Loving & leading
Loving & leading
We did this unit at the end of summer and it spilled into fall a bit. Both the girls really loved it. We do a lot of unit studies (both planned and unplanned!) in our home and follow the Montessori Scope and Sequence for both …
A big part of our homeschool is exploring and studying the world around us. A topic that continues to pop up and has recently impacted us more is the wild fires burning in Canada. The smog has looked like a haze in our area and …
There is a beautiful approach in Montessori referred to as the spiraling curriculum. A spiral curriculum starts with major themes and moves through the progression cyclically coming back to different blocks during a 3 year cycle. It starts with the very concrete exploration of our …
You guys. This year I promised myself I would take a longer break after the end of our school year and while I did that… I didn’t get everything prepped ahead of time like I wanted. I am back to schooling and prepping. Still planning …
For our Year in Review this year, I am taking a slightly different approach. I have done a seasonal recap throughout the year of the Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring in our homeschool. Instead of rehashing all of that here again, I am going to …
It’s still spring but we are officially wrapping up our school year. I am not 100% sure when we will begin our Summer I term BUT I am VERY excited. I think we will take 2-3 weeks and then maybe start back the first or …
My goodness. How is it spring already? How are we almost done for this school year??? Well. Basically. We have 8-10 weeks left depending on when we get through a few goals for reading and math. Seriously though. Didn’t we just start K5? Did I …
I haven’t had much space to blog about our studies this fall (I do share regularly on our Instagram page if you want to follow us there!) so I wanted to pause and do a seasonal recap to give a picture of what we have …
Another summer has come and gone and we have soaked in every minute over here. We homeschool year round and take off throughout the year as needed. This past year we took off part of April and all of May. May 30th was our first …
I am so excited about my latest project- a Montessori Continent Box Exchange! My hope is to connect Montessorians from around the world share different cultures in a tangible way. Short of traveling to each area, this is the best way to experience the culture …