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September 5, 2023

Prepared Environment

Prepared environment is a key component of Montessori philosophy. According to Dr. Montessori, everything within the environment has a purpose and fosters independence. All the child comes into contact with should also appeal to our human tendency toward exploration.

August 22, 2023

Back To School

Back to school can be a stressful transition for everyone. When all else fails, think back to the advice your grandmother would have given. Focus your attention on the big three: Nutritious meals, plenty of exercise and a good night’s sleep. Routine is everything!

School's Out for Summer Montessori Method Blog Grumble Services Blog elementary Montessori materials and learning resources

May 24, 2023

School Is Out

School Is Out For Summer! What type of learning should students be focused on over summer vacation, if anything at all?

October 11, 2022

Print Dictionaries

Print Dictionaries: According to students, it’s so much easier to ask Alexa for a definition than to open a book.

We live in a fast-moving world. Being able to access information as quickly as possible is a good thing, right? Perhaps. Perhaps not. Online resources often can’t compare to their printed counterparts. And when needing a dictionary, this could not be more true.

April 5, 2022

Montessori Prepared Environment

Montessori Prepared environment is a key component of Montessori philosophy. According to Dr. Montessori, everything within the environment has a purpose & fosters independence. Everything the child comes into contact with should also appeal to our human tendency toward exploration.

March 29, 2022

Classroom Management

Classroom Management: Over the past few years, I’ve noticed myself repeating some of the same pieces of advice. Here are five tips to classroom management for all teachers (for all ages).

March 22, 2022

Thank you

Thank you for a great second year! I began sharing a blog with my classroom families about 8 years ago. I went back and looked, the first blog was posted January 9, 2013. It was about a Research Project on Earth’s Aquatic Ecosystems. This past August, I was asked to find a new format for my classroom blog posts. This is when I started in earnest to write weekly blog posts on the grumbleservices.com website.

Imagination Montessori Method Blog Grumble Services Blog elementary Montessori materials and learning resources

March 15, 2022

Imaginative learning

Imaginative Learning is necessary to child development. Seemingly meaningless activities like picking up a stick and using it as a knight’s sword or imagining a simple stone to be a powerful race car. Imagination is what gives us the creativity and problem-solving abilities we need as adults.