Review: Moon Phases Puzzle

Yesterday I received the most beautiful, wooden phases of the moon puzzle in the mail. It is just gorgeous y’all.   I’m almost done with our shelf work prep for the solar system, then I’ll share a peek at our two science shelves this month. In the meantime, we can’t keep our hands off of…

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Solar System Stackers Review: SensoryPlay

Oh, I am over the moon (and sun, and Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) for my sweet, little solar system stackers by SensoryPlay on Etsy. About a month ago, I saw a for sale post in the Montessori Materials for Sale group on Facebook for a lovely, wooden sun stacker. With our upcoming…

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First Great Lesson Experiments

I’ve been prepping for the Great Lessons for a while. The Great Lessons are five stories told over the year ( and repeated yearly) meant to inspire the child to take on their academic work — to inspire a purpose for it all.  To me these lessons mark the transition from primary to lower elementary work. All…

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