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A Montessori field trip: A trip to The Nest
“A child in his earliest years, when he is approaching two or a little more, is capable of tremendous achievements” – Maria Montessori, The Discovery of the Child I love being able to travel and...
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Back to school the Montessori way – Part 1: An overview
Autumn has crept up on us. Many children have already returned to school and with our own first day less than two weeks away I thought I’d share our Montessori essentials for back to school. The...
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Sunday Book Club: Leaf
Every once in a while a book comes a long that is so absolutely stunning that it kind of knocks us off our feet. And then of course despite us rarely buying books because of our fantastic small town...
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Back to school the Montessori way – Part 2: Routines
The Summer days are counting down. At home we are well on our way to settling back into our school routines. As we spoke about earlier here, clear, consistent gentle rhythms will easy your child into...
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Sunday Book Club: International Grandparents Day
Grandparents whether real or honorary are so often a gift to children. I wouldn’t be the person I am today without my Grandparents and their constant, loving place in my life. I’m also grateful that...
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Montessori and plastic animals: A lifetime of learning
It’s no secret we love Schleich animals. Our Montessori Grammar Farm has grown from its humble beginnings and remains one of our most used open ended toys we have. We first wrote about our use of...
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September Nature Study: Forest Floor
September is settling in nicely around here. We find ourselves wearing long sleeves and pants all of a sudden. Our September Nature Study is perfect for the cooler days and slower family rhythms. We...
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Sunday Book Club: Community Gardens
We spent this glorious Autumn day in our Community Garden. We met good friends, cooked pizza in the cob oven and sipped tea from the carafe. Our community garden changes so much with each season, and...
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Sunday Book Club: Autumn favourites
As October ushers itself in today I thought I would share one of our favourite Autumnal books. Goodbye Summer Hello Autumn is the perfect story for a 3-6 child of a girl exploring her neighbourhood,...
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An Autumn book and activities for Thanksgiving Monday
The air was crisp and the skies sunny today. We spent it quietly together. We spent all Summer growing this sweet pie pumpkin in our garden and it was perfectly ready for harvesting this weekend....
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Sunday Book Club: Strictly No Elephants
We wanted to start the new year of our Book Club off with a good one and so when The Book Report sent this over we new it would be the one. The sweet and tear jerking story of a boy and an elephant who...
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A Montessori field trip: An observation in the classroom of Diamond Montessori
As I’ve mentioned before in this post I love the opportunity to observe other Montessori Prepared Environments. Ashley Speed, the founder of Diamond Montessori is not only a personal friend, she is an...
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Sunday Book Club: Giveaway!
We are always on the hunt for books that encourage kids to go beyond simply reading them. So when we were approached to review this book I was intrigued. I grew up reading Choose Your Own Adventure...
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The Montessori Toddler: A Giveaway’
There are so few books about implementing the Montessori pedagogy at home. Maria Montessori’s own writings are textbooks intended for those in training and although they are a must read for anyone...
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New Montessori Cultural Materials from Waseca Biomes
It’s no secret we have loved materials from Waseca Biomes for years. It started when Quentin was two with the Seasons Mat and Sun. He loved carefully singing the Seasons Song and laying out the...
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Montessori Culture Materials: The Tree of Life
The Cultural materials of any Montessori Plane of Development are by far my favourite and I would also humbly say, the most important. They are what we as the trained Guides use to open up the vast...
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Sunday Book Club: Red Sky at Night
The weather has changed here. Warmer days are teasing us with thoughts of Summer right around the corner. And so with our eyes on the skies watching and waiting, I had to snap up this beautiful new...
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Summer Screen-Free Activity ideas: Montessori compatible subscription boxes
With Summer right around the corner in this part of the world, we’ve been planning lots of exciting outdoor time and some fun indoor activities to help keep us off screens as much as possible. I...
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Montessori friendly STEM activities: Rainbow crafts
Sewing is one of our favourite Practical Life activities to do in the 3-6 Prepared Environment. We love that this kit by KiwiCo is focused on the science behind rainbows and that it comes with...
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Montessori friendly infant materials: Giveway
Ethically sourced, chemical free, Montessori compatible infant materials are often hard find. We love discovering local shops that have both quality and Montessori at the forefront of their design so...
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