Montessori Continent Studies: Europe — Our Favorite Activities

November 29, 2017.Reading time 12 minutes.

Ok, so we have studied the continents all together, North America, Asia, and now Europe! For each continent, we have a Montessori continent box full of small cultural objects, money, photos, and pamphlets from the continent. When we were beginning this unit, I asked my Instagram followers from all over the world if they would be […]

Montessori Continent Studies: Asia — Our Favorite Activities

October 31, 2017.Reading time 13 minutes.

Ok, so we have studied continents all together, North America, and now we are on to Asia! Asia is HUGE and we have a lot of personal connections there, so we spent 3 months on Asia alone! For each continent, we have a Montessori continent box full of small cultural objects, money, photos, and pamphlets from […]

20+ Montessori-Inspired Sensorial Activities for Infants and Toddlers

June 15, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

“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 […]

20+ Montessori-Inspired Language Activities for Infants and Toddlers

March 20, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

“The most important period of life is not the age of university studies, but the first one, the period from birth to the age of six. For that is the time when man’s intelligence itself, his greatest implement, is being formed.” ~Maria Montessori Maria Montessori wrote that the sensitive period for language is from birth […]