Living the Montessori life as a mom with two young children
“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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Ok, so we studied the Solar System, the planets, and are now focusing on Earth. Montessori classrooms have a very specific way of introducing the continents, so I wanted to replicate that in our classroom. Montessori continent globes are rather expensive, so I knew I wanted to make my own. Was it worth it? That’s […]
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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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I found the most adorable little ceramic juicer at Target one day, and I knew it would be PERFECT for L’s little hands. You can find one like it here. I put the juicer, half an orange, and a small glass like this one on a small tray. I showed L how to squeeze and twist […]
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