Simone Davies from The Montessori Notebook is working on a fantastic book about raising toddlers in a Montessori way. You can get all the details on her Kickstarter page and pre-order a copy for yourself too! Here’s Simone on a recent FB Live explaining her project Simone has graciously offered to give away a copy […]
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Pumpkin Patch Phonological and Phonemic Awareness
We will be taking a field trip to the pumpkin patch in a couple of weeks. To prepare, our classroom is starting to fill up with “pumpkiny” activities. If you haven’t already downloaded my free October Seasonal Guide for the Classroom with pictures of our seasonal activities for the month, you can get all the details in the […]
Mega Back to School Bundle
Are you ready for back to school? The Kid Bloggers have pooled their resources once again to bring you this enormous bundle of educational printables to help you get your school year off to a great start! This is for you if: You teach preschool or Kindergarten You are the parent/caregiver of a preschooler […]
Montessori By Mom
This is the adorable little face of Timmy Hadsall. Timmy’s mom, Teresa, is an AMS certified Montessori teacher who now has a small home-based business called Montessori by Mom. I say small business, but their products are loved by many families and children around the world. Perhaps you are one of those families? I am […]
Resources for Talking to Children About Race and Racism
We are living in pivotal times. Issues of race and racism are not new. Modern day America was created after a clash of epic proportions over this issue. A world war has been fought over this. Many of us thought that we, as a species, had put the worst behind us and were headed in […]
Back to School with TpT 2017
I hope you have a fabulous back to school season HAPPY SHOPPING! CLICK HERE to go to my store. The Teachers Pay Teachers back to School Sale is Aug 1-2, 2017 Graphic designed by Tammy Morehouse Be sure to use promo code BTS2017 at checkout to get the full discount! Top Recommendations from My Store […]
Montessori Language Activities for Home
Mom: “It’s time to put away the blocks now. We’re going to work with some letters! It’ll be fun!” Jamie (age 2): “No!” *runs and hides behind the couch* Has something like this happened at your house? Probably. But don’t worry. If it has, you’re not alone! As parents and caregivers, we are sometimes so eager […]
Montessori Home Tour by Bella’s Casa
Jae Jun from Bella’s Casa gives us a tour of her Montessori home. Montessori Home Tour by Jae Jun I have used 3 simple ideas to set up our home for my daughter Emily, age 3. Here are the 3 big ideas: Love of learning Less is More Independence Let’s take a look at a […]
Online Teacher Biz Project June 2017
I just wrapped up the second month of the Online Teacher Biz Project. You can read the introduction to the project here and find previous reports here. Remember how I said naps might take a higher priority than this project at times? So that happened. And I do expect naps to continue to dominate for the rest […]
Blog Income Report June 2017
It’s time for my third Blog Income Report! If you’re wondering what a Blog Income Report is, check out my introduction here, and see previous reports here. My goal with these reports is to give you sense of how you can earn a little bit of extra income on the side simply by blogging. If […]