S2 E2 Montessori homeschooling through the eyes of Cara, 6 years old, in the Philippines & her mother Mars
Mars (Instagram/website) was a Montessori educator and owned her own school and now homeschools her daughter Cara. I asked Mars if I could interview her daughter Cara about their Montessori homeschooling and we spoke for over an hour! I’m sure you’ll enjoy this conversation as much as I did.
At the end Mars also talks about how she supports Cara’s learning and what “successful” homeschooling looks like to them.
Links from the episode
- How To Save A Planet – podcast about climate change
- Gardener of the Sea: A Story About Nida Calumpong
- Charlotte Mason
- For Nature Stories for Young Readers, we have the Animal Life. Nature Stories for Young Readers: Animal Life by Florence Bass
- Shell, Beak, Tusk
- How to clean a hippopotamus book
- Sleeping queens
- Rainbow Knights
- CuBirds
- Trellis
- Bites
- Jurassic Snack
- The Magic Labyrinth
- Secret Seven // Famous Five
- blog post about Montessori training
- preorder The Montessori Baby
- a photo from Cara’s book, The Sad Eagle…
Listener question
My question for you is do you have any recommendations regarding resources or training for educators who do not intend on working in a Montessori school but would still like to approach teaching in a Montessori way? I work as a teacher in a public elementary school in Canada and would love to have a better understanding of the Montessori approach to early numeracy and literacy learning. I am specifically looking for resources for students in the 3-6 range. Thanks!
Transcript
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Simone Davies has more than 20 years’ experience as an AMI Montessori educator. Simone is the author of “The Montessori Toddler” and co-author of “The Montessori Baby” and “The Montessori Child” books, comprehensive guides to raising children in a Montessori way. She currently runs parent-child Montessori classes in Amsterdam at her school Jacaranda Tree Montessori. She also has a popular blog, instagram and podcast “The Montessori Notebook” and is mother to two young adults.