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Saturday, October 20, 2012

Music of the Orchestra - Maestro Classics

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My son has had a fascination with the orchestra for many long months now . I've been a bit concerned about how to continue to support t...
Friday, October 19, 2012

Homeschool Montessori

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Many people in the Montessori-trained world "thumb noses" at homeschoolers. "You canNOT do Montessori in a homeschool."...
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Thursday, October 18, 2012

Montessori and 'Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding'

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One non-Montessori resource we use is Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding, Volumes 1, 2 and 3. Together, these books comprise...
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Timelines: Doing the child's work for him

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The contents of this post might offend some people - that is NOT my intention at all! I do acknowledge it might hit some of us personally,...
Thursday, September 27, 2012

Fiction versus Fantasy - Thoughts

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It can be so hard for a family coming into Montessori yet wanting to provide the stories they had as a child: Beatrix Potter, fairy tales, ...
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Saturday, September 22, 2012

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

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Wow. I am still in shock. As I reflect on the letter I received today (I am typing this on Friday afternoon), I thought I'd share som...
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Friday, September 21, 2012

Montessori Albums - Part 2

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My last post got so wordy! I wanted to answer some questions about the AMI Montessori albums I use, and offer for sale, but from the pers...
Thursday, September 20, 2012

Keys of the Universe and Keys of the World - Montessori Albums

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I'd like to speak on a business-related topic, but as a mom/teacher/catechist/homeschool-mom - not necessarily in that or...
Thursday, September 13, 2012

Starting Montessori with a 2 year old

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How to start Montessori with a 2 year old is a very popular question. The Pink Panther at age 2 Regardless if you have been doing inf...
Saturday, September 8, 2012

BC AD Timeline - some thoughts

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As I was preparing a new BC AD timeline I had a few random thoughts - entirely random! Making it:  More images to come!  This tim...
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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...