The Value of Pretend Play — a Montessorian’s Perspective

May 30, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

As a blogger/social media presence, I occasionally get nasty comments directed toward me and my way of doing Montessori. One thing that we do in our Montessori family that others have attacked me for is allowing pretend play. Apparently there are many people out there who believe that if we were truly Montessori enough, we […]

How to Teach Music Notation the Montessori Way

May 23, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

The Montessori method of education teaches reading and writing by isolating each sound/symbol and allowing the child to manipulate them herself through the movable alphabet. So why would we teach music any differently? I don’t have a music degree, but I do know how to read music and play the piano — so when I […]

Montessori Human Body Study: The Muscular System

May 16, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

We began our study of the human body on the outside and worked our way in — as most Montessori learning goes! After learning all about The Outer Body and the skeletal system, we moved on in to look at the muscular system. We used a simple Muscle Diagram found in a Google search along with […]

Teaching Consonant Blends with the Montessori Blue Series

May 9, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

Last month I shared how we began reading with the Montessori Pink Series, so here’s the next step in our Montessori reading and writing journey: the Montessori Blue Series! While the Pink Series focuses on 3 letter consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words with a short vowel, the Blue Series begins to introduce consonant blends while retaining that […]

How to Plan Your Montessori Homeschool Preschool

May 2, 2018.Reading time 11 minutes.

We’ve been officially homeschooling for over a year now, and the top question I get on Instagram is probably “How do you plan your preschool units and lessons?” Want to know some of my secrets??? First, I ask the girls what they want to learn about and then plan a themed unit based on what […]