If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout August, see August Themed Activities for Kids.

Be sure to go to my Free Medical Worker Printables and Montessori-Inspired Medical Worker Activities post at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!

I hope you find these helpful! :)

Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 45 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at Living Montessori Now.

Montessori-Inspired Fruit and Vegetable Activities Using Free Printables

By Deb Chitwood from Living Montessori Now 

I love focusing on good nutrition at any time of year. Summer is my favorite time for a fruit and vegetable unit, though, when farmers' markets are open in many places with lots of super-fresh fruits and vegetables! Today, I have hands-on fruit and vegetable activities for you! I also have a new fruit and vegetable pack (newsletter subscriber freebie at LivingMontessoriNow.com)! 

You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year along with presentation ideas in my previous posts at PreK + K Sharing. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities. 

At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools. 

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (at no cost to you).

Montessori Shelves with Fruit & Vegetable Themed Activities

You’ll find Montessori-inspired fruit and vegetable numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber) 

Go to my Free Fruit & Vegetable Printables and Montessori-Inspired Fruit & Vegetable Activities post at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!

Free Montessori-Inspired Fruit and Vegetable Pack

Montessori-Inspired Fruit and Vegetable Pack for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).

More Montessori-Inspired Fruit and Vegetable Activities

For more Montessori-inspired fruit and vegetable activities, check out these posts with lots of activities and resources:

• Free Eat-a-Rainbow Printables and Montessori-Inspired Activities
• Free Fruit Rainbow Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download
• Free Eat-a-Rainbow Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
• Montessori-Inspired Fruit Unit
• Montessori-Inspired Vegetable Unit
• Montessori-Inspired Food Art
• Montessori-Inspired Fruit Matching and Tasting for Toddlers
• Healthy, Yummy, Gluten-Free Blueberry Muffins
• Kids’ Kitchen: Berry Yummy and Healthy Protein-Rich Popsicles
• Cutting a Banana Practical Life Activity for Toddlers
• Healthy, Frozen Raspberry and Yogurt Desert (Dairy-Free and Gluten-Free)
• Ants on a Log Food Fun Preparation for Preschoolers
• Fun with Montessori Apple Coring, Slicing, Spreading, and Sharing
• Yummy Gluten-Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
• Delicious and Nutritious Vegan, Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pie or Pumpkin-Pie Squares
• Super-Healthy and Super-Yummy Strawberry Pineapple Smoothie
• Favorite Gluten-Free Sweet Spinach Muffins {AKA Green Monster Muffins}
• Kids’ Food Fun Pinterest Board

If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout July, see July Themed Activities for Kids.

Be sure to go to my Free Fruit & Vegetable Printables and Montessori-Inspired Fruit & Vegetable Activities post at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!

I hope you find these helpful! :)

Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 45 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at Living Montessori Now.

Connie Leads a Thirty-Minute Romp Through the Alphabet!

Hello!

I was invited by Kids & Company, of Toronto, Canada, to lead a thirty-minute video movement session for young children in May. Kids & Company requested a presentation that would get children up and moving while spending more time indoors during the Covid quarantine. 

I thought it would be fun to create a short activity for each letter of the alphabet. I devised 26 movement prompts that children and families can do together. This creative movement session will definitely use a lot of that great kid energy!

Click here to view the presentation:

DANCE THE ALPHABET!

Keep on Dancing, Everyone!

Connie

www.movingislearning.com

MOVING IS LEARNING!

Montessori-Inspired Summer Activities Using Free Printables

By Deb Chitwood from Living Montessori Now 

The actual first day of summer is almost here! And I have lots of hands-on summer activities for you! I also have a new summer pack (newsletter subscriber freebie at LivingMontessoriNow.com)! 

You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year along with presentation ideas in my previous posts at PreK + K Sharing. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities. At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools. 

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (at no cost to you).

Montessori Shelves with Summer-Themed Activities

Montessori Shelves with Summer-Themed Activities

You’ll find Montessori-inspired summer numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber) Go to my Free Summer Printables and Montessori-Inspired Summer Activities post at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!

Free Montessori-Inspired Summer Pack

Montessori-Inspired Summer Pack for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).

More Montessori-Inspired Summer Activities

For more Montessori-inspired summer activities, check out these posts with lots of activities and resources:

• Montessori-Inspired Summer Playdough Activities
• Montessori-Inspired Activities for Casey at the Bat
• Top 10 Summer Themes for Preschoolers
• 20 Outdoor Phonics Activities
• Montessori-Inspired Summer Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
• Free Summer Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
• Montessori Nature Tray with Vocabulary – Parts of the Plant
• Montessori-Inspired Summer Themes and Activities
• How to Have a Healthy and Courteous Tea Party Picnic
• How to Have a Healthy and Courteous Teddy Bear Picnic
• 50+ Creative Ways to Use Materials Found on Your Nature Walks
• Free Summer Playdough Math Pack (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
• Montessori-Inspired Playdough Math Activities for Summer {Free Printables}
• Montessori Summer Resources for Classroom or Home
• Fun with Montessori-Inspired World Travel Activities and Games
• Free Travel Printables and Montessori-Inspired Travel Activities
• Summer Fun Pinterest Board

If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout June, see June Themed Activities for Kids.

