Australia Continent Box
My daughter is obsessed with learning about Australia. While I insisted on exploring our North American continent box first, it wasn’t long before we were doing a full fledged Australia unit study and...
View ArticleCVC Worksheets: C CVC Words
Alecia from Learning2Walk has generously prepared another set of free CVC worksheets for us — this time focusing on C CVC words. These CVC worksheets are not a traditional Montessori material, but...
View Article25 Math Games for Kids
While I’m a huge fan of hands-on math using Montessori Materials, sometimes it’s just a bit of fun to use math games or math activities to get kids excited about math! Children develop real interests...
View Article14 Activities for Little Piggies
Have you read this wonderful book by Audrey Wood? Piggies was one of my childhood favourites and it’s really a classic that most children can’t get enough of! Today I wanted to share why I love Piggies...
View ArticleD is for Donut
D is for Donuts – that’s good enough for me! Oh, donuts donuts donuts start with d! Yes, this is the song that has been sung in our house since this simple and easy “d is for donuts” unit study that we...
View ArticleMontessori Practical Life Lesson: Buttoning
Another fabulous Practical Life Lesson from Beth Holley. Today, we are discussing the Montessori Button Dressing Frame lesson. Today we’re introducing the Montessori dressing frames. In general, the...
View ArticleZoology: Exploring X-Rays on the Light Table
It can be hard to figure out how to teach zoology to kids, especially if you’re not well versed in the animal kingdom. The wonderful thing about Montessori Zoology is that you can distill it to a very...
View ArticleBotany for Kids: Flower Dissection
During our introduction to botany for kids, one of Miss G’s favourite activities was this simple flower dissection. Not only was this a great science activity for kids, it also has some built-in fine...
View Article7 Ideas for Playing with Flowers
While we love studying botany, sometimes it can just be fun to play with flowers. Here are the top seven ways we’ve enjoyed playing with flowers while exploring botany for kids. There are so many more...
View ArticleCVC Worksheets: F CVC Words
Alecia from Learning2Walk has generously prepared another set of free CVC worksheets for us — this time focusing on F CVC words. These CVC worksheets are not a traditional Montessori material, but they...
View ArticleMontessori Practical Life Lesson: The Hooks and Eyes Dressing Frame
Have you been following along with Beth Holley’s fabulous collection of Montessori Practical Life Lessons, shared here on Thursdays? Check out any posts you may have missed here, or consider...
View ArticleCVC Worksheets: L CVC Words
Alecia from Learning2Walk has generously prepared another set of free CVC worksheets for us — this time focusing on L CVC words. These CVC worksheets are not a traditional Montessori material, but they...
View ArticleWave in a Bottle Science Experiment
Recently, we studied waves for a day while learning the “W” letter sound. One of the coolest things we did that day was this simple oil and water science experiment to make our own wave in a bottle....
View ArticleMontessori Practical Life Lesson: Bow-Tying Dressing Frame
Every Thursday we bring you a Montessori Practical Life Lesson from Beth Holley. We’ve been doing a series of Montessori dressing frames lesson posts which help your child learn how to dress...
View ArticleCVC Worksheets: H CVC Words
Alecia from Learning2Walk has generously prepared another set of free CVC worksheets for us — this time focusing on H CVC words. These CVC worksheets are not a traditional Montessori material, but they...
View ArticleMontessori Homeschool Room Tour
Today, I’m giving you a sneak peek into our Montessori Homeschool Set-up. In addition to having self-serve areas around the house, and a special kitchen cupboard just for Miss G, we also have...
View Article18 Ballet Children’s Books
Miss G and her friends took a ballet class in the Spring and her love has only grown in the off-season – just yesterday she was dancing around the house in her tutu and ballet slippers singing Carly...
View ArticleRhythms of Our Day
There are certain habits that make homeschooling or running a home daycare easier, and one of those things is using daily rhythms to structure our day for success. Different than a schedule, a daily...
View ArticleGabriella’s Song
I’m part of a wonderful collective of bloggers who all select and promote a unique children’s picture book each day on Facebook. Today was my day to select a book, and I picked a bit of an...
View ArticleMontessori Practical Life Lesson: The Lacing Dressing Frame
Today’s Montessori practical life lesson features our last dressing frame: the lacing frame. You can find all the dressing frame presentations here on Study at Home Mama by browsing our practical life...
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