Reading had clearly been on my brain this week! And, that includes reading with Augustus. I haven't written about this yet, but we sta...
Articles from June 2017
Reading is such an important part of our lives here. Not a day goes by when I don't find my kids wrapped up in a book. And, we try to r...
As Augustus gets older his need to explore the environment continues to grow. He needs movement, rich language, and a few things to explore...
Henry is 3 years and 3 months older than Nora, to the day. And, they are each other's best friends. When school started last fall they ...
I'm on the hunt for some new woven baskets . I need something for a couple open ended materials that I would like to put on the shelves...
Montessori weaning is a fun and interesting adventure, and it is starting with Augustus! Introducing food to my babies has been one of my f...
I could spend all day looking at Montessori baby spaces! They are truly lovely. And, turns out that looking at them is the prefect way to p...
During the first year of a baby's life the gross motor leaps that a baby takes are seriously impressive. Babies are in the sensitive pe...
Toddlers need and seek order in their environment. If you want some work to call to a child -- make it beautiful and make it orderly. If th...
Children have a deep need to develop their senses as they explore the world around them. It is through this development that they prepare t...
Friends, know that I have a slight obsession with Montessori mobiles! They are just the perfect way to engage a young baby and illicit conc...
The link between access to water and independent children is palpable. There is no way to deny it. By giving children access to water, we g...
In order to create an environment that promotes independence for my children, we ensure that they have access to water in as many ways as p...
Water is all around us. As adults, we use water every single day. We drink it, cook with it, bathe with it, clean with it. Water literally ...
