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Our Montessori Shelves: 4.5 years old
Freshly cleaned shelves and rotated materials. Such an inviting space and a great way to start the weekend. Top left – right: Children of the World atlas Heartfelt Emotional Intelligence doll (later...
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Montessori Peace Education: Music Resources
Peace Education is my absolute favourite part of Montessori and is something that is often greatly overlooked and incredibly undervalued by classrooms and homes. As I often advocate, Montessori has...
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Our Favourite Montessori friendly gifts
Our answers might surprise you…. Or maybe not if you have been following here for a while. Between the ages of 0-6 years, as the child crosses through the first plane of development, it is the...
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Montessori Nature Study: Field Trip
We are studying rocks, minerals and fossils this month as part of Nature Study found here. We decided to go and find some big rocks. We are lucky enough to live in a place where we can easily find...
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Our favourite Montessori friendly books to give
We love giving books. They are such a simple gift but the benefits last a child their lifetime. There are some absolutely fantastic non fiction books out there for children. Here are some of our...
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Sunday Book Club: An old friend’s travels
I have been excitedly waiting for this week to arrive. The week when I would finally get my hands on the masterpiece of an old friend. A story of a small traveller and his adventures through Thailand,...
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Our Montessori Life: A snapshot
While Quentin polishes his wooden barn, some of the animals get a temporary display. With Montessori, the emphasis is always placed on realistic good quality. Our Schleich animals have held up for 3...
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Montessori Nature Study: Rocks, Minerals & Fossils
November has seen our Nature Study really take off. It took us a few months to find our rhythm. I wanted to be sure it was not forced and that if flowed holistically into what we were already doing. We...
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Practical Life:The kitchen
Practical Life, the heartbeat of the home. If I had to start all over these 6 are the ones I would rush out and buy. And, as an added bonus, each of them is under $10. For anyone just starting out,...
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December Nature Study: Winter Solstice
The celebration of the return of the light. This is the time of year we focus on simplicity. When commercialism seems to be pushed just a little bit more, we instead look to tread lightly. It’s a time...
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Book Club Year End: Best Non Fiction 2016
We absolutely adore good quality non fiction books in this house. Ones that are gathered carefully and mindfully have the opportunity to last for years. This year was an excellent one for children’s...
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Book Club Year End: Best Fiction 2016
The first Day of the new year is the perfect time to reflect on the year past. It was an amazing one for children’s literature and it was extremely hard narrowing down our favourites. A note to anyone...
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A Montessori Home: Organization, Storage, Toy Rotation and how to live a...
It’s a new year. I always get the deep need to declutter and purge after the holidays. I also get asked frequently about what living a minimalist life looks like with 2 kids. So I thought I would get...
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Sunday Book Club: Atlas of Adventure
With the holidays finished we are back into our normal rhythms. That of course, means it’s Book Club time and this week’s books are gorgeous must haves for any Montessori home’s Non-Fiction...
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Sunday Book Club: Sometimes I feel like a Fox
The Montessori 3-6 Prepared Environment has a large component focused on Culture. This section of the environment encompasses many things but it’s aim is to slowly and gently introduce the child to...
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January Nature Study: Moon phases & constellations
January was all about looking up into the night sky. We gathered some simple DIY materials and borrowed some books from the library. I love it when nature studies are simple. No special materials...
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Sunday Book Club: The Journey
Continuing with our theme of knowledge, understanding and tolerance from last week, The Journey was recommended to us by our friend and passionate Montessori teacher Ashley Speed of Diamond Montessori....
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February Nature Study: Weather
“This is the time to immerse children in the stuff of the physical and natural world. Constructing forts, creating small imaginary worlds, hunting and gathering, following streams and pathways, making...
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Sunday Book Club: Good Morning City
We love children’s books that offer a glimpse into the everyday routine of a child. Our favourites are ones that also offer ethnically and culturally diverse pictures. Good Morning City does this...
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Something new on the shelf and a surprise
It’s no surprise that I am absolutely in love with good quality, Montessori friendly culture materials. In fact I would cautiously argue that the Culture section of the 3-6 Montessori classroom is...
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