Comments on: Unit Studies

By: AnnaLee

AnnaLee — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 20:13:47 +0000

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By: Brooks Woods

Brooks Woods — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 20:12:48 +0000

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By: Carolyn lucento

Carolyn lucento — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 15:05:49 +0000

I discovered this post from an article on the Male Montessorian, from the site Rogue Montessori. Your ideas are very well researched and you have presented the case for using themes in the context of being child-centered. I don’t get the sense that these themes have to “end” and disappear from the environment, but rather keep developing as the child/ren create deeper ways to explore. I also think there is a great case for offering themes in the environment that are subjects loved by the teacher (ex: Picasso, or hummingbirds, or even solar system, etc) because the children pick up on the adult’s enthusiasm and expertise.Your article is very well done. Thanks!

By: Jennifer Tammy

Jennifer Tammy — Sat, 13 Jun 2015 16:58:02 +0000

In reply to Andrea. Thanks for your perspective, Andrea. I think that is true when it comes from an adult-imposed unit study, but in the small numbers that I am dealing with (or a homeschool situation) the children can actively design the unit study, and it can be a way of encouraging children to explore related concepts within subjects that they would otherwise avoid. Obviously the children should never be forced to do a unit study and should be able to follow their own interests whenever they present themselves. Especially if you do not have access to thousands of dollars of Montessori materials, embracing other concepts and figuring out how to make them work for your own individual situation is key to success.

By: Jennifer Tammy

Jennifer Tammy — Sat, 13 Jun 2015 16:29:03 +0000

In reply to Vanessa. I totally agree :)

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 16:46:55 +0000

I love unit studies because they are fun for me (as the teacher and mother) to put together and I love to see my child embrace the different elements of the study. I believe that a unit study can enhance the learning of a child.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 23:12:13 +0000

Interesting perspective. Dr Montessori doesn’t mention unit studies because they do not fit with the method of learning. In Montessori it is about the method and process over content. In my training we were warned off themes and units as they stifle the child’s interest-led learning and they generally get in the way of the method. I would be reading Dr Montessori’s works rather than looking to an album.