Living the Montessori life as a mom with two young children
Practical Life works are known for the repetition of motion needed to complete the activity, and that’s one of the huge draws for toddlers. I’ll be honest — I like that repetition too. This is one of the works that both girls love, although N spends way more time with it, and it’s one that […]
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“By multiplying sense experiences and developing the ability to evaluate the smallest differences in various stimuli, one’s sensibilities are refined and one’s pleasures increased. Beauty is found in harmony, not in discord; and harmony implies affinities, but these require a refinement of the senses if they are to be perceived. The beautiful harmonies of nature […]
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I am over on my friend Signe’s blog at Say-n-Play Columbus to share why it’s important to cook with toddlers and how to incorporate learning in the kitchen. Go check it out HERE.
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“When a child is given a little leeway, he will at once shout, ‘I want to do it!’ But in our schools, which have an environment adapted to children’s needs, they say, ‘Help me to do it alone.’ And these words reveal their inner needs.” ~Maria Montessori Maria Montessori believed that child development emerges in […]
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This work was actually not planned — it came about because we noticed the way both girls were playing with some random bits at the hardware store, so we decided to follow the child and put something together! While we were picking out nuts and bolts of varying sizes for the Nuts and Bolts Board, […]
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