Welcome to my calendar of May themed activities for kids. You’ll find all my unit studies and holiday posts listed by themes in my “Should You Use Unit Studies?” post. Here you’ll find lots of themes for May according to holiday or calendar observances. You’ll find more links for calendar observances in my “Enliven Your…
Parents are often concerned when they first hear the Montessori term “normalization.” It doesn’t sound like a good thing … more like something trying to make all children think and act the same. In The Absorbent Mind, Maria Montessori said, “Normalization is the single most important result of our work.” Taken out of context, that…
Happy Earth Day! April is a great time to focus on Arbor Day along with Earth Day. National Arbor Day is the last Friday in April, although many states observe Arbor Day on different dates according to their state’s best tree-planting time. You can find a map of Arbor Day dates across America (and around…
I spent last weekend at the 2:1 Conference in Herndon, Virginia, and it was a new, enriching experience for me. Even though I just celebrated my 3rd blogiversary, this was my first blogging conference. I’ve attended lots of Montessori conferences and homeschool conferences, and I’ve now discovered the benefits of attending a blogging conference, too….
The giveaway is now closed, but be sure to read my post to learn more about KHT Montessori! You’ll find the announcement of the giveaway winner at the bottom of the post right below the Rafflecopter form. It’s my 3rd blogiversary month, and I have another AMAZING giveaway for you … this one sponsored by…
It’s the 15th of the month, and I have a new post at PreK + K Sharing! Today, I’m sharing the links to free printables I’ve used to create Montessori-inspired Earth Day activities for preschoolers through first graders. I show how I used the printables to prepare the Montessori-inspired activities. I also have links to…
Welcome to the April 2013 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Family Recipes 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 are sharing their recipes, their stories, their pictures, and their memories. *** My husband and I have been vegetarians…
I love Montessori-Inspired dinosaur activities, and John Bowman’s Montessori at Home eBook (new 3rd edition) has a whole section on dinosaurs. Here’s an excerpt of part of that section: Make Fossils Fossils are how we get in touch with creatures from long ago, so why not make some? A Safari Ancient Fossils TOOB , an…
April is party time for me! So the Ultimate Blog Party 2013 fits in perfectly! My third blogiversary is technically April 13, but I’m partying all month! I started my month by promoting the launch of the 3rd edition of John Bowman’s fabulous 512-page eBook Montessori at Home! You’ll find excerpts and great activities as…
The giveaway is now closed. Please check the bottom of the post right under the Rafflecopter form for the announcement of the winners. And don’t miss the special discounts from Montessori Print Shop and Montessori at Home for my readers! Montessori Print Shop has a discount code for my readers: 15% OFF all products excluding…
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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