I love to engage my children in art. When my bigs were all little, it was a daily routine in the summertime to eat breakfast, than paint in our pajamas. Now I get to do it all over again with my fourth daughter. I’m very thankful for that. And I’m grateful to stay home with […]
End of the School Year
Tuesday was the last day of school for my big girls. My oldest graduated from Upper Elementary (4th, 5th and 6th grade) and will move on to the Adolescent Community (7th and 8th grade). There was a really nice graduation ceremony. The children gave heartfelt speeches saying goodbye to this age and stage of life. I […]
Toddler tour of spaces
Recently I took some pictures of a typical morning at home after the bigs went to school. My inspiration came from an online discussion and question about how we play, versus how we just do lessons at home. Honestly this is how we play. By striving to do everyday things with purpose and joy. The photo […]
The power of a lesson shelf
This is our current lesson shelf. This space is designated for lessons that my daughter must be invited to choose. We choose lessons in the morning, when my older daughters are at school. We have adapted it as our “morning work time” after we have breakfast and get ready for the day. And without much effort […]
Spring Break
In honor of spring break week I’m offering some inspiration to get outside, with no agenda and no expectations with your child. Be in the moment. Put your toes in the sandbox or in the mud and stay awhile. Lay in the grass and stare at the clouds. Watch your child climb a tree higher […]
Toddler art lessons, updates and a field trip
I made a commitment to write a Montessori Monday post weekly. It’s good to hold myself accountable to a deadline. This time I’m a day late. Yesterday I shared about our weekend shenanigans and natural fun at our home. This week’s Montessori Monday (ah err Tuesday) post piggybacks off that. While a few children were creating in our basement […]
Toddler eating, sleeping and work by older children
I sewed these placemats for baby girl this week. It’s the start of more practical life lessons around eating. There is so much that can be taught here! When my third daughter started Montessori school part-time she was 15 months old. For lunch the children sat at a long weaning table with embroidered place settings. They ate […]
Music and puzzle lesson shelves, plus a Polar Bear report
It’s Montessori Mondays, week two. I’ve promised you readers a blog post each Monday about what Montessori life looks like with our girls. This is real stuff. I don’t have time to make things Pinterest perfect anymore. I’m getting the point across the best I can, to share what I’ve learned over the last 10 […]
Montessori Mondays
I’ve had a burst of Montessori happenings at my house recently since baby girl is needing more useful activities to channel her toddler energy in the right direction. She’ll be 18 months old on Valentine’s Day. She’s trying to do everything herself now, even showing attempts to dress herself. I’m following her lead and she’s testing […]
Montessori Moments
Baby Girl is getting big enough to sit, grab items, put them in her mouth and explore everything she can get her tiny hands on. Therefore I’m being inspired to get back into the Montessori groove at home. It’s always here. Since my girls have been in Montessori school since they were two, the philosophies […]