I’ve been recently try to integrate more Montessori methods in my school. It somewhat can get expensive and complicated, but they also have some great ideas and materials. I recently put together this Montessori-inspired world map.

I used material I had on hand. My template came from Imagine Our Life, who has a more awesome version on her site. I used Velco stuck to the foam board to make it a puzzle. PB is already interested in geography: one of his favorite computer games is to look around on Google earth. He’s enjoyed this map and it was pretty easy to make.