by Heidi | Aug 12, 2016 | Infants and Toddlers, Language & Literacy
So we like to read at our house. Are you surprised by this? Probably, you shouldn’t be. Recently I’ve been working on re-expanding our collection of board books. After 6 kids, I noticed it was starting to dwindle from excessive use (read:...
by Heidi | Aug 8, 2016 | Practical Life, Sensorial
It has been a long time since I last added to my running series on teaching techniques that I consider core to a Montessori learning approach. To view previous posts, click here. Today I am talking about pin punching. This is one of my favorite activities...
by Heidi | Oct 30, 2015 | Science
Animal Adaptations: Color Experiment Materials 1 (for small groups) or 2 (for larger groups) Family Size bags of skittles Pencil/Paper for Recording Data Timer Advance Preparation: Count out 50 (small groups) or 100 (large groups) skittles in...
by Heidi | Sep 16, 2015 | Organization, Practical Life
Earlier this week I shared my *secret* cleaning routine that leaves me more time for other things that I enjoy more. Today I have a confession to make. Like all things that sound too good to be true, that may be the case with my method as well. See, in order to...
by Heidi | Aug 24, 2015 | Science
We love Waseca Biomes around here. I mean we really love their curriculum and honestly can’t get enough of it. They don’t pay me to say that, I really love them that much. I want everything in the entire catalog… yesterday. I...
by Heidi | Apr 27, 2015 | Math
I was surprised to learn last week that I don’t have game instructions on the blog for one of our favorite games- Race to 100. This is a game that helps us understand the concept of place value, reinforces basic facts, and prepares students for dynamic...
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