Color Tablets Nature Matching
I wanted to do a quick throwback Thursday post today. So many activities that we do get shared on Instagram but never make it to the blog. But these photos are too pretty not to show again. As an easy extension to the color tablets box 3 (arguably the most exciting of the color tablet…
Don’t Stop Me Now: Grammar Symbols
Cause I’m having a good time… Oh man I love me some Montessori materials. EVEN when they’re a little wonky. I ordered a set of grammar symbols off of Amazon (I know but Prime). Not only did they not arrive in two days (gasp), but they arrived damaged. You can’t really tell because it’s just…
My Word for 2018: “Stupid”
Many of my friends have adopted word motivators for themselves for 2018. New year, new encouragement — some words I’ve seen chosen are strong, hope, determination, explore and simplify; these words are meant to inspire change for those who want to better their lives in some way. For 2018 my word to inspire change in…
Josie’s Surgery + How Crazy Aaron’s “Mixed by Me” Thinking Putty Saved Us
Josie, our nine-year-old with 22q Deletion Syndrome (plug that #22qawareness, what what) had a surgery last week on her airway to help improve her speech. Her speech has never been intelligible; we’ve worked with AAC devices and learned a bit of ASL. However, in a last Hail-Mary-rollercoaster attempt that took most of 2017, we persuaded…
We Loved This Activity Doodle Workbook
My reluctant reader, my little artist, my highly-distractible, seven-year-old girl-child fell in love with I Can Doodle Rhymes by Travis Foster. With it she worked on her handwriting, decoding and doodling for a solid two hours. Then my nine-year-old with dyslexia caught wind of her excitement and wanted to try too. After a quick sibling argument over…
Christmas Tree Practical Life
Happy 9th Day of Christmas! We still have our tree up and Christmas works on our shelves, and before the season is over, I wanted to share this sweet, evergreen work I found on Etsy from the shop Knotty Baby Boutique. It’s been a favorite as far as buttoning goes. There’s also an element of matching….
Montessori Parts of Speech: Grammar Stamps
A couple months back, I scored a free (with postage) set of grammar stamps from one of the Montessori resell groups. The stamps had apparently seen a lot of use love over the years. I think they normally retail around $30 new from Alison’s, but I can’t resist a good bargain. Actually, a lot of people…
Toy Review: Engino Inventor Building Set
My goodness what a trying week we have had around these parts. Chalk it up to homeschooling ignorance / over ambition — aka just because homeschooling affords your family with lots of free time, this doesn’t always mean you should sign your kids all up for eleventy-billion extracurricular activities. Oh sure, it’s possible. And yes…
Montessori Kids at Christmas in Epcot
One of the areas of learning in Montessori education is cultural work. While there are continent boxes and pin maps to work with, what’s really fun as Montessori-at-home-schoolers is hitting the road for a little real life exploration. We are very fortunate as Florida natives to have Walt Disney World in our backyard, so to…
“Draw and Learn Faces” Preschool Workbook Review
Today we’re reviewing a cute preschool workbook, Draw and Learn Faces. This beginner workbook is perfect for any tiny tot ready to yield a writing tool. At first I thought maybe my four-year-old would be a little too old for this work, but he loved it. Really anything that is his own that the big girls…