Yes, it's so beautiful to see Montessori classrooms in action. I might have to ask a group of parents to come on a weekend who would be happy to have their child filmed. Have you seen the new French film about Montessori? There is a beautiful trailer with lots of footage of children doing Montessori.

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Thank you for your kindness. Hope you get lots of inspiration.

I'm so happy that it's helpful. And I love sharing with like-minded people. ✨💫

So lovely to hear that you are working and studying in Montessori. Enjoy!

My pleasure. I love creating inviting learning spaces for children and their families!

You are most welcome. Hope you got lots of ideas...

That's so sweet. We love our classroom too!

With toddlers, we work on these skills with activities like handwashing, dishwashing, flower arranging - giving purpose to these movements. Hope this helps!

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thank you!

Wat lief! Dank je wel.

Thank you - we are so happy in this space. The green drawers are wooden IKEA drawers which I painted when they needed a facelift. They are MOPPE. Not sure if they are still available in the US. Hope this helps!

The young ones need to mouth things to explore as this is the most sensitive part of their body. Around 14 months, I show the child what the material is for and this is usually more interesting. If they teeth it, we can sanitise it, but there is not usually a lot of children teething at the same time. For small parts, we may need to find a container that the younger ones cannot open.

I have 12 children and 12 adults over the two classrooms (they are about the same size) as it's a parent-child class. Hope it helps. And, yes, we love the climbing wall!

These are Ikea drawers - they are called MOPPE and then painted when they started looking dirty.

The spacing of the holds will depend on the child's climbing ability. I have some 18 month olds practising, but good from 2+ years. The cozy cube was built by a local tradesman based off a picture I saw on Pinterest. It's 120cm x 120cm x 120cm made from plywood. And the same person hang the climbing wall. I'm not handy so I suggest you ask someone who is :)

@@SimoneDavies Thank you very much for getting back to me, very much appreciated :-)

Hi Mays, Fun that you are doing your AMI training. Movement is an important part of every child's development - just as important as working with the "Montessori materials" although I consider our gross motor area also as Montessori material. We follow the child and their energy - often they will work on some fine motor material or art and then need to move. Then they gradually flow back to other activities. We trust the child knows what they need in that moment. Hope this helps.

I usually have an area of the classroom for practical life activities as they often involved water and a lot of movement. But it could work throughout the space, eg, watering plants near plants, snack preparation in the food area etc. Hope this helps! 💛

Glad you enjoyed it!

There are 12 children and they come with a parent or carer

We have mixed age toddlers so the older ones are modelling for the younger ones as well as us providing support if needed. The younger ones may already be interested, we show them that we sit at the table to use sharp objects and where to return things when they are done. Hope this helps.

I had them built from MDF and then painted them myself. The shelves are 120cm Lx 30cm Dx40 cm H. Hope this helps.

@@SimoneDavies Thank you.. What is MDF?

@@mylasomes1509 a type of wood made from particle board. Easy to google :)

Thank you so much for your kind comments and I hope the video gives you lots of inspiration. I actually wrote a book this year for parents to set up Montessori at home called "The Montessori Toddler". We have an online store Manine Montessori that can ship anywhere in the world and hopefully elsewhere online in 2019. Otherwise, "How to raise an amazing child the Montessori way" is a good starting point and "The Joyful Child" too. I follow the Montessori curriculum from my training with Association Montessori Internationale. And my supplies I hunt down from all over. My favourites are on my website here: www.themontessorinotebook.com/free-resources/. Hope this helps!

@@Themontessorinotebook thank you greatly for the reply. This is very helpful. I can't wait for your book to be out. Please keep making more videos:)

We don't have an outdoor space. It's hard to find. We are not a preschool, but run 2-hour parent-child classes so we don't have to have an outdoor space. Good luck with your search!

I had them built from MDF and painted them. The shelves are 120Lx30Dx40H. Hope this helps.

@@Themontessorinotebook thank you SOOOO much !!!!!

The table is from Nienhuis (with legs cut down) and the chairs from Goochem in Amsterdam (also with legs cut down). Hope this helps.

It's by TAG toys. I bought it from Michael Olaf, recently closed, but you may be able to source in the USA. Hope this helps!

I had them made from MDF and I painted them white. The shelves are 120cm W x 30cm D x 40cm H. Hope this helps.

The classroom is set up in this video for children from around 14 months to 3 years.

I'll consider it for a future video!

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Thanks for your comment. I'm curious what you find boring.

How exactly?