The Montessori Notebook

The place to learn everything about Montessori at home in easy-to-follow, simple steps for busy parents and caregivers. Whether you are new to Montessori or have been using Montessori for a while, you will come away with practical ideas you can try today and use in your daily life.

Montessori home tour

An interview with Theresa of Montessori in Real Life about raising toddlers in a Montessori way

What a delight I have for you today! I reached out to Theresa of Montessori in Real Life to ask if I could interview her for the blog and she said “yes". For those that haven’t yet discovered Theresa, she was a Montessori toddler teacher and now full time mama to the lovely D (and expecting their second child very soon). I love following her on Instagram where she shares snippets of their home life and the simplicity, calm and focus are truly inspiring. So today we get to learn more about … [Read more...] about An interview with Theresa of Montessori in Real Life about raising toddlers in a Montessori way

SUMMER SERIES: Montessori home tour #6 – a peek inside the beautiful Montessori home of Trina (aka DIY Corporate Mom) in The Philippines

The Montessori community over on Instagram is huge. Everyone is so supportive and inspires each other. One account you have to follow is Trina from DIY Corporate Mom, self-described as “Discovering hands-on parenting while climbing the corporate ladder. Making it all work with play, Montessori, and lessons from my job." I am so happy to be able to take a look around Trina’s home in The Philippines for the last of our Montessori home tours in our summer series. Not only is her home set up so … [Read more...] about SUMMER SERIES: Montessori home tour #6 – a peek inside the beautiful Montessori home of Trina (aka DIY Corporate Mom) in The Philippines

SUMMER SERIES: Montessori home tour #5 – a peek inside Susan, Emil and Oskar’s home in Germany

Our summer series of Montessori home tour is nearly at an end. For our penultimate home, we visit Susan and her family in Germany. They have great spaces which show how simple it can be, whilst being super attractive to the children, clear and inviting. And again seeing how spaces can work for two different aged children. Susan writes a blog called Emil und Mathilda where you’ll find lots of lovely, often handmade, activities that Susan has put together for her children. I think that’s one of my … [Read more...] about SUMMER SERIES: Montessori home tour #5 – a peek inside Susan, Emil and Oskar’s home in Germany

SUMMER SERIES: Montessori home tour #3 – a peek inside Our Montessori Life’s home in Canada

The summer of Montessori home tours continues! This time we are off to Canada. “Our absolute favourite thing to do is to be in nature with our boys introducing them to all the natural world has to offer. So much natural learning happens when outside." – Beth Beth is a Montessori teacher for 3-6 year olds and has two boys, Anthony and Quentin. I love following Beth’s blog, Our Montessori Life, as well as here on Instagram, to see the adventures they get up to. If you haven’t already, don’t … [Read more...] about SUMMER SERIES: Montessori home tour #3 – a peek inside Our Montessori Life’s home in Canada