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With the holidays right around the corner, I always get lots of questions about what is on my kid's actual Christmas lists. While you c...

One of the questions I get the most is, "what does bedtime look like at your house?" And the short answer is that this changes ba...

I've recently been playing around with the materials in our playroom. I've cut way back on the number of things available for both ...

Nora is right in the middle of learning letter sounds at school, but that learning doesn't stop and start at the doors of her classroom...

The Montessori classroom has so many amazing materials for young children. But, its hard to recreate a children's house in your own hom...

I rarely set up specific art projects for my kids instead favoring open ended art supplies and their own creativity. But, there are times w...

Maximum effort has been on my mind a lot lately as Gus has been SUPER into all the heavy work. The need to reach maximum effort is a phenom...

Nora and Henry both attend Montessori schools each week day. Most days, Nora is only in school for one work cycle  (3 hours in Montessori) ...

When you have more than one (or two) kids at home the amount of things you have available for your children can quickly become overwhelming...

This week I have been completely absorbed in reading a new (to me) Montessori text - Education for a New World . There's so much wisdom...

Toddlers love to transfer! They just love it! And the best way to engage them in transferring work is to make it REAL and PRACTICAL. So, mo...