How Do You Teach Montessori at Home?
Have you every considered teaching Montessori to your kids? Did you know you could even embrace the Montessori method at home? That's what we're covering on The Play. Learn. Thrive. Show this week. This is the podcast where parents learn ways to help their kids become self-confident, self-directed, and self-assured through purposeful play. I'm your host, Alanna Gallo – Teacher, Momma to four little ones, and Founder of Play.Learn.Thrive.
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This is Episode #14 and we’re talking teaching Montessori at home with Rachel Kincaid – a Montessori-certified mom who is homeschooling with Montessori. You'll really appreciate her enthusiasm for playing and learning outside, surrounded by nature. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and your other favorite podcast spots – follow and leave a 5-star review if you learned something!

How Do You Teach Montessori at Home?
In today’s episode, I talk to Rachel Kincaid – a Montessori-certified mom who is homeschooling with Montessori. Hear the benefits of Montessori, how to teach it, how to inspire independence in your kids, what activities you should do with your kids, and when it’s right to interrupt your kids. This episode covers everything from boredom to play. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:
- What is Montessori?
- Who is Dr. Maria Montessori?
- How can you integrate the Montessori philosophy into your parenting?
- What is a Shelfie?
- How do you raise kids who are independent?
- Where can you find The Movable Alphabet?
- Should you let your kids be bored?
- How do you know when to interject with your kids?
Connect with Rachel at ToiletLearningGuidebook.com, MontessoriLibrary.com, and MontessoriPost.com.
I loved Rachel's emphasis on raising independent kids while still being there for so much love and support. There's plenty more where that came from. Check out the episode and show notes below for much more detail.
Show Notes
- Welcome back to The Play. Learn. Thrive. Show
- [0:07] Welcome back to the podcast for parents who want to raise confident and independent kids
- [0:41] Connect with Rachel at ToiletLearningGuidebook.com, MontessoriLibrary.com, and MontessoriPost.com.
- Teaching Montessori at Home
- [1:18] Montessori
- [1:29] Pandemic
- [1:35] Homeschooling
- [2:48] What is Montessori?
- [3:08] Education
- [3:21] Dr. Maria Montessori
- [3:33] MD (Medical Doctor)
- [4:48] University of North Carolina (UNC)
- [5:50] Au Pair
- [6:39] Geometry, Algebra
- [8:28] How can you integrate the Montessori philosophy into your parenting?
- [9:29] Pinterest
- [9:50] Shelfie
- [10:20] The Movable Alphabet, Craigslist
- [11:48] Toilet Training
- [19:39] How do you raise kids who are independent?
- [20:00] Environment
- [23:01] Podcasts
- [27:51] How do you know when to interject with your kids?
- [29:01] Should you let your kids be bored?
- [31:04] Dollar Store
- Thanks for listening to The Play. Learn. Thrive Show!
- [31:53] Connect with Rachel at ToiletLearningGuidebook.com, MontessoriLibrary.com, and MontessoriPost.com.
- [33:24] Make sure to follow The Play. Learn. Thrive. Show on your favorite podcast spot and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts
- [33:37] Join our community on Instagram at @PlayLearnThriveKids
What is The Play. Learn. Thrive. Show?
This is the podcast where parents learn ways to help their kids become self-confident, self-directed, and self-assured through purposeful play. I'm your host, Alanna Gallo – Teacher, Momma to four little ones, and Founder of Play.Learn.Thrive.
