I loved this book from the opening page where Aimee says she is looking for practical life activities to include in her classroom. “I knew that I wanted activities that were culturally and socially relevant and appealing in my classroom, but what could those lessons be? ….For me, the answer was sewing." The book shows the sequence of sewing activities you could do with your child even at home. Each activity has very clear steps and beautiful photos. * The beginning sewing activities … [Read more...] about Sewing in the Montessori Classroom
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Montessori activities for traveling with kids
A mother in class a couple of weeks ago innocently asked if I had written a post about activities for traveling with kids. I had not. And my sister and her family (including a climbing 1-year old and a chatterbox 3-year old) are about to embark on a 24-hour journey from Sydney to Amsterdam. So I decided now was a good time to put together my favourite Montessori activities for traveling kids. I also asked the parents on our Facebook page for their ideas – a lot have made it into this post but … [Read more...] about Montessori activities for traveling with kids