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A Child in the Wild
We are reviewing a child’s adventure club. I’ll do a full review shortly when we are farther along, but I thought I’d share our travels of today. A Montessori child in the forest. There really just...
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Sunday Book Club: Our Favourite Science books
I am loving the science books spread out all over the house this week. Quentin is really coming into an interest in the natural world. Until recently I have always struggled to find good quality...
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Sunday Book Club: Our favourite fictional Winter books
Yes, Spring is right around the corner, but it is not here yet. So I thought I’d share our cosiest books to curl up with under a blanket. I had a friend ask about children’s poetry, and I have...
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Sunday Book Club: Our favourite Big Idea books
This week has been busy for us. However, we have been exploring big concepts with Quentin and I thought I’d share some of the best books for children that look at abstract ideas. All of our...
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Sunday Book Club: Seeds and planting
The first blossoming fruit trees are in full display here and so Spring is on our minds. This week I gathered materials for planting some of the now rooted Maple keys around our front yard. To...
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Sunday Book Club: Something for the Teacher
My biggest passion in Montessori is the Peace Education component. Peace Education is sort of the overarching umbrella. Underneath that vast topic Stewardship is in there. While returning some...
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Our Week in Pictures
This week saw the weather get warmer, school wrap up before the Spring Break and Quentin’s asthma really dig deep and cause some hard days. We also had a lot of fun. A quiet game of Bird Bingo....
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A Child in Nature
We are going to take a break from our Sunday Book Club this week to instead tell you about this. I love spending time out in nature with both boys. We are lucky to live where there is such a vast...
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Sunday Book Club: A Nest is Noisy
We’ve been off on Spring Break here. It’s been quiet days filled with lots of outdoor time. One of our absolute favourite things to do is bird watching. I’ll go into more detail coming up later...
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Spring: Naturally dyed eggs
Sunshine, birds chirping and lots of time outside. We’ve been off on Spring Break and trying to spend as much time as possible together and relaxing. Egg dying was also on the agenda this weekend....
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Montessori 3-6 Botany in the Home
I have always advocated against the need for the true Montessori didactic materials in a home setting. The reason for this is that there are an endless supply of ways to explore the world with your...
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Sunday Book Club: A Handful of Numbers
I was contacted at the beginning of March by Hands-on-Prints to see if I would be interested in reviewing some of their books. I agreed and am thrilled to debut with their newest publication....
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Sunday Book Club: Swirl by Swirl – Spirals in Nature
Anyone who knows me can tell you, Maths are a very big love in our house. So, when there is a beautifully illustrated Montessori friendly book that features not only nature, but the Fibonacci sequence;...
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Our Montessori Shelves at 4
This time next week Quentin will be four. It was time to examine his shelves. As many of you know Quentin attends Montessori school Monday thru Friday. We don’t homeschool in any formal way. Now at 4,...
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Sunday Book Club: A Persistent Vine
Passing on culture through storytelling has been done for thousands of years and is so important for the healthy development of a child’s brain. I love when a cultural fable is presented wth beautiful...
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Quentin turns 4
I can remember Anthony being four. It was such a great age. There is so much we are looking toward to with Quentin, and so much we are grateful for already. Some days I still wonder how it’s possible...
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Sunday Book Club: A child’s daily rhythm
There are so many beautiful books out there. One’s with an important moral message or peaceful story. One’s for learning new facts and amazing science ones. But the ones Quentin will usually pick for...
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Their smell was my childhood. I had a little garden I tended under a big maple tree and it was full of them. After 15 years of searching for them in every nursery here, I finally found them last...
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Sunday Book Club: Summer on the West Coast
It feels very good to be back in this space. I have missed being here. As the days warm here we are seeking even more time outside. We picked up two excellent books this week that have really...
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Sunday Book Club: I Am Yoga
I am always looking for Peace Education books. In light of the recent events around the world, sadly I find I am looking for them more and more. I Am Yoga by Susan Verde is a great book to have in...
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