Bullying & What You Can Do (A Pledge & Giveaway)

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Thanks to TakePart for sponsoring today’s discussion One amazing take away from Montessori training was the child development learning. A prerequisite is a fundamental child development class, which is huge and powerful in itself, but we also had sessions on learning differences and had child development woven all throughout the training a la Dr. Montessori’s [Read On]


Create a Family Recipe {A Valentine’s Day Activity}

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This Valentine’s Day family activity might be my favorite so far this year. The idea was brainstormed up by one of my classmates in Montessori training when covering the Peace curriculum. This activity is fun to do at any holiday and within a classroom setting. I figured what better time than Valentine’s Day? Concept: Create [Read On]


Teaching Mindfulness to Kids

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“My hope and wish is that one day, formal education will pay attention to what I call education of the heart. Just as we take for granted the need to acquire proficiency in the basic academic subjects, I am hopeful that a time will come when we can take it for granted that children will [Read On]


The Best Martin Luther King Jr. Crafts for Kids

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Below are my favorite crafts, activities and ideas for celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day with Kids. Be sure to check out my Martin Luther King Jr. Day for Kids Pinterest board for more favorites. All images are sourced from the original linked up post. Please click through to the websites for all the details! [Read On]


Books for Raising Mindful Children

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On our journey to homeschooling we continue to think long and hard about what and how to teach our two boys asking questions like “Who are they?” “How do they learn?” “What do we want for them?” Time and time again we come back to hoping our children are happy and kind. We want them [Read On]


Peace Education for the Home & Classroom {Stillness}

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“Silence predisposes the soul for certain inner experiences. You are not the same after silence as you were before it…It is one of the tragedies of our mechanical age that so many people grow up without discovering the beauty of silence.” – E.M. Standing, 1950s I’m reading this wonderful book called Nurturing the Spirit and [Read On]