Parenting books reference to help raise a child the Montessori Way for teachers, caregivers, and anyone who would like to embrace the Montessori way of life.…
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Adrian 3 years Adrian 45 - 48 months Art ๐จ๐ Craft โ๏ธ๐๏ธ Julia 7 years LANGUAGE ๐ค โ๏ธ
โ๏ธ๐๏ธDIY ๐ Reading Wheel (Middler Letter Recognition, Montessori 101 Language)
While Adrian has been able to correctly identify the first sound of the word for a while now; only a few months before his fourth birthday, he started to be able to isolate the…
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Adrian 3 years Adrian 45 - 48 months LANGUAGE ๐ค โ๏ธ
๐ BLUE Series /St/ Blending (Montessori 101 Language)
In a Montessori "PBG" Language scheme (Pink-Blue-Green series approach), the child progresses very gradually as s/he is first introduced to three letter words in๐ PINK Series, then blends (/st/, /bl/, /pr/…) in ๐ BLUE…
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Although Adrian knows his ABCs, "letter hunts" where he gets to walk around the house with a basket collecting objects that begin with a particular sounds are still one of his favorite activities. Today,…
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Adrian 3 years LANGUAGE ๐ค โ๏ธ SENSORIAL ๐๏ธ๐๐๐ ๐
DIY Sandpaper Letter “S” (Montessori ๐ 101 Language)
Montessori Sandpaper letters are a traditional language material used to introduce a child to letters and their sounds, but with a twist: besides visual stimulation of perceiving the symbol (seeing the shape commonly agreed…
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Adrian 3 years LANGUAGE ๐ค โ๏ธ
4th (of 6)ย Phonetical Order Set: : h ย j ย u ย l (Montessori ๐ค 101 Language)
In a Montessori language curriculum, alphabet letters are not first presented to a child in an alphabetical order like A, B, C, D, etc. The idea is to introduce letters phonetically (the way they sound) rather than…
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Open-ended play is an understated piece of Montessori education because so many confuse “toys” with fantasy play (e.g. flying pink elephants). Fiction is not favored in Montessori education since small children cannot clearly distinguish…
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Adrian 3 years Adrian 44 months LANGUAGE ๐ค โ๏ธ
Montessori ๐ Pink Series ย “e” sound (Language 101 ๐ฅ Series ๐ Curriculum)
About a month ago, at 3 years and 7 months, Adrian started to blend sounds together, and since then, it has been a fascinating journey on the road of reading and blending. Today, we…
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Adrian 3 years Books ๐ Julia 7 years Spring
The Tiny Wish Book (Our ๐ Gem ๐Books Collection)
When I asked my children what is their favorite spring-inspired book, they unanimously replied that it is The Tiny Wish (buy here), where Anja, an enchanting girl from Norway, experiences an extraordinary adventure with her animal friends. Lori…
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Art ๐จ๐ Craft โ๏ธ๐๏ธ Books ๐ Julia 7 years
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh chapter book
What are your children reading? Julia just turned seven, and while some of her peers have already finished reading the Harry Potter books and moved on to the Oliver Twist, others are just starting with the…