As we talk about finances this month we, of course, need to cover one of my favourite topics: children and entrepreneurship. Lemonade stands, lawn mowing, dog walking, baking, and so…
Category: homeschooling / unschooling
OUR MONTESSORI FAMILY–HELPING CHILDREN LEARN ABOUT FINANCES AND MONEY: PART TWO
Part one was all about building a foundation and values when it comes to money. Now, let's talk about cash and how four quarters is the same amount as a…
OUR MONTESSORI FAMILY–HELPING CHILDREN LEARN ABOUT FINANCES AND MONEY PART ONE: BUILDING A FOUNDATION
Being a financial coach, I've been asked how to teach children to handle money. As a Montessori parent, I've been asked how to introduce money and ways of handling it…
TODDLER COUNTING: TEN FRAME AND 1:1 CORRESPONDENCE CARDS–FREE PRINTABLES
The girls have started to show an interest in counting; E has been going around saying, "two" to everything--two has been popular around her because two eyes, two ears, and…
DIY FALL OUTDOOR COLOUR BOARD
Lately the girls have started to show interest in colours. We have a few colour sorting activities, but I thought it would be fun to combine colour sorting with our…
FALL PUMPKIN ACTIVITES: SENSORY EXPLORATION AND MORE
"He does it with his hands, by experience, first in play and then through work. The hands are the instruments of man's intelligence." --Dr. Montessori Do you carve pumpkins, make…
MUSIC MONDAY: HOMESCHOOLING EDITION
Music is a big part of this household; we listen to it regularly and all different varieties. We do have our favourite genres, classical being one of them. So when…
OUR DIY BUDDHA BOARD
The girls come from a family of painters. Their grandma (my mother-in-law) has done some beautiful paintings and drawings--in my opinion, she is the queen of sunsets. Their abuela (great-grandma)…
EARTH DAY: BEE HOTEL AND STUDY
The girls were gifted The Bee Book at my baby shower, by family who run a small farm and cousins who are bee keepers. Little did we all know, the…
HOMESCHOOLING/UNSCHOOLING: EXAMPLE FOR GENEALOGY AND HISTORY
I recently wrote a post about homeschooling/unschooling and an example of how to go about it. I've been asked to share some additional examples and knew the perfect topic, based…
