Living the Montessori life as a mom with two young children
After learning about plants in general, we began diving into a more in-depth botany study with a tree study! We began by taking out our Types of Plants sorting cards by I Believe in Montessori and paying special attention to the trees and their characteristics. We learned about the parts of a tree using these […]
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“When children come into contact with nature, they reveal their strength.” ~ Maria Montessori Our family does Montessori homeschool preschool year-round, without really taking a break for summertime. However, when the weather is nice, we like to bring the classroom outside! Here are over 20 Montessori-friendly activities for keeping cool and interacting with nature in […]
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Changing holidays or 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. Valentine’s Day is a fun theme to use! The easiest way to make your shelves seasonally-themed is to switch out the colors of your materials and add […]
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I don’t know where you live, but over here it is HOT HOT HOT! Our house is very old and does not have central air, so we’re making do with window air conditioners and ice cubes over here. We all go a little stir crazy if we don’t get outside in the afternoon, so […]
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One of our favorite things to do outside is to point out butterflies! L has been interested in them ever since we visited the Butterfly Conservatory in Niagara Falls last summer, so I knew this was something we should begin to study more formally once we started homeschool preschool. I ordered a butterfly kit so we […]
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