This post contains affiliate links at no extra cost to you. It was time to introduce the 100 board to E and V (which you can find here). When I…
Category: Montessori
OUR MONTESSORI FAMILY AND SANTA CLAUS
Doesn't that title seem like a great name for a Christmas movie? Haha. We decided, well before E and V were born, that Santa was not something that we would…
THE BABY ITEM YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU NEEDED: THE TOPPONCINO
Have you heard of 'topponcino' before? The first time I did I thought it was a delicious-sounding drink, haha, but what it is is actually a fantastic idea. E and…
MONTESSORI TODDLER: STROLLERS
In Montessori, we try to avoid confining a child unless necessary. When the girls were born, I had a broken arm and strollers were the only way I could get…
THE MONTESSORI ENVIRONMENT: BEGINNING WITH WHAT WE HAVE
*This post was inspired by this one and this one.* I'm the kind of person who often waits until I have everything I need before starting something. I lay out…
MONTESSORI TODDLER: SHARING AND TURNS
We don't enforce sharing, but we do encourage taking turns. However, if you give one of the girls two of something, she will immediately seek out her sister to give…
MONTESSORI PEACE AND LOVE
“An education capable of saving humanity is no small undertaking; it involves the spiritual development of man, the enhancement of his value as an individual, and the preparation of young…
MONTESSORI FAMILY: PRAISE AND NATURAL REWARDS
I shared a small post about this on Instagram but after receiving a few DMs, so I thought I would emphasize here. In Montessori, we don’t praise children. We want…
THE INDEPENDENT TODDLER: WHEN ASSISTANCE ISN’T AN OPTION
I love how independent toddlers are! Once they are interested in learning something or doing something on their own, nothing will come between them and performing that act. Talk about…
MONTESSORI CONCENTRATION–BEGINNING AT BIRTH
“The expression on the child’s face was one of such concentrated attention that is seemed to me an extraordinary manifestation”.--Dr. Maria Montessori (The Advanced Montessori Method, 1965) What is so important…
