Montessori Activities for Toddlers — Sandpaper Letters

July 5, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

The way Montessori teaches letters is very different than the way it is taught in traditional schools. I think the Montessori way makes a lot more sense, and I have seen how it allows very young children to begin sounding out words for themselves at a very young age. Rather than teaching the alphabet song, […]

4 Sensory Bin Ideas for Infants and Toddlers

May 14, 2016.Reading time 7 minutes.

You can find really elaborate ideas for Sensory Bins ALL over Pinterest and Instagram… but seriously, who has time to put those together? Cutesy bins with rice in every color of the rainbow and themed figurines are nice, but your infant and toddler would be just fine (and probably even happier) with some simple things from […]

Video — Maria Montessori’s Pink Tower

May 11, 2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.

My husband made this GORGEOUS natural wood “pink” tower. [We can still call it the Pink Tower because the stand is pink. :P] The pink tower is one of Maria Montessori’s original works. I’ll be writing a post about it soon. For now, watch L at 2 years old complete the Pink Tower — […]