Sharing one of our much-loved activities from this last week — a layers of the earth play dough mat. In the past we’ve made play dough models of the earth; that’s lots of fun, but I wanted something even easier to put on the shelf that the kids could work on independently. This is what…
Second week of homeschooling is in the books. I’m not sure how that happened so fast. We’ve been focusing on our Great Lessons work (we are doing one per week the first five weeks, you can read more about them here). I figure our first five weeks back are kinda a jumpstart and transition period after…
Lots of review this week. We tried some creative reading and handwriting ideas, and for grammar, we used Goldilocks felt pieces to introduce the adverb. But before we get to that… Pencil sharpening is practical life work, but I thought I’d sneak it in our Language post since it deals with writing. I found little…
What is practical life? Practical life work means practicing everyday life skills. This week we honed our baking skills. Baking with kids can be a lot of fun. They are so much more capable than we think. They pulled off this cake to celebrate Maria Montessori’s birthday with almost no help from me whatsoever. I…
Sorry this week in review is belated. I have been writing, editing and trying to figure out a better way to format my posts. They’re just too long and take forever to write. I wanted to summarize the week but still provide detail on our activities, so I’ve decided to post a week in review…
Timberdoodle is a homeschool curriculum company we love very much. Sometimes they give us products to review, and this is one of them. All reviews are 100% my opinion and completely honest! I love connecting the dots between Montessori materials and other mainstream curriculums. Read on to see how the Kumon Sticker Science book relates to…
I made some task cards for my kids to practice addition word problems. Word problems are new to us this year, so there are simple ones and some more advanced four-digit dynamic addition cards. Twelve in all with simple Autumn clip art. I even added a mandatory pumpkin spice one. Click the link above to…
I have a friend who doesn’t seem to take our homeschool seriously. When I speak of prepping the classroom or practicing presentations, or when I say we are too busy for playdates, I often get the impression that she thinks we’re just “playing school.” After all, we named our homeschool, have uniforms, our classroom is…
This year I made my kids work binders to store their written materials and booklets. Because work journals are a frequently discussed component of lower elementary in the Montessori community, I thought I’d upload some photos to show what I’ve compiled. Since we’re short on space, I’m just keeping the binders together in a basket….
This post unfortunately not sponsored by Old Spice. Ah the beginning of a new school year when opportunities are infinite and time is merely an abstract concept. With the smell of freshly sharpened pencils and melted laminator plastic in the air, sick days and bad attitudes aren’t even on the radar yet. What will this…
