How do you get a child to do work or different work throughout the day?

Our lead teachers are experienced and certified Montessori teachers.  Since Montessori is a very individualized curriculum, Montessori teachers must track each child’s progression through the materials as the children are self-paced.  The children know they must master an activity before they are able to progress to the next material.  Having mixed-age groups creates purpose and intention as the younger children can see what the older children are doing.  Here at Villa Montessori, we use Montessori Compass which is a classroom-management software that helps Montessoriteachers spend less time on paperwork and more time working with kids — teaching, listening and helping.