by Heidi | Apr 22, 2015 | Math
One of the challenges of using Montessori at home with a large family has been tracking everyone and presenting lessons consistently. I’ve used many different schedules to keep things moving and on track, but every other minute it seems someone is...
by Heidi | Mar 18, 2015 | Language & Literacy
Most homeschool families I know (including myself) start to think about next year’s curriculum in the spring. Conference and used curriculum sale season is upon us, we have a good sense of what we will finish this year, and we know what we loved/hated...
by Heidi | Nov 21, 2014 | Geography & Culture, History
Each year I set mini goals throughout the year. Benchmarks, so to speak, to get through all of the work we *should* finish that year. This is an Ancient History year in our rotation and I set a goal to be done with Ancient Egypt by Thanksgiving....
by Heidi | Aug 18, 2014 | Language & Literacy
This presentation is used as a review presentation for the noun family with a child who has already learned each of these word types. It could also be used as an introduction to adjectives, but you will need to adjust the lesson accordingly. I will always...
by Heidi | Aug 13, 2014 | Geography & Culture, History
As a Catholic Montessori homeschool family, we do a lot of things that are very traditionally Montessori and other things we adjust. Today I want to share how we integrate The Clock of Eras, specifically how we integrate it with our Catholic faith and beliefs...
by Heidi | Mar 12, 2014 | Geography & Culture, Science
This weekend I went through the Waseca Elementary Intro to Biomes material and organized it in relationship to all of the rest of my card work in botany, zoology, and earth science. Considering plants, for example, after the Parts of a Flowering Plant included...
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