We’ve been having some fun exploring the sensorial decanomial the last couple of weeks. Both kids have been working on this – neither one has seen it before and Funball will start working on the elementary version very soon so I wanted her to have the sensorial experience first. AtContinue Reading
As promised a few days ago – here are the links to purchase the printable bead square and cube files! These are a wonderful option if you need a bead cabinet. They are also a wonderful extension activity for your child. Funball loved testing these with me. She’s been workingContinue Reading
Montessori materials can be expensive. Gorgeous, but expensive. I love puzzling out my own versions. A bead cabinet is just not in the budget. While I do have a set of short bead chains (and a DIY long set…on the list for the blog…), and one square to go withContinue Reading
Who doesn’t love a good look around someone else’s house? 😉 We’ve had a set of “Montessori shelves” in our dining room since my oldest was about 18 months old. The shelves have been through preschool iterations, and back in about February I finally took most of the work offContinue Reading
When we began COVID homeschool in March, Funball was having a bit of a subtraction block. The kind of block that exclaims “I can’t do it!” – which of course proves the statement true. We talked a lot about needing more practice, growth mind set, not being able to doContinue Reading
Metal Insets are part of the primary (3-6 year old) Montessori language curriculum. By learning to trace both the outside of the blue shape and the inside of the pink frame, primary students practice all the motions needed for writing.Continue Reading