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Body Theme: Update

September 24, 2009

I had high hopes for the body theme this month, but after my laptop decided it needed a break many of the projects I had planned went by the wayside.  I got a bit discouraged, because I had been taking pictures for a few months knowing I wanted to make a book of body parts [...]

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This Week in Our Home

September 9, 2009

Well…I had hoped to have written a few posts by now on the prepared environment, but I haven’t quite had the time the last few days. Joey is either getting ready to do some more teething or is getting sick so sleep has been short and naps hit and miss. Yesterday they were working on [...]

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Homemade Child’s Placemat

September 4, 2009

Last week during a few of Joey’s naps I made a few placemats for his eating dishes. I like them and they were really simple to make. I just traced the dishes and silverware on a plain piece of cardstock, cut them out, glued them to an 8.5″ x 11″ sheet of cardstock, and then [...]

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A Montessori Infant Education Video

August 28, 2009

“Each object in the prepared environment is a potential learning tool, not just a toy or a diversion.” I came across this video earlier in the week and thought it was worth sharing. It gives a brief explanation of how the infant learns, the need for repetition, and how the environment aids the child in [...]

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Plans for the “School Year”

August 27, 2009

First off, it feels weird to think of starting the “school year” with my 9 month old. It’s not like we’re sitting down for formal lessons for hours a day. We’re pretty relaxed here. I aim to give him a lesson or two a day and I switch up the work on the shelves every [...]

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