Last post, I wrote about the beginning sound object boxes, and before that we covered how to use the sandpaper letters. Once your child has mastered those, they will be ready for the moveable alphabet. The moveable alphabet is probably my all time favorite Montessori material. If I was on a desert island and could … Read more
Last post, I wrote about how to use the Sandpaper Letters, the foundational Montessori language work. This time, I’ll explain the next step towards teaching your child to read using Montessori’s method: beginning sound object boxes. This post contains affiliate links. For the full disclosure see my About page. In the last post, I shared … Read more
1. Mark started back at work after a week of vacation, and boy is this month going to be a doozy. He kicked off his month with the trauma surgery team with a 30 hour shift and will have 2-3 of those a week until February. It still completely baffles me that it is legal … Read more
Learning to read using the Montessori approach can seem daunting, but it’s really quite simple, very logical, and the step-by-step nature of it will have your child reading with little struggles. Here are the steps we use here at home, how to use the resources, and how to make or buy what you need for … Read more
Yikes, it’s hard to believe it’s 2020 already. Am I the only one still writing 2019 on things? It always takes me til about February to consistently remember the new year. I’ve never really been one for New Year’s Resolutions (thank you Kelly for your honesty on that- I’m in total agreement with you on … Read more
I’ve written before about how I’ve found it best to use William’s interests to spark learning, so I thought I’d share about the spur of the moment space unit we’ve begun, just in case any of you have kiddos who suddenly want to learn all about the universe. William is FINALLY off of his Titanic … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. Mark has a week off to start the new year, and I am so excited. In addition to lots of family time (including William’s godmother and my godson visiting from Georgia!), I’m excited to have the spare time to do a little more reading. I thought I’d share with you … Read more
Let’s do a super quick 7 quick takes today because my kiddos are requiring more active parenting today than expected. . . . So here’s our week in photos One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Hope everyone had as fun-filled a week as we did! I’m linking up with Kelly, so click on over … Read more
Yesterday I wrote about G’s homeschool year thus far, so today I thought I’d give you all a homeschool update on our sweet Will. William is only 3 1/2, so I’m going slow, not pushing him, and am trying to use his interests to spark learning (see my post on Iceberg Counting). Mostly, we read … Read more
It’s hard to believe that it’s already almost the end of the calendar year. We’re getting ready to pause our homeschooling for the holidays, so I’m taking a little time to assess what worked and what didn’t so that we can tweak what we need to for the New Year. So here’s our homeschool update … Read more