Wimmelbooks for Early Literacy

If you’re looking for an engaging, beautifully-illustrated book to read with your preschooler, look no further than Wimmelbooks. The vivid and detailed pictures of this German series hold stories just waiting to be discovered by little ones. I received My Big Wimmelbook: Firetrucks from Timberdoodle in exchange for this review. We love it so much,…

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Clumsy Thief Junior Review

After afternoon reading and rest time (my preferred variety of R&R), I gather the kids around the dining room table to play a game. It’s a fun way to pick up the pace after a snoozy, post-lunch slump. This week we played Clumsy Thief Junior, a cute freebie I got from Timberdoodle in exchange for…

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Cognitive Drawing Review

Now here is a cool idea for a semester-long art program: Cognitive Drawing is a 90 day workbook that guides students through a unique step by step process. It’s engaging, and we saw improvements right away. We received our copy free in exchange for this review. It’s part of Timberdoodle’s 11th Grade Curriculum bundle, but…

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Easy Way to Learn Chess, Solo

As a small girl I used to bike up the hill a few blocks from my house to my friend’s house.* I’d drop my bike in his driveway, cheeks flushed, and bangs matted with sweat against my forehead. I’d push right inside, without a second thought, hunting down my playmate, in hopes that there was…

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States of Matter Sorting Cards

Sometimes if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. It follows, after not finding anything but states of matter cards that exclude plasma, I made my own sorting activity for all four states of matter: plasma included! Poor plasma always getting left out. Plasma is awesome. Plasma is all around us,…

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Montessori Stellar Nucleosynthesis

Elements are the ingredients that make up everything. Do you know where those elements come from? Explaining a concept like nuclear fusion and the creation of all the ingredients of the cosmos might sound a little daunting for a homeschool parent (let alone for the elementary child). However I’m here to tell you it’s not…

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Layers of the Earth Puzzle

Look for a new layers of the Earth puzzle to hit the Etsy shop soon. I also plan on a “soft relaunch” and redesign of several products including the clock of eras and taxonomy classification puzzles. When? Soon very soon. I’m also currently learning Illustrator, so I can better bring my ideas to life via…

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Learning Fun with CircleSet and CINGO

If you are on the hunt for a quality, educational toy company, we found one! Actually they found us: Tieramid was kind enough to ask us to review their products, and we happily accepted. My kids have been building with these tangram-inspired, wooden stacker blocks for over a month now and love them. The quality…

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Phases of Life With Baby (Number 5)

First of all, to anyone who participated in the 2020 Montessori Homeschool Summit, a giant THANK YOU! It feels like a smash success and I’ve heard nothing but positive feedback which makes me overjoyed. Speaking at the online event pushed me out of my comfort zone, so I deeply appreciate all the kind words of…

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