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Friday, August 17, 2012

Etymology - and Dictionaries

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Our family has not yet found the all-time personal favorite in etymological dictionaries, but that does not slow the love of learning the o...
Wednesday, August 15, 2012

AMI Albums - Framework vs. Every Detail

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I am asked a LOT why AMI albums don't seem to have as much information as, let's say, the NAMC albums. And why would I choose the ...
Monday, August 13, 2012

Montessori Astronomy

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Something you do not hear me say often at all: "In today's world, we have some needs that are different from Montessori's time...
Thursday, July 26, 2012

Literate Environments

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When I was working on my child development degree, there was so much talk about "literate environments." Most of it made sense; bu...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Montessori School Supply Lists

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It is back to school time and my input is usually sought right about now, so I thought I'd time this post to coincide. Also see my othe...
Friday, July 20, 2012

Montessori and Life of Fred

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We have not yet read through *all* the Life of Fred books, but here is what I can say for the ones that we have used and where they fit int...
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Sunday, July 15, 2012

Calligraphy

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It has now reached the time for my son to start calligraphy. It's just that age. How did we get here? He's been studying ancien...
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Top 25 Homeschooling Mom Blogs

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My little blog was nominated! Wow! I am so humbled! Come vote for my blog (and all the others you love so much! You can vote for more than...
Monday, June 18, 2012

Adolescent Montessori Discussion Group - Erdkinder

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With so much growth at the elementary level, we have more and more families looking to do Montessori at the adolescent ages at home as wel...
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Saturday, June 16, 2012

Pollinator Week - Biology

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Pollinator week is June 18-24 and we'll be doing what we can at our home. How about you? We'll be continuing our balcony garden,...
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Friday, June 15, 2012

Last Year in Lower Elementary - Singing the Blues

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I am so happy - and so sad... My little boy is growing up! He is entering into this last year of "lower elementary". While we u...
Wednesday, June 13, 2012

A bit of a Break

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We've been taking a bit of a break from homeschooling this week - but Montessori continues ;) I have been assisting a Catechesis of t...
Friday, June 8, 2012

Exercises of Practical Life in Infancy

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An infants' focus is almost entirely on practical life and sensorial experiences. And almost everything requires NO materials. In ...
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Thursday, June 7, 2012

Adolescent Montessori - Homeschool - Can it be DONE!?

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I have fielded more than a few questions on this topic. The short answer is YES. The long answer involves a lot of discussional points w...
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Exercises of Practical Life in our Home - Toddler Years

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Many of the simpler exercises of practical life can be done by toddlers; this frees up their primary years for deeper, more purposeful work....