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“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]
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]
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Montessori Outlet. All opinions are 100% mine. Learning to read and writing is a big milestone in a child’s development. As a parent and educator, the process of this learning is fascinating to watch as a child absorbs and makes steps towards independent reading [Read On]
My Zoology Montessori instructor explained that when introducing Vertebrates and Invertebrates to preschoolers that using simple descriptive words and phrases (along with “real” objects like Safari Toobs) to concretely connect the child with organisms is the best approach. We have to be careful not to generalize. For example, not all birds fly. The Montessori Life [Read On]
As I have mentioned in prior posts, we’re deep into learning to read mode. I find it fascinating to observe our 3.5 year old as he explores sounds and how they come together. I love it when he asks questions like: “does the number 3 start with an “F”, mom?” Well, no, but that means [Read On]
