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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*This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase something using the links, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Please see my Copyright & Disclosure Page for more information.* Ok, so we studied the Solar System, the planets, and are now focusing on Earth. Montessori classrooms have a very specific […]
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I often see the seasons represented in sequencing works, and it always rubs me the wrong way. The seasons don’t go winter, spring, summer, fall, and then just stop. They continue to change! It’s cyclical, not linear. I found a great image of the seasons portrayed in a linear sequence, so I adjusted it to […]
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If you’ve been following along on Instagram, you know that we’ve been working on a Montessori continent study for the past several months. It just seemed like a natural fit after we finished our solar system study — Montessori starts with the biggest concepts and works its way down to the smaller aspects, so we […]
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