Why Our Montessori Family Uses Screen Time — Part 2: An Update

A lot of you requested a blog post on screen time, and while I already have one I realized it’s almost 2 years old and a lot of things have changed in that time!  I decided to write an updated version of that post — you can still go back to see what we used […]

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Montessori-Inspired Vertebrates Printables from Every Star is Different

We haven’t done a ton with our science shelf regarding biology yet in our homeschool preschool, so I was super excited to learn about the new Montessori-Inspired Vertebrates printables by Every Star is Different!  These materials are so fantastic that they’ve inspired me to make this our next unit study.  When we finish our current continent […]

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Our Family Rhythm as a Montessori Homeschooling Family

I always hesitate to share our exact family schedule when asked (which is surprisingly often on Instagram), because just because our schedule works for us does NOT mean it will definitely work for you.  Sometimes I think people see our family and think we’re “perfect” or somehow are doing things “better” than the way they […]

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Montessori Money Unit: All About Coins

As my girls get older, they’re becoming more and more interested in money — they see me paying with it and they’re noticing the correlation between handing over some money and receiving something in return.  My 5-year-old in particular is interested in using her own money to pay for things, so we’ve been working on […]

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