Using a Topic of Interest to Engage Learning I’ve found that with William the best way to teach him anything is to think outside the box and engage him in the topic that is currently fascinating him. When I was trying to teach him colors, he honestly could not have cared less about color tablets … Read more
October 1st is the feast day of St. Therese, who if you haven’t already figured it out, is the site’s patron. She is near and dear to my heart, and also to G’s. It’s funny, but when we were doing Ginny’s Patron Saint Toolkit (highly recommend! read more about our experience with it here), St. … Read more
Will is 3 years old, and while he’s been in our at-home Montessori classroom since he was 18 months old, he’s really just now getting into a lot of the children’s house works. I shared the curriculum I’m using with G this year, so now I thought I’d share a bit of what work William … Read more
I knew at the end of last year that by this fall, G would be ready and chomping at the bit for a more full curriculum this year, so I spent a lot of time this summer planning and working on what that would be. We did a soft and slow start to the school … Read more
Geography is one of my favorite subjects. The far off places, exotic foods, interesting names, cultures that are so different from my own, it all appeals to me. I may not have been able to travel the world yet, but I do so love learning about it. And I aim to have my children love … Read more
I spent yesterday working to set up our classroom space, creating workbooks, and cutting and laminating new works for the kids. And since I’ve been working on pulling together all of what I need to start the school year strong, I thought I’d share some of my favorite online homeschool resources. These are websites I’ve … Read more
Montessori Tips and Hints to Make Life Easier Today we tackled the kids toys. After months of ignoring the chaos as I unpacked the rest of the house, we finally reached the point where the toy-creep was getting out of control. I thought I’d share our process about how we as a family approach toy … Read more
Looking for an easy way to celebrate the Fourth of July with your preschooler? Look no further than this easy fireworks painting project. I learned this project well over a decade ago, during my first job from a very clever toddler teacher and have been using it ever since with kids of all ages. Depending … Read more
I haven’t set up our full classroom since we’ve moved into the new house, but I have pulled out a few works to keep William occupied while G does her math and reading each day. Our magnet set is one of them, and both kids find it fascinating and love to experiment with it. Here … Read more
We love arts and crafts over here, and despite the fact that most of our stuff is packed and our moving date is just after Easter, I couldn’t imagine not doing at least some Easter crafts with the kids. Today we took a stab at some simple Easter cards, and I think they turned out … Read more