Montessori
Cats Unit Study ~ 1st Grade
My son, Krash, requested his summer learning to be focused on one of his favorites ~ CATS! He collects little stuffed cats and has them with him almost all of...
Continent Box ~ North America
We enjoyed our Europe Continent Box and then I fell off the wagon. I had grand plans for the year, but just got behind in prep time. But finally,...
Montessori at Home! Giveaway & Discount
{disclaimer ~ this is a giveaway post, I was given a copy of the eBook to review and there are affiliate links in this post.} If you have read my...
Montessori Minute ~ Making Learning Materials with OIL
{disclosure: this post contains affiliate links} This is a guest post written by John Bowman, author of Montessori at Home! For this Montessori Minute, I’ve included an excerpt from...
Montessori Minute ~ Great Questions
This is a guest post written by John Bowman, author of Montessori at Home! I received some great questions from an enthusiastic parent, and since they are questions many parents...
Montessori Minute ~ Toys vs. Learning Materials
The media - toymaker industrial complex, borrowing a sixties phrase, depends on quickly turning our children into rabid consumers. Really, our way of life in developed countries depends on it;...
Continent Boxes ~ Europe
I have had “create continent boxes” on my to-do list for over a year! Finally I am getting started! I started with Europe since the Olympics are in London, and...
Montessori Minute ~ Concentration & Normalization
Maria Montessori spent decades promoting the cause of the young child and defining the field of child development for future generations. She said: “Normalization is the single most important result...
Montessori Minute ~ Positive Self Image
How Does a Child Develop a Positive Self Image? We want our child to be confident and ‘feel good about herself’. We want him to welcome challenges, not shrink from...
Montessori Minute ~ What is Montessori?
What is Montessori, Really? Parents regularly ask me what Montessori is. My stock answer includes a mini-bio of Maria Montessori and information about the benefits of a Montessori Prepared Environment...
Montessori Minute ~ The Three Part Lesson
The Three Part Lesson ~ A Montessori teaching tool you can use at home We teach our children so many names for things! Colors, shapes, numbers, letters, names of plants...
Montessori Minute ~ Where Do I Start?
Welcome back to Montessori Minute! These posts are written to support and encourage parents who are doing (or want to do) early learning activities at home in a Montessori way....