by Heidi | Mar 7, 2017 | Practical Life
Here in Minnesota, we have a shorter growing season and one thing we do to lengthen that season is to start seeds as early as March (although we are hoping to add a greenhouse in the future to push that even further). I’ve been working on intentional...
by Heidi | Jan 18, 2017 | Science
It might surprise you to know that we almost never study cold places in the winter. While everyone else is studying penguins, polar bears, and arctic places we like to do plant study and visit biomes such as the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef....
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 | Sep 26, 2016 | Science
We use a blended approach to Montessori, with our unit study style themes and our integration of Classical approaches. I am asked a lot about what this really looks like, so I wanted to put together a few more examples. People tell me that it...
by Heidi | Sep 12, 2016 | Language & Literacy
What is a miniature environment? The miniature environment is one of the most powerful and versatile tools of the Montessori language program. A miniature environment can literally be any themed set of materials. The most common children’s...
by Heidi | Sep 8, 2016 | Language & Literacy
A few weeks ago, a friend stopped by to pick my brain about “going deep” in our studies. If there is one thing the Montessori method does extremely well it is to dig deep into the corners of a subject and expose new information even for...
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