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We made it to the last day of 1st and 3rd grade! I'm always super emotional at the end of the school year. Just thinking of all of the amazing adults who have been pouring love and attention into my kids throughout the school year really makes me so thankful. If you are a teacher, or support staff, or a school office worker, or a bus driver, or a nurse, or a custodian, or a lunch lady, or any other person working in a school building interacting with children in some way, I value you so much. We ALL need some practice being patient, handling frustration, and trying again. I set up a bead stacking work to work on it in a low stakes environment so it will be easier to handle out in the real world. After several months of work, Lila eventually made it up to 12 pony beads stacked in a tower! Guess what? Despite all of the criticism you might get on social media for posting a picture that shows your child doing something that’s “not really Montessori,” there are no Montessori police coming to make you fall in line. Water pouring into two different containers up to the line. I put a piece of clear tape on each jar, then drew a line on it to show where to stop. Nobody tells you that when the cameras aren’t taking smiley pictures of the last day of school, it’s actually quite a rough time. But it is. Ending the school year is a big transition, and it’s difficult for kids to make sense of all of the feelings that come with it — even big kids. Remember to give extra grace, extra cuddles, extra space to adjust. And even with all of that, it’s still hard. So I see you, parents, wondering what the heck is going on and trying your hardest to remain calm and present while you’re going through your own transition from having the kids at school to suddenly home all day. I’m in it with you. "Wow! It's really hard to hold 9!!!" And THAT is the whole point of the spindle box and why it is my favorite way to observe increases in quantity.

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