The theme for this month’s Teach/Learn was collaboration. Deb at Science@home added one of my posts to the list of articles about collaboration. Here’s her list and an amazing video of collaboration: Catherine at Adventures With Kids worked together with her family to create a wheelbarrow garden. Deb at Science@home gave some tips on how…
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Help Your Child Develop Persistence by Using Montessori Principles
This post is part of the Teach/Learn Carnival. This month our theme for Teach/Learn was Persistence, something that is needed to string all the pieces together and achieve something big. “Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not;…
Teach/Learn – Getting Outdoors
Welcome to the May Teach/Learn. Here are some posts bloggers have come up with on this month’s theme, ‘Outdoors.’ They have some great ideas for getting outside while you teach and learn. Catherine from Adventures With Kids created some garden mobiles to decorate the trees around their sandpit. Deb Chitwood at Living Montessori Now shares…
Experiencing Nature and Growing Plants Outdoors without a Garden
Welcome to the May Carnival of Natural Parenting: Growing in the Outdoors This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants have shared how they encourage their children to connect with nature and dig in the dirt. Please read…
How to Be a Relaxed Homeschooler
During our family’s homeschooling journey, we somehow found the style of homeschooling that worked best for us. It can probably be best described as relaxed homeschooling. I came to a relaxed style of homeschooling simply by noticing what worked best for my family … and by realizing I couldn’t homeschool long-term any other way. And…
Teach/Learn – Easter
Welcome to the April Teach/Learn Blogging Carnival. Here are some of the posts bloggers across Australia and the world have come up with on this month’s theme, ‘Easter.’ Check out the posts for lots of Easter activities to read and do with kids. Deb from Science@home looked at the calendar and the Timing of Easter. Marita from Stuff…
Teach/Learn – Imagination
Welcome to the new Teach/Learn. Here are some of the posts bloggers across Australia and the world have come up with on this month’s theme, ‘Imagination.’ ‘Imagine that …’ with Leechbabe at Stuff With Thing, learning through our search for fairies and dinosaurs, a child’s world is a wonderful place to be. Imagination Towers’ with…
Dr. Seuss with a Touch of Montessori
This is a great week for educators and families – it’s Dr. Seuss’s birthday tomorrow, March 2, and it’s Montessori Education Week all week! Many families and educators are also celebrating Dr. Seuss’s birthday all week. If you’re a strict Montessorian, you might not like all the fantasy in Dr. Seuss books. If you’re an…
Help Your Child Create Unforgettable Cards and Gifts through Digital Scrapbooking
Welcome to the November Teach/Learn Blogging Carnival. The Teach/Learn Blogging Carnival hosted by Science@home is for anyone, because we are all teachers and learners all the time. This month our theme is “Technology and Design”. This is about being able to design or make something to solve a problem. Check out the links at the…
Montessori-Inspired Fun with Land and Water Forms
Welcome to the October Teach/Learn Blogging Carnival. The Teach/Learn Blogging Carnival hosted by Science@home is for anyone, because we are all teachers and learners all the time. This month our theme is “Studies of Society and the Environment” which covers all the humanities, from history to finance, geography, politics and of course the environment. Check…
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I'm Deb Chitwood. My header photo models are my children, Christina, at 1 1/2, my son, Will, at 3, and Christina again at 16. Christina is now 22, and Will is 27. Please see the About Me page for more information about my family and me. Please see the About Montessori page for information about Montessori. -
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