The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which playing background music in a Lower Elementary Montessori classroom supports purposeful engagement. This study was conducted at a public charter Montessori ...

Extensive research has been shown to support the idea that joint music making experiences significantly increase a sense of social connectedness among its participants. Research has further shown that shared musical ...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of specific instruction of virtue on early childhood learners. An adapted virtue curriculum focusing on the cardinal virtues was used in conjunction with teachings ...

This study examined the effects of time spent outdoors on self-regulation in the context of the early childhood Montessori classroom. We examined literature and research related to outdoor education throughout history ...

The purpose of this action research was to explore how upper elementary students in a Montessori classroom experience being offered choice in their math practice materials, as described by the students themselves as they ...