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Montessori at Home: Dressing Basket

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Dressing Basket for Kids

Are you having fun bringing Montessori into your everyday life in your home and as a Montessori parent? Or are you looking for a way to give your child independence and yourself a few moments of time? Regardless, all of it is so exciting. Involving fine motor and practical life skills, dressing is a big […]

Tagged With: Infant & Toddler, Preschool

Montessori Apple Activities for Preschoolers

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Apple Unit Feature

This post includes loads of apple-themed activities for preschoolers! A great addition to a fall preschool unit. Preschool Apple Theme Activities Practical Life Tonging Apples – Great for fine motor skill development and pre-reading skill. Demonstrate by identifying the items on the tray, move slowly transferring the small wooden apples from left to right and […]

Tagged With: Fall, Kindergarten, Preschool, Seasons, Unit

Simple Fine Motor Activity for Preschoolers Using a Whisk

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Best whisk for kids

One thing I love about early childhood practical life is that the lessons are abundant and at the tips of your fingers around the home. Fine motor activities at an early age help develop hand-eye coordination, hand strength, and small muscle strength. For these reasons we love playdough, using pipe cleaners, and sensory play. One […]

Tagged With: Fine Motor Skills, Infant & Toddler, Preschool

40 Beautiful Children’s Books that Help Teach a Child about Courage & Bravery

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courage childrens books

Using books to teach a child about courage is a great way to introduce such a big topic. Children’s stories about courage work to teach kids through examples of courage and bravery from liked aged characters.  I have loads of book lists ripe for teaching kids big topics, but, first, let’s take a step back: how […]

Tagged With: ', Book Lists, Kindergarten, Positive Parenting, Preschool

Easy Red Poppy Craft & Other Memorial Day Activities

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red poppy art activity

Even with young kids, taking a moment to stop and celebrate days such as Martin Luther King Jr. day and Memorial Day are important. There are simple ways to celebrate these occurances with kids. For example, poppy crafts & activities are a perfect hands on way to start the conversation with kids. This post shares […]

Tagged With: Culture, Holidays, Kindergarten, Memorial Day, Preschool

10 Fun 5 Senses Activities for Sight & Hearing

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Blind

I don’t often “plan a unit”. Recently I attempted to do so by learning about the eye. We hit a few items on the list, but I opted to place the unit on the eyes on the back burner. Honestly, my son just didn’t seem interested in the activities. I was a bit heartbroken but […]

Tagged With: Preschool, Sensory

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