How did the work begin?
Ask about the question, material, or lesson that started a project.
Elementary / Ages 6–12
More questions.
A wider world
to explore.
Elementary work connects subjects and makes room for investigation, imagination, and projects with others.
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Connections between ideas
One question
can lead into
another subject.
Montessori Elementary commonly serves ages 6–12. Language, mathematics, sciences, history, geography, and the arts can be explored through connected work.
Children may work on projects individually or in small groups, with a guide helping them investigate and organize their work.
Montessori Elementary · AMI ↗https://montessori-ami.org/about-montessori/montessori-6-12What families can ask about
Look beyond
the finished page.
How are ideas connected?
Notice where reading, writing, numbers, or a study of the world meet in the work.
How do children work together?
Ask how the guide supports shared projects and responsibility within the group.
From something you can hold to an idea
See the number.
See the quantity.
Move the number and watch the group change. It’s a simple way to look at the relationship between a numeral and a quantity.
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