Living the Montessori life as a mom with two young children
Lila has been working really hard on making specific shapes on our geoboard. We were doing it alongside regular shape cards for guidance, but Lila became quite frustrated each time because she couldn’t tell exactly how long to make each side of the shape. So I created these geoboard shape templates! I made some templates […]
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My husband has become quite handy in his amateur wood shop, so now he doesn’t bat an eye when I tell him the newest wooden toy I want him to create! L and N are obsessed with our Nuts & Bolts Board, so when I was thinking of what I wanted him to build next, […]
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Fall is almost here! Changing seasons provide an amazing opportunity to give your Montessori shelves a face lift with some easy switches to make your activities more cohesive and seasonally-themed. Fall is one of my favorites because one of the key elements of a themed shelf is so abundant in fall: COLOR! The easiest way […]
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I was browsing through a kitchen organizing store a while ago when a kitchen cabinet shelf organizer caught my eye — but not for use in my kitchen. Of course not, that would be silly! No, it caught my eye because I knew it would be perfect for a weaving work for L! I tied […]
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When I was browsing in the dollar store (as all Montessori moms/teachers do!), I found this hole puncher and couldn’t pass it up. I knew this would be a great hand-strengthening exercise for L, which in turn will help with pre-writing skills in the future. I put a piece of construction paper, the hole puncher, […]
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