Somehow my tiny baby Nora is turning 7-years-old today. The years go so quickly, don't they? She is now solidly a second plane child moving through the world with increasing amounts of independence. Nora just finished her first year of lower elementary in a public Montessori school. She handled the year with so much grace and flexibility and I cannot wait to see her blossom in the coming year. I thought I would share a few of her favorite things to give a glimpse of Montessori life at 7.
![The Ultimate Montessori Toy List -- Birth to Five -- UPDATED 2023](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgulxZ1ZtgM3hNi3Jtt-yZx99nayejpGy0YIxN4uUI_hKFYgghFE9kMWmPY0oWbTAozazVxvdvWaUWh0KC8OZEbBd02E0KVxtjoTD3uJ7qcIhdXOvl1j-5XXZvLxfFzy4N_aBPqvR0YdZU/w300-h300-p-k-no-nu/ultimateupdate.jpg)