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When you live in a world where summer is a very small part of the year, there is no time to lose. You must get outside. For us, it means a slower pace (if there is such a thing) and making sure to...
View ArticleMontessori Summer activities to keep the learning fresh
Summer. It is a glorious thing isn’t it? Both boys are now finished school and we have been blessed with hot, not warm but hot weather. The new school year is still in the distance and so I’ve...
View ArticleSummer: An Update
The other day, we had our first morning where the wind definitely had an Autumn chill. It was light but it was there. And so, with school just over a week away I thought I’d share some of my favourite...
View ArticleMay Nature Study: Butterflies and other Insects
The warmer weather has finally arrived and so we spent the majority of our May Nature Study outside. Studying insects is one of the easiest topics to do because they are accessible on almost every...
View ArticleSunday Book Club Summer Edition Part 1: Books, activities and more
We love Summer and all that it has to offer. With school over, the boys and I have been spending lots of time outside. We always take a Montessori approach to home learning, which simply means that we...
View ArticleTaking Art Outside
“Let the be children free; encourage them; let them run outside when it is raining; let them remove their shoes when they find a puddle of water; and, when the grass of the meadows is damp with dew,...
View ArticleMontessori Nature Study: Ecosystem of a pond
Our year long Nature Study begins again after a month off in July. The first week of August we explored pond dipping again. It is such a fun and easily prepared activity for kids of all ages. Dip a...
View ArticleSunday Book Club: Red Sky at Night
The weather has changed here. Warmer days are teasing us with thoughts of Summer right around the corner. And so with our eyes on the skies watching and waiting, I had to snap up this beautiful new...
View ArticleSummer Screen-Free Activity ideas: Montessori compatible subscription boxes
With Summer right around the corner in this part of the world, we’ve been planning lots of exciting outdoor time and some fun indoor activities to help keep us off screens as much as possible. I...
View ArticleBook Club Summer Edition Part 2: More Books and activities a year later
One year later after we wrote part one of this post here we are settling into our summer rhythm once again. And once again we are following the Montessori approach to home learning, which means we...
View ArticleThe Unprepared Environment: When a child loses their Peacefulness
It was a hard week. A combination of things that in hind sight could have been spaced more evenly to allow for Quentin to better process them. It began on the Saturday with his big brother leaving....
View ArticleMontessori Book Club: Summer Adventure Books
We are fortunate to live in a beautiful and wild part of the world. One of our absolute favourite things to do is to throw some snacks and art supplies and books in a pack and head out exploring some...
View ArticleA Montessori field trip: A trip to Fruitful Orchard Montessori in Nigeria
This has been a trip that has been a long time coming. 6 years in the making. And so, after months of planning, vaccinations and packing we are finally here. I love travelling around the world to visit...
View ArticleMontessori Summer Book Club: Pacific Northwest Books
When I was looking for books to bring to Africa to show the classrooms I would be teaching in my own home, the animals I see everyday and the general landscape, these two gorgeous ones immediately sold...
View ArticleMontessori Summer Printables Bundle Sale
School ended yesterday for us and I’ve been searching for some simple nature based materials and activities to use this summer as so many of the places we love are still closed here. It’s often hard...
View ArticleOur Montessori Life 2020: Our Essential 9
“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. ” Antoine de Saint-Exupery As 2020 wraps up I was gathering our “9 Best”. The yearly Instagram tradition...
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