This lesson is such a fun one for little ones and early elementary alike! Here are books and lessons to cover a range of grades, including K-2nd. And who doesn't love to learn about the farm and its wonderful farm animals? We enjoy playing with our farm animal mini replicas and make the corresponding animal noises as well as discuss what they eat, where they live and what they do at the farm. Oh and we love to read farm animal books, too! We will share our very special list of favorites. In … [Read more...]
Montessori-Friendly Living Books Library
If you read Maria Montessori's books about reading in general, you will find out that she discouraged the reading of fiction at younger ages. Fiction is saved for older children. According to Maria Montessori and many of her followers (and I am paraphrasing), she preferred that young children are exposed to nonfiction books and some realistic fiction. In the book Montessori from the Start, we read "Have books for the child under six years old that are based on reality, rather than fantasy. The … [Read more...]
Our Favorite Montessori Books, Materials & Free Printables
Here it is! The post so many have been asking for! As you know, we LOVE everything relating to Montessori, but many of you have been asking for more specific information. Well, in this post, I will tell you what are my favorite Montessori books, materials and free printables. Please read this information and feel free to pass the link to this post along to other Montessori friends. And also feel free to share what your favorite Montessori books, materials and free printables are. I'd love to … [Read more...]
Free Printable Books for Kids about Spiders
Welcome to our awesome unit on none other than spiders! We are not making it a scary or spooky subject (even though I am personally terrified of them). It was so much fun (especially because I made sure that it did NOT involve real spiders)! In this post, we will show you what we learned about spiders, what we did and you can download a free printable coloring and activity book that your children will love! So sit back and enjoy this post. And rest assured, no spiders will jump out of the … [Read more...]
Our 2015 Homeschool Room Tour
Welcome to our homeschool room! We are so happy and proud to show you what our learning space looks like! It isn't perfect, but it works very well for us. I will try my best to explain everything and if you still have questions, by all means, I'm happy to answer any questions. We are an eclectic homeschool and always have been. We use a variety of curricula that complement each other and enhance learning for their level and their ability individually. The three main curricula we use are … [Read more...]
Montessori Zoology: Animals of North America (Free Printables)
We LOVE animals! We love learning about them, where they live, what they eat, what their babies look like and how they survive. Here is part of our lesson on animals from North America. We have a huge free printable set for you to use, too. :D Animals of North America We started our lesson talking about some of the animals we have in North America. We couldn't discuss them all, of course so we went with the dozen that come in the Safari Ltd. Toob: North American Wildlife. In your free … [Read more...]
3 Butterfly Life Cycle Crafts & Resources
I am so excited to share three awesome crafts that my children and I made this past week as we learned about the butterfly life cycle. Take a look at how easy it can be to make educational lessons fun and hands-on to enhance learning and take them to the next level. Butterfly Life Cycle Craft For this craft, we used: scrapbook paper with butterflies on it assorted necklace beads a small piece of green paper or construction paper (cut in the shape of a leaf) tacky glue … [Read more...]
7 Lessons of Polar Fun with Brainy Kit
Here is our first Brainy Kit! The theme? Polar! We are so excited to show you just how much fun we had and how much we learned with this Brainy Kit. It is a monthly subscription, so every month you receive a box full of activities and extensions for your littles to have endless fun. Come and look at this lovely kit. What Did We Get in the Polar Brainy Kit? A lot! Take a look at the image below. I will let it tell you in detail. Yes, it is quite impressive. Everything was good quality and … [Read more...]
Montessori-Inspired Zoology: 3 Animal Activities with Free Printables
Welcome to our Montessori Zoology set of activities! My children love animals and have fun learning about them. Right now, they are fascinated with learning animal names in Spanish, how they move and what their skeletons look like. Today, I will show you three simple animal lessons that we did with free printables. … [Read more...]
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