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Space Unit Planning & a Few Other Great Ideas {link love}

February 11, 2012
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Our next unit is going to be studying the solar system. I’m pretty excited about it, partly because I know Joey will really enjoy it and all the ideas I’m finding on space units from other Montessori blogs. Here’s just a few of the great ideas I’ve come across: Formation of Stars Formation of Stars [...]

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Tic Tac Toe, Cutting Boxes, & Poems {link love}

February 3, 2012
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  Just a few fun links from the week: Play Create Explore - Activities for Ages 1 – 3  Fun Family Crafts - Tic Tac Toe Hearts I started making a smaller version of this a few years ago, but never finished. Maybe it’s time to pull it out and finish. Livable Learning –  Practical Life Tackle [...]

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Homeschool Wisdom, 100 Books to Read, & Moveable Alphabets {link love}

January 14, 2012
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Living Montessori Now – Inexpensive & DIY Moveable Alphabets Like a Warm Cup of Coffee – Homeschool Wisdom Quirky Momma: Kids Activity Blog – Activities for One-Year-Olds Therapy Fun Zone – Fine Motor Skills (a lot of ideas for various ages) Woodbridge Public Library – 100 Books for Kindergarten (I think we’ll try reading through [...]

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Finger Paints, Printable Handwriting Sheets, & Time {link love}

November 5, 2011

Handwriting Worksheets – Various styles (print, D’Nealian, and cursive), you can put in your own text Easie Peasie – Homemade Finger Paints Childhood 101 – Toddler Friendly Sewing Basket Peace, Love, & Learning – Visual Clock Schedule Pencils, Glue, & Tying Shoes – Me on the Map (a printable!)   Beakers & Bumblebees – Planet Project [...]

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Pinterest & Montessori Link Love

August 20, 2011
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It’s been awhile since I shared a Montessori Link Love post. I’ve still been finding inspiration and great ideas for Montessori schooling around the blogsphere. I’ve just been sharing it on Pinterest. It’s so much easier and a lot of fun. If you haven’t heard of Pinterest yet it’s most easily described as visual bookmarking. [...]

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Jars, Sink or Float, & Continent Boxes

July 9, 2011

Peaceful Parenting – Jar Lid Activity I love this! So simple and yet engaging for an young (or older) tot. Living Montessori Now – Sink or Float Plus Extensions Counting Coconuts – Revisiting Summer 2010 Counting Coconuts - Tree Blocks I love this idea! I’ve been wanting to do this for awhile.  Discovery Days & Montessori Moments – [...]

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Grace & Courtesy, Photography, & Continent Boxes

June 17, 2011

Living Montessori Now – Montessori-Inspired Photography for Kids Joey loves to walk around snapping his own pictures and it’s always fun to see his perspective. Counting Coconuts – Grace & Courtesy – Table Manners Grace & Courtesy is an area we’re focusing on this summer, especially the courtesy part. Living Montessori Now – Montessori Continent [...]

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Montessori Links: Pin Poking, KinderBach, & Montessori vs. Waldorf

May 29, 2011

Montessori Print Shop – Pin Poking–What is the point? Ah, pin poking. I need to pull this one out. You can get pin poking kits or just a tack and stacked cork board. The Wonder Years – The Importance of Uninterrupted Time The Home Teacher – KinderBach Review A program for piano lessons at home…sounds [...]

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Causal Education, Montessori Apps, & Outdoor Play

May 7, 2011

Simple Homeschool – Why We School Year Round Education by Design – in the plex It is about the big picture impact of Montessori education. It is CAUSAL, not casual. Montessori education shapes the learner. This is not about skills or information or test scores. It is about the formation of personal traits: the way [...]

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The Montessori Mafia, Superwoman, & Reading

April 9, 2011

The Wall Street Journal – The Montessori Mafia …Montessori methods go against the grain of traditional educational methods.  We are given very little opportunity, for instance, to perform our own, original experiments, and there is also little or no margin for failure or mistakes.  We are judged primarily on getting answers right.  There is much [...]

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Simplicity, Boys, & “…to learn the Montessori way”

March 26, 2011

Counting Coconuts – Nut Sorting & Nomenclature Printable Made – Celebrate the Boy 2011 Round-up Inspired to Action – Mom Tips: How To Get Things Done, Part 2 and Mom Tips: How To Get Things Done, Part 3 Simple Homeschool – How You Think is More Important Than What You Know FIMBY – Minatures – [...]

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