I am often asked for Montessori book recommendations for parents, and I may have found the best one yet.  Simone Davies’ The Montessori Toddler is a finely detailed instruction manual for parents of toddlers, and how I wish it had been around for me to hand out to parents when I was still in a […]

Many of you have asked about materials for learning about the solar system in your Montessori homeschool preschool, and I’m so excited to review these new Montessori-Inspired Astronomy printables for you!  As you know, Every Star is Different is one of my very favorite Montessori printable creators — and she’s done it again with this […]

Lila has been VERY interested in learning to play the piano lately — and although I play myself, I had absolutely no idea how to teach someone else to play!  Luckily, I saw Deniz’s Keyndergarten program on Instagram and fell in love with the hands-on activities she offers in addition to actual time spent at […]

Montessori in the home is all about how to prepare your environment to allow your child to be more independent in her daily life.  We’ve had a kitchen helper ever since Lila could stand to enable her to reach our kitchen counters and join us in our food prep work for meals.  Lila is now […]

Practical Life is one of the areas of the Montessori classroom that is so important for far more than just the obvious reason of teaching the child skills she can use in her daily life.  In addition to that, it helps the child to learn how to care for her materials, builds up focus and […]