Living the Montessori life as a mom with two young children
“We should enrich his environment with means of expression and indirectly prepare his hand to carry out its functions in the best possible manner.” ~ Maria Montessori Maria Montessori believed that art was a natural creation universal to the human species — each culture developed its own art as a means of expression. Because art […]
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Once your child has mastered the Montessori continent globe, it’s time to introduce the continents as a map. You can buy a wooden one, or you can make your own for far less money out of felt. While I ultimately concluded that it may not have been worth it to make my own globe, this project […]
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I was browsing through a kitchen organizing store a while ago when a kitchen cabinet shelf organizer caught my eye — but not for use in my kitchen. Of course not, that would be silly! No, it caught my eye because I knew it would be perfect for a weaving work for L! I tied […]
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Continuing our study of the seasons, I wanted to move away from just how trees differ in each season and move on to other characteristics of each part of the year. We live in a part of North America that sees great differences in temperature throughout the seasons, so these cards work for us in […]
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When I was browsing in the dollar store (as all Montessori moms/teachers do!), I found this hole puncher and couldn’t pass it up. I knew this would be a great hand-strengthening exercise for L, which in turn will help with pre-writing skills in the future. I put a piece of construction paper, the hole puncher, […]
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