Be sure to go to my Free Summer Printables and Montessori-Inspired Summer Activities post at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!

Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 45 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at Living Montessori Now.

Montessori-Inspired Volcano and Earthquake Activities Using Free Printables

By Deb Chitwood from Living Montessori Now 

We had fun with our rocks and minerals unit last summer, so I've prepared a volcano and earthquake unit with free printables and hands-on activities! I also have a new Montessori-inspired volcano and earthquake pack (newsletter subscriber freebie at LivingMontessoriNow.com)! 

You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year along with presentation ideas in my previous posts at PreK + K Sharing. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities. 

At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools. 

Disclosure: This post contains some affiliate links (at no cost to you).

Montessori Shelves with Volcano and Earthquake Themed Activities

Montessori Shelves with Volcano and Earthquake Themed Activities

You’ll find Montessori-inspired volcano and earthquake numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber) 

Go to my Free Volcano & Earthquake Printables and Montessori-Inspired Volcano & Earthquake Activities post at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!

Free Montessori-Inspired Volcano and Earthquake Pack

Montessori-Inspired Volcano and Earthquake Pack for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, Phonogram Work, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).

More Geology Resources

• Free Rocks and Minerals Printables and Montessori-Inspired Rocks and Minerals Activities
• Simple Excavation Sensory Tubs
• Rocks and Minerals Unit Study
• Story Stones – Farm Animal Families Treasure Basket
• Free Rock and Quartzite Do-a-Dot Phonics Printables (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
• Free Rocks and Minerals Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
• Free Rocks and Minerals Songs and Educational Videos
• The Best Rock and Mineral Books for Kids
• Free Geology Lessons (20 Pages from KHT Montessori)
• Rocks and Minerals/Geology Unit Study Pinterest Board

If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout May, see my May Themed Activities for Kids. You'll find the link to calendar-based activities for June at the bottom of my May calendar post.

Be sure to go to my Free Volcano & Earthquake Printables and Montessori-Inspired Volcano & Earthquake Activities post at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!

Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 45 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at Living Montessori Now.

Movement Activities for Teaching Listening Skills

Hello!

For this month's blog post, I am linking to a guest post I  wrote for Free Spirit Publishing, the company that published my picture book From A to Z with Energy! 26 Ways to Move and Play.

I have created three new movement activities that are designed around three popular songs for kids. The songs and activities are fun and lively, and children will listen and wait for cues in the music before responding in movement. This is great practice for waiting for and recognizing cues, and developing listening skills and impulse control.

Link to Blog Post:

http://www.movingislearning.com/blog/posts/36240

Keep on Dancin'!


Connie
www.movingislearning.com

MOVING IS LEARNING!

Montessori-Inspired Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Activities Using Free Printables

By Deb Chitwood from Living Montessori Now 

I've loved celebrating Earth Day since it was first observed! And there are more resources available for it than ever now. In honor of Earth Day on April 22, I have a new Montessori-inspired reduce, reuse, recycle pack (newsletter subscriber freebie at LivingMontessoriNow.com)! Of course, it's perfect for Earth Day every day! 

You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year along with presentation ideas in my previous posts at PreK + K Sharing. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities. 

At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools. 

Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links (at no cost to you).

Montessori Shelves with Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Themed Activities

Montessori Shelves with Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Themed Activities

You’ll find Montessori-inspired reduce, reuse, recycle numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber) 

Go to my Free Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Printables and Activities for a Montessori-Inspired Earth Day Unit post at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!

Free Montessori-Inspired Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Pack

Montessori-Inspired Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Pack for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).

More Earth Day Resources

• • Free 3-Part Recycle Cards
  • Montessori-Inspired Earth Day Activities
  • Montessori-Inspired Activities for Earth Day Every Day
  • More Montessori-Inspired Earth Day Activities 
  • Montessori-Inspired Lorax Activities
  • Free Earth Day Printables and Montessori-Inspired Earth Day Activities
  • Montessori-Inspired Arbor Day Activities
  • Free Recycling Printables and Montessori-Inspired Recycling Activities
  • Free Recycling Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
  • Free Recycling Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
  • Free Conservation Songs for Home or School {Character Education Resources}
  • Free Earth Day Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
  • Free Tree Printables and Montessori-Inspired Tree Activities
  • Free Endangered Animal Songs and Educational Videos {Save the Animals}
  • Thank You for Planet Earth (or Thank You, Planet Earth) Mindfulness Cards and Booklet
  • Kids’ Earth Day Every Day Pinterest Board

If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout April, see April Themed Activities for Kids.

Be sure to go to my Free Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Printables and Activities for a Montessori-Inspired Earth Day Unit post at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!

Happy Earth Day! :)

Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 43 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at Living Montessori Now.