Our regular Montessori routine is gearing down as we are busy with summer activities. We do more practical life activities in summer although our girls are always welcome to go into the classroom to do work as they please. What do you do in summer as far as homeschooling, Montessori preschool or education in general? …
I have received many comments and e-mails from readers who want to know more about Montessori and how they can make their home child-friendly. Who better to answer this than my friend Andrea Coventry, a Montessori child, now Montessori educator. Montessori philosophy is child-centered and adult-prepared. To make it work in the home, you have …
I love this time of year! The children love to get outside after a long cold winter. They have been watching our rhubarb plant grow (checking it daily) and could hardly wait until “picking” day. The children each got to pull the rhubarb out and practice using the terms: Part of the rhubarb “work” …
Yay for Monday’s Montessori Moment. Each week I feature 1 of the works that have been selected by a child from the previous week. It is hard to select only 1 work, but this is my twist on the way I do my Montessori posts. This also makes it easier for me to look back …
For today’s Montessori Moment I decided to post about some Toddler type activities.Our little Belle is just over a year and a half and she already loves to work like her big sister.One activity that was introduced this weekend was blowing bubbles! Her Kookum (grandma in Cree) had the pleasure of introducing this work. It …