Category: Language activities

This Wednesday, I had so much fun doing a little live tour of my Montessori toddler classroom. I was able to answer people’s questions live and show you around at the same time. I had such a lovely response and it’s been viewed already 10,000 times! So fun. So, want…

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Hi everyone, I have been busy with this list of Montessori activities for babies, toddlers and preschoolers for weeks! I’m so happy with how it has turned out. Download the pdf and look up your child’s age and you will see age-appropriate activities for all areas – daily life, eye-hand…

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I have been working on something special for you all – a guide to choosing books for Montessori children PLUS a list of all my favourite books in my school library. That’s 75 books that are read over and over again in my class and which I will never get…

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Today I wanted to share with you something from the classroom. It’s a process for teaching kids that Montessori teachers use and which is playful, interactive, and respectful to the child. So let’s jump right in! A three-period lesson This process of teaching kids is called a three-period lesson, basically…

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I am such a fan of books. And wanted to pass on my love of books to my children. So I’m pretty happy to live in a family of book worms. Young children don’t stop very often, so I still remember clearly the day my son flopped on the couch…

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What a lovely weekend – we celebrated the summer solstice for the first time with friends in the Vondelpark, we had friends from Rotterdam to visit, and my mother-in-law flew in today to spend a few days with us. Hope you all had fun too. Choosing books for Montessori Children…

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This week is Kinderboekenweek (children’s book week)! Did you celebrate book week when you were a kid? I definitely remember book week from my school days growing up in the suburbs of Sydney. With my own kids I’ve made a ritual each year of going to the book store during…

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