This is a video from the “ASK ME ANYTHING” session with Charlotte Snyder, from March 1st, 2026.
Thank you to everyone who participated and shared their thoughtful questions!
In this video
Cooking, gardening and Lego take up much of Charlotte Snyder's March 2026 live Q&A for parents of toddlers and preschoolers. It opens with whether Montessori materials belong at home, and a 4-year-old using the pink tower, a set of stacking cubes, in ways it wasn't meant for. Later questions cover safe kitchen jobs and real knives for young children, and everyday math on walks and in the kitchen. It ends with a child melting down at the store over something they want.
Chapters
- 0:00 Why we don't recommend Montessori materials at home
- 5:46 A 4-year-old misusing the pink tower has simply outgrown it
- 9:26 Materials build on each other and need a mixed-age class
- 14:30 Cooking and baking at home: everyday math and science
- 18:56 Safe kitchen jobs and real knife skills for young children
- 25:26 Gardening, chores and Lego: learning that belongs at home
- 32:44 When a child's parent dies: how a teacher can support them
- 39:51 Extra math at home: count your steps on walks together
- 45:12 Kitchen math and letting your child see real conversations
- 49:10 At the store, take a photo instead of saying no
- 55:53 Learning to live with disappointment: practice in real shops
