1. Create a blog post analyzing a STEM object/tool/toy.

Questions for your consideration…

• Do you notice any inherent labels on the object?
• Would YOU call it a STEM object? If yes, why? Not at all, why?
• Post analyzing: What would you change/reconfigure so that the object(s) feel more like a STEM accessible toy?

1. Watch “Montessori: Let the Child be the Guide”
2. Read The Miseducation of Maria Montessori

Watching: “Montessori: Let the Child be the Guide”

but at six months, she pursued her own interests. that’s my first lesson: instead of guiding her, I respected her spontaneity.

exploring at her own pace and her own goal

she took everything seriously

hardest - motivate her the most

Maria Montessori - 1907 (age 3-6)

• what’s her method?
• how did she see children?