Montessori Elementary Support Group
Resources for Real Learning Montessori Elementary Support Group. This is a subscription programme designed to provide support to Montessori Guides on a "what you need when you need it" basis.
introduction to Montessori Education
Introduction to Montessori Education: Additional Resources
Standards for Montessori Schools
What is Montessori for 6 - 12?
Authentic Montessori, Montessori Inspired and "Montessori Light"
How a Montessori Environment Differs from a Conventional Classroom - Some Quotations
The Montessori Curriculum What it is and what it is not.
ZOOM GUIDELINES - PLEASE READ
Details for Zoom Sessions 1 January to 31 July 2026
Zoom 2026 January 13 | Setting the Tone for the Year
Zoom 2026 January 27 | Coming of Life
Zoom 2026 February 3 | The Coming of Humans
Zoom 2026 February 10| Communication in Signs
Zoom 2026 February 17 | The Story of Numbers
Zoom 2026 February 24 | Timelines of Humans
Zoom 2026 March 10 | Mulyiplication : Bridging
Zoom 2025 March 24 | Multiplication Bridging Part 2 Practical Application
PRACTICALITIES | Balancing Free Choice in the Elementary Prepared Environment with External Expectations
PRACTICALITIES | Preparing the Environment for Freedom and Responsibility (2024 Zooms)
PRACTICALITIES | Leading a Montessori Class Part 1: Planning and Record Keeping
PRACTICALITIES | Leading a Montessori Classroom Part 2: Tools of Freedom and Responsibility and Assessment
PRACTICALITIES | The Tools of Freedom and Responsibility (More resources on this important topic
PRACTICALITIES | (Not) "Classroom Management"
PRACTICALITIES | Going Out (Zoom 2025 May 27)
PRACTICALITIES | The Role of the Adult: Self-Assessment Rubric
PRACTICALITIES | Practicalities of Running a Montessori Classroom (2023 Version)
PRACTICALITIES | The Prepared Environment for Second Plane Children
PRACTICALITIES | Children transferring from 3 - 6: Where should they be by the end of preschool
PRACTICALITIES | The Role of the Assistant
PRACTICALITIES | Practical Life in the Second Plane Environment
ASSESSMENT & REPORTING | Understanding the Nature and Purpose of Assessment: Beginning a Conversation
ASSESSMENT & REPORTING | Base Line Assessment
ASSESSMENT & REPORTING | Assessment Instruments Designed for Montessori (NCMPS)
ASSESSMENT & REPORTING | Reporting and Progression Using Bloom's Taxonomy
ASSESSMENT & REPORTING | What About Gr 6 Exit Outcomes?