Tag: Montessori

Milo is such a focused little dude. At seven years old, he will read intently for hours, completely quiet and still, only moving to shift positions or chew a fingernail or twirl a long blond lock of hair. It’s a change in some ways, but not in others. Yes, he is a very active kid … Continue reading “Montessori-Inspired”

Oliver loves his school so much, he leaps out of bed in the morning to announce emphatically what lesson he hopes to get. When I pick him up in the carpool line at school at 3:30, he is so talkative and excited to tell me about what he accomplished, it’s often a (hilarious) struggle just … Continue reading “Montessori-Inspired”

Sewing buttons! I can’t express how great it is to see my children enthusiastic and eager to practice the lessons (or variations on them) they have learned in school. Before Thanksgiving break, Oliver asked to sew buttons after school. I remembered having some extra fabric in my closet leftover from a ripped shirt I had … Continue reading “Montessori-Inspired”

Flower arranging! Sometimes my boys come home from school and immediately want to recreate a lesson they have had in school that day. Recently, Oliver came home itching to show me flower arranging. It was one of the last warm days before we had freezing nighttime temperatures, so we went out to the potted flowers … Continue reading “Montessori-Inspired”

 The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe, by Theodore Gray, photography by Theodore Gray and Nick Mann  I have to share one of the best books we’ve ever purchased for our kids. It is, in Milo’s words, “Amazing because it has a fold-out periodic table of elements. It’s awesome!” (he … Continue reading “Reading, Experimenting”