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…
Category: Montessori Home
MONTESSORI INFANT AND TODDLER PRACTICAL LIFE SKILLS AND CHORES
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…
GOING FROM TWO NAPS TO ONE AND A LITTLE QUIET TIME
With having twins who share a room, we always need to be cautious when making changes to their sleep routine. So how did we drop from two naps to one…
MONTESSORI TWINS: ITEMS THAT WE CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT
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…
FOLLOWING THE CHILD’S LEAD: THE MOVEMENT ROOM
"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…
FOOD PREPARATION INTRO: HARD BOILED EGG SLICING
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…
CREATING A MONTESSORI ENVIRONMENT FOR SAME AGE CHILDREN WITH DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENTS
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…
THE MONTESSORI FLOOR-BED AND HOW WE MAKE IT WORK: YOUNG TODDLER AND UP
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…
PUSHING BOUNDARIES AT 13 MONTHS
Pushing boundaries is completely normal and healthy. It's how children discover what they are able to do physically--the boundaries of their body-- and learn what they are allowed to do--…
