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…. This post may contain affiliate links. See my full disclosure here. My son officially started kindergarten a few months ago, and I’m happy to report that it’s been a success! Today I’ll be going over what we’ve been doing in our kindergarten homeschool, inspired by the Montessori method. I will share how I blend Montessori with different resources, our… Read More
Come take a tour of our homeschool room! Homeschool rooms should change ever so often, to meet the needs of the children. Our play/school room has changed quite a bit over the years, and today I’m sharing what our set up looks like now, as well as a few tips on how to create a space that can suit families… Read More
This week we took a look at how flowering plants grow: The seed germinates, the plant grows, the plant flowers, the plant produces fruit and the seeds are dispersed. It was a simple introduction to plant lifecycle, we based our study off of our Exploring Nature With Children curriculum. As we studied about the lifecycle of a plant, I thought… Read More
A few weeks ago we started using our Exploring Nature With Children curriculum and I thought it would be fun to share some of the units we’ve been doing as well as the support curriculums, guides and resources we are using. On this post I will be going over our Tree Unit. Our two main guides for this unit was… Read More
“Our care of the child should be governed, not by the desire to make him learn things, but by the endeavor always to keep burning within him that light which is called intelligence.” ― Maria Montessori We are currently making the transition from co-sleeping to a floor bed with our littlest, Lara. I had a floor bed with Levi and it… Read More
Um conceito muito popular entre as famílias americanas que praticam homeschool (parcial ou 100%) é o de “ritmo diário familiar” – eu falei num post anterior sobre a diferença entre ritmo e rotina familiar. Rotina – ao meu ver – é algo regrado, que gera frustração caso não seja cumprida ao pé da letra. Para mim, rotina representa tédio, quase… Read More
Ok guys, so I got a ton of people on Instagram asking us where Levi’s toys are from. So I compiled the ones he currently loves most and I’m sharing the details with you today. He goes through phases, so it’s possible that he will be into other toys soon. That’s why we rotate them in his room. We try… Read More
