Dedicated to Developing the Whole Child
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]
Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain. ~ Henry David Thoreau With the coming of spring, we’ve been discussing botany for a few months now. This leaf activity is a perfect segue and compliment to botany [Read On]
It is fun to see where you go in a year. This time last year my son was letting me know that he was interested in How a Seed Grows. This year, we’ve moved forward in exploring seeds. Montessori Print Shop offers these LOVELY FREE Seed to Plant matching cards. So today I printed them [Read On]
Understanding different cultures brings an appreciation of the world; others’ experiences, customs, beliefs, and traditions. By understanding these things it’s easier to understand you home and background. Learning about other cultures at a young age ‘normalizes’ them and makes culture an everyday part of life to be savored, not something to be afraid of. It [Read On]
