Are you familiar with this wonderful book by Michael Dorer (all his books are wonderful by the way)? Hatching the Cosmic Egg is an illustrated journey through all 5 of the Montessori Great Lessons. A perfect reading companion for elementary school kids whether they’ve just first heard the stories or retold them many times through…
Have you seen the flood of wonderful videos on Youtube the last month coming from Montessori educators needing to teach from home? Even if you have a presentation down pat, it’s still incredibly helpful to see how others present work. Even with a uniform method like Montessori, every guide brings a little bit of his…
Get ’em while they’re hot. My US currency three part card printable is available for free through the rest of January! I also made some easy mixed operation equations for solving problems with money. They’re free right now too. Download them both at our [severely neglected] Teachers Pay Teachers shop: US Currency Three Part Cards…
Every October we do a Harry Potter homeschooling week for my Harry Potter crazed kiddos. I’m super fortunate to be participating in a Wizarding swap group right now: potions, charms, and other fun all DIY and delivered through the mail. I am so excited about this slapjack game; I’m posting it free here for you…
Sharing one of our much-loved activities from this last week — a layers of the earth play dough mat. In the past we’ve made play dough models of the earth; that’s lots of fun, but I wanted something even easier to put on the shelf that the kids could work on independently. This is what…
I made some task cards for my kids to practice addition word problems. Word problems are new to us this year, so there are simple ones and some more advanced four-digit dynamic addition cards. Twelve in all with simple Autumn clip art. I even added a mandatory pumpkin spice one. Click the link above to…
