Montessori Language: Labeling the Environment

October 10, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

Lila has been steadily chugging along through the green series, but I could see that she was tiring of always learning new material and really wanted a chance to practice reading more. I put together this labeling the environment work, and she has been loving it! I walked around our homeschool preschool room and wrote […]

Montessori-Inspired Pumpkin Activities

October 1, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

I’ll admit it: I have a tiny bit of a pumpkin obsession. Not in a “basic” way (whatever that means…) — I’m actually not a fan of pumpkin spice anything. But when it comes to using them in the classroom, I’m obsessed! Every year I find new ways to use pumpkins to teach, so I […]

Montessori Botany Study: Learning About Leaves

September 26, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

After learning about plants in general, we actually began with a tree study — but since it’s the perfect season to learn about leaves and why they change color, I’ll share that part next! We began by looking at the different parts of a leaf using these 3-part cards. As we usually do with this […]

Our Montessori Homeschool Preschool Room

September 19, 2018.Reading time 13 minutes.

Our Montessori Homeschool Preschool room is finally finished! Actually, that’s not a true. A good Montessori environment is never truly finished, because it should always be changing to follow the needs of the children it serves. BUT, the bones of the room are finished and exactly what my 4.5-year-old and almost 3-year-old need right now. […]

Montessori Botany Study: Learning About Plants

September 12, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

After we finished our Montessori Human Body Study, Lila decided she wanted to learn about plants. Specifically, she wanted to learn about trees, leaves, flowers, and plants we eat — so that’s how I designed our botany study! Our full botany study lasted almost 4 full months, so I’ll be sharing just a part of […]