Kids in the Summer Garden & Ebook Rec!

How’s Summer been treating everybody? Hotter than the face of the Sun here (well almost), and the pool is literally as warm as bathwater. I’ve been keeping the chickens cool with frequent water changes, and trying to tend to our little suburban plot early, early in the morning. The kids have had tons of camps…

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Our Montessori Homeschooling Week: Vol 7

Alright, alright, alright… let’s get right down to business. In exciting family news, the girls make their first holy communion tomorrow, the kids’ violin recital is in a week, my sister got ENGAGED today (I hope I’m allowed to proclaim that Megs because we are EXCITED), and as always we continue truckin’ along with school….

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Montessori Homeschooling Week in Review: Vol 3

Week three of our new series brings us to Holy Week and the Paschal Triduum. We stayed busy as always with our usual Montessori workload. I’m currently reading Montessori Today: A Comprehensive Approach to Education from Birth to Adulthood by Paula Polk Lillard. This book is a great overview of the whole Montessori pedagogy, and I’ve…

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