Welcome to the first post in our ongoing series about Montessori homeschooling. I hope you’ll find these interviews as enlightening as I do: real moms making Montessori a reality for their kids. I’m super excited to introduce Angela, homeschooling mom extraordinaire, who consistently inspires with creative Montessori homeschool adaptations and learning ideas. Please introduce yourself….
Have you ever wanted an inside look into the lives and homes of other real life Montessori homeschoolers? I have, so I put together a series of posts featuring some of my favorite homeschooling families. I wanted to know how homeschooling works for them, why they chose the Montessori method specifically — and of course…
Ah multiplication facts. You either learn them easily or you don’t. I think that was a defining moment for me in elementary school; that was when I realized I hated math. My parents worked with me for hours — even bribed me — to get me to memorize them. When I kept blanking on my…
Have you seen the flood of wonderful videos on Youtube the last month coming from Montessori educators needing to teach from home? Even if you have a presentation down pat, it’s still incredibly helpful to see how others present work. Even with a uniform method like Montessori, every guide brings a little bit of his…
Packing up my shelves this week as we transition from our units on geological eras and prehistoric life towards ancient civilization. I wanted to share some books before they go back on our “library shelf” (which currently is just an avalanche of books waiting to happen. Organization fairy, please come rescue me from my good…
If you’ve ever coveted the Waseca Biomes Reading Program (among other products of theirs), I’m happy to say that they are now offering direct download options! Not only can you get the entire Orton-Gillingham based, Montessori-inspired reading program at a big discount (over the in-print version), but you can purchase individual color sets one at…
Talk about a favorite toy — we received Pixel Baby from Timberdoodle in exchange for our honest review — this activity is one of my toddler’s favorite activities. Will loves grasping the colorful pegs, removing and replacing them over and over again. He can easily place them on the board independently. Because Will is still…
How perfectly adorable are these little critters from the game Little Mémo! I wasn’t 100% sure of what to expect when Timberdoodle sent this toddler game, Little Mémo, to review. But I am pleased because it’s adorable and has been so engaging for my youngest son. William is 22-months-old, and we just introduced him officially…
Did you know that I can read minds? It’s true. Let me try yours. You want to know how a review post about a ball could possibly persuade you to order this specific ball when you can find a ball any ole place. Right? No? Now let me let you in on a secret —…
I love words. When I was a kid I used to snuggle up with a thesaurus and memorize as many words as I could then use them in my school assignments to confuse my teachers. Ah middle school when you think you’re so clever… Anywho, my kids are not the same at all. They aren’t…
