Natural consequences are a little tricky with multiples or homes with more than one child. You want your child to learn cause and effect naturally, but sometimes their actions can…
Have you noticed that you don’t see cut flowers around our house? I read the following quote from Osho many years ago and it resonated in such a way that…
We weren't going to get a learning tower. Our kitchen isn't very big and we planned on a functional kitchen that was E and V's height (still a work in…
The girls have recently become more interested in practical life skills. The other day I was going about cleaning, as I normally do, when V suddenly started to take an…
Multiples are a blast! Before we went for an ultrasound I knew we were expecting more than one. Normally a very active person, I couldn't even walk up a flight…
"Mental development must be connected with movement and be dependent on it. It is vital that educational theory and practice should be informed by that idea." - Maria Montessori. Our…
Slicing Spreading Food without heat Food with heat Recipes using measurements Creating recipes The girls are standing and starting to toddle around a little bit. They have been wanting to…
The girls, although the same age, have different abilities. V has consistently reached physical milestones before E. She rolled over for the first time a day before E, army crawled…
In previous posts I shared the girls' Montessori infant bedroom (here) and their bedtime routine (here). I was recently asked if I could share our experience with a Montessori floor-bed…