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Memorial Day is a big concept for most young children to “get”. I don’t mean to cut children short because I know they do get many BIG concepts. To bring the idea of war and veterans into a child’s mind, though, is a serious endeavour and one that needs to happen gently and slowly over [Read On]
Here are the steps I took to help my child learn about the parts of a flower: Start with a book: Introduce any life science work, especially a new one, with a book that will hook the child. My Montessori instructor introduced me to Susan Jeffers’ Brother Eagle, Sister Sky, a fabulous book to introduce [Read On]
“Genius is eternal patience.” ~ Michelangelo This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Montessori Outlet. All opinions are 100% mine. Montessori metal insets are all time one of my favorite Montessori materials. This material is by far the most effective one I have come across in teaching my son hand [Read On]
With every new month comes new inspiration. I like to rotate work out of my boys Montessori room fairly often. Here are a few of the new materials in their learning area. The idea for this tray actually came from my 3.5 year old. We had a few nature items around his play area. I [Read On]
I wish Earth Day could be Every Day. Why can’t it be? I declare it. Today we went screen free for the first time in a long while. We don’t watch tv but we rely on the iPad and “shows” via digital media. We started the day with a circle time reviewing the Earth as [Read On]
A few weeks ago, my husband came home from a business trip with an exciting surprise for our 3.5 year old: a bright pink, digital piggy bank. Every day since receiving it, our son has been sorting, counting and recounting the coins inside. {The “pretty pennies” are his favorite.} Since I love creating learning activities [Read On]
