Tag: Montessori

You know when it’s a million degrees outside and all you want is some lemonade because it seems in your mind to be the only thing that’s going to hit the spot? We had one of those days, so Oliver suggested that we squeeze our own. And he wanted it pink.  I wish I could say … Continue reading “Raspberry Lemonade”

Magnetic experiments are some of my boys’ favorite activities. This time, I decided to hide a bunch of items in some sand, make some magnetic wands, and let them try to fish out the magnetic objects. So they knew how many items to retrieve, I placed squares on a piece of paper (one paper was … Continue reading “Montessori-Inspired”

Of all our boys, Oliver seems most motivated to work in the garden. He enjoys just spending time in there, tiptoeing along the path while talking to himself amongst the spinach and peppers and strawberries, pulling up weeds and snacking on strawberries as soon as they’re ripe. This summer he is ready to harvest using … Continue reading “Montessori-Inspired”

Peeling garlic is no easy feat. The skin always seems to cling in the wrong places and can be difficult to peel off the clove. But in order to make Oliver’s favorite snack, guacamole, he must learn to do this. Last weekend, I showed him how, and he spent the better part of half an … Continue reading “Montessori-Inspired”

Keeping it simple and focused around here. Today we ditched the word cards and just dumped out all the letters onto the floor. Remarkable what kinds of words they came up with. Milo asked for compound words (he came up with rainbow and back pack), then wanted to classify animals. Oliver worked on sound combinations … Continue reading “Montessori-Inspired”