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Spring Unit Part 2: Flowers, Butterflies and Birds
It is my children’s first time experiencing spring, so we are basking in the glorious weather outdoors, but also bringing the outdoors in with a slate of no-cost flower, butterfly and bird activities....
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Gentle parenting tips to encourage your child to wear spectacles
My daughter was diagnosed with an eye condition at 2.5 years old, and has to wear spectacles. E (not me!) can and should be in charge of her spectacles, so that she can experience responsibility and...
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How to take Practical Life to the next level
There was a period of time when I wondered why my children weren’t doing practical life, then I realised I was the obstacle! I was too concerned about spillage, mess and water wastage, and they caught...
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Practical Life: Baking mini sausage rolls
Andrew: One of the most important practical life tips that we got from the “Montessori in the Home” course (read more about our takeaways from session 1 and session 2), which we’ve really applied is...
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Gluing: Five Ways
Gluing, with its potential to work on one’s fine motor skills and later become a vehicle for artistic expression, has become a staple on our art shelf, and I enjoy finding ways to keep it fresh. 1....
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Summer Practical Life
Summer is here, and with it a lightening of the food we make. Think edible flowers, berries picked with our own hands, local farms and markets, and uh.. ice-cream.. 1. Homemade granola with edible...
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Math at Home with Montessori
This isn’t the blog post that you might be thinking of. (Pictures are from a 6-12 Montessori classroom in London, hence you will see some stacking and repetition of materials unlike a 3-6 classroom) I...
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Minimalist Christmas
We have been working towards a minimalist home and that extends to our Christmas celebrations. I have tried to focus the children on giving to others rather than receiving. 1. Stamping and decorating...
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An interview with Carine Robin from Montessori-family (UK)
Jasmine: When I was in London, I had the pleasure of hearing about Carine Robin and the weekly Montessori playgroups she runs in Bedfordshire, United Kingdom (UK). I reached out to her and she very...
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Our Montessori Kitchen
While access to snacks is an important part of self-regulating appetite, lots more can be done to make the kitchen kid-friendly, with a little careful preparation. Just imagine if children could be...
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Spring Unit Part 1: Care of Environment + free leaf printable
It is our first spring as a family, and I wanted to assemble Montessori trays that were made of purely natural materials, as well as give the children chances to contribute to caring for living things...
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STEM, STEAM and Montessori
Should my 2-year-old learn to code? How do we give our toddlers and preschoolers concrete Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math (STEAM) experiences in a Montessori home? Science, Technology,...
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