Best Thanksgiving Books for Kids
We get excited for Thanksgiving in a big way here. We love every aspect of Thanksgiving, from the very beginning stages of menu planning, decorating, cooking and baking, and finally sharing it all with our family and friends. Part of our preparation for any major event is reading books. Today I share with you our…
Our Favorite Books for Autumn
These books are my families favorite Montessori picture books for fall. We love to read them over and over again, especially as we begin to notice the different autumn changes taking place. It’s been a while since I’ve last posted on here–a lot has happened around our house including a surgery, a new baby, and…
The Early Advantage: Why Starting Potty Training Before Two Years Old Makes Sense
Potty training – a significant milestone in your child’s development – marks the transition from diapers to using the toilet. While many parents wait until their child reaches the age of 2 or even older, there’s a compelling case to consider starting potty training before the age of 2. In this article, we’ll explore the…
Respectful, Natural Teething Tips and Remedies from a Seasoned Mom of Four
Teething babies are no joke. The fussiness. The midnight wakings. Poor naps. Chewing on everything. And for the nursing dyads, seemingly endless dry nursing sessions. I repeat, teething babies are no joke. Recently, Mimi has been having some trouble sleeping, and seeming to want to nurse constantly. On top of this, she’s been extra fussy.…
Cyber Monday 2021
Whew! Finally time for a little relaxation after a long weekend. Just kidding, I have 4 kids and all of our leftovers are gone so it’s back to work for me. To be honest I bought our kiddos most of their Christmas (and birthday— for the two boys with upcoming days) presents already but I…
Simple DIY Cardboard Montessori Number Box Template
Hi friends! Today I have another simple template for you. Previously I made several sets of numbers to do our Montessori math exercises, using the small and large number templates from Montessori Print Shop and backing them with cardboard. They’ve been working great! But we’ve been using trays we already had to contain them, and…
Pentecost 2021
It’s been a little more than 5 weeks now since Miss 4 was born, so we have been taking it super easy around here. Nevertheless I couldn’t help but doing a few little things for Pentecost… I totally skipped Ascension, oops. Back in March I preordered Laura Alary’s new book, Breathe. Today, Saturday before Pentecost,…
What We Learned : February 2021
February 2021 was an exciting, though too short, month for us. We spent our time in February taking about Valentine’s Day, Chinese New Year, the continent of Asia, and Lent. We had candles blessed in church the Sunday before Candlemas (so actually January 31st), made walnut boat candles and ate crepes on Candlemas (so fun…
What We Learned: January 2021
I’m working on being better about documenting what we learn each month, as we move into the more “serious” years of homeschooling, at least with Cookie. Right now I do have a spreadsheet that I update daily with the different lessons we cover (or review), works the kids choose independently and books we read. I’ve…
Dish Washing Checkmark Cards
As part of encouraging the kiddos to participate more in our household tasks, I have been making different routine cards for them. We are preparing to, sometime in the near future move onto our school bus, at least for a while to travel, and while we are on the bus we definitely won’t have a…
srip Cursive Do a Dot Printables
My preschooler and I are moving pretty slowly through letters right now. I know some say you should introduce them quickly, but it’s taken us a little bit longer. I am working to introduce them a little faster, and then come back and revisit them to reinforce, instead of working just with certain letters until…
Decanomial Square
Today Cookie and I explored the decanomial square. We had been meaning to do it for a while now, but honestly we get sidetracked by our geography studies a lot (so much to learn!) plus math and language. So the more advanced sensorial works had taken a bit of a backseat. For our decanomial square…