by Heidi | Feb 1, 2019 | Catholic Montessori, Reading List
I’m probably the last traditionally minded Christian on the planet to read The Benedict Option by Ron Dreher, but that isn’t going to stop me from taking what I know and writing an extraordinarily late to the party response/extension to what Mr. Dreher has...
by Heidi | Apr 6, 2017 | Catholic Montessori, Family Activities, Uncategorized
The Montessori approach to homeschooling has given me a natural appreciation for the many ways to approach learning through timelines. As time has gone on, our use of timelines has moved more and more into family catechesis as well. Here are...
by Heidi | Oct 10, 2016 | Family Activities, Geography & Culture
A couple weeks ago we had one of those magical Montessori-homeschooling-Catholic moments that only come along with the patience that goes with being all of these things. As the Year of Mercy draws to a close, we have been reviewing and studying the Corporal Works of...
by Heidi | Nov 27, 2015 | Family Activities
Here we are, coming up on Advent again! We like to have a quiet Advent whenever possible. We try to remember that we are awaiting, not yet celebrating, Christ’s birth. We do this by having a regular set of family traditions throughout the month of...
by Heidi | Oct 7, 2015 | Catechesis of The Good Shepherd
Kylee’s Noah’s Ark. As my kids have gotten older, we have done most of the Old Testament Godly Play presentations so I decided that instead of putting individual story boxes on the shelf I would put together a box of simple props that they could use to...
by Heidi | Mar 17, 2015 | Catholic Montessori
Sharing our St. Patrick’s Day basket quickly! My basket is loosely inspired by items found in the Godly Play Saints Stories. I probably should at least have an Irish flag and/or map in the basket next year, but I always forget to put my lessons and...
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