If you noticed it was a little quiet around here, we just got a fairly direct hit from record-breaking hurricane Michael last week. We came through mostly unscathed, but it knocked our phone lines and power out for a bit. To get an idea of the aftermath imagine if a third of the trees in…
If you are looking for high-quality language cards, here is a great resource — Stages Learning Materials asked me to review some of their Language builder sets. We have been using these cards in all sorts of homeschool activities lately; they are an excellent addition to our science and language work. The cards are great quality,…
Rocked the past two weeks like a homeschool ninja.
How to put together a watercolor basket. Step 1) Find a pretty basket. Step 2) Find a fun container to hold your water. Step 3) Add watercolor paper. Step 4) Find some watercolor pencils or paints. Step 5) Find a subject. Step 6) Sketch and paint! Easy enough. I added this little set of goodies…
Sharing all the contents of our animal classification boxes (in the Montessori continent box style) one by one. Up first is our bird box. It’s been so much fun putting these together — almost as much fun as watching the kids explore each animal hands-on. Animal classification cards freebie here. 🙂 We read the books…
We’ve been fervently studying animal classification around here, and the Tree of Life material from Waseca Biomes has quickly become a favorite hands-on exploration; it’s been used many times over the last couple of weeks. The material, a tree puzzle, is intended for advanced learners — and between you and me, I have no idea…
What happened this week? It’s always a blur; I need to rely on my phone pics, but it’s somewhat challenging to take good photos with a three-month-old. Nevertheless… I persisted in snagging a few. Math We did mostly math on Monday and Tuesday. Everyone did bead chains. Then we were burnt out on math and…
I recently had a lighting bolt of an idea: I made animal classification boxes (a la Montessori continent boxes). I wanted something my kids could touch and sort through to understand what made each animal class distinct. I needed some type of control to explain the key points. After looking all over, I couldn’t find…
Here’s our weekly wrap up in photos. Oy, I’m still trying to figure out the easiest way to organize this series! Grandma was in town this week for Josie’s 10th (WHOA) birthday. No uniforms worn as I’ve been behind in laundry. 🙂 Language: The girls got their first library cards! They selected some beginner chapter…
Last week we introduced Montessori’s Second Great Lesson: the Coming of Life. The Great Lessons are a series of stories designed to spark the fire of curiosity surrounding science, history, communication, numbers, geography and more. These stories along with key lessons serve as a framework for further explorations throughout the year. Materials With the 2nd…
