Tag Archive: Homeschooling

June Themed Activities for Kids

June Themed Activities for Kids

Today, I’m sharing my calendar of June 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 June according to holiday or calendar observances. You’ll find more links for calendar observances in my “Enliven…

Vote for the Top 25 Homeschooling Moms 2013

Vote for the Top 25 Homeschooling Moms 2013

I was thrilled to make Circle of Moms’ Top 25 Homeschooling Blogs for 2011 and Top 25 Homeschooling Moms for 2012! I discovered yesterday that Living Montessori Now was nominated again! Thanks so much to the person who nominated me for Top 25 Homeschooling Moms 2013! This was our Montessori homeschool classroom when Will was…

May Themed Activities for Kids

May Themed Activities for Kids

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…

April Themed Activities for Kids

April Themed Activities for Kids

I love spring, so April is an especially fun month for me. Today, I’m sharing my calendar of April 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 April according to holiday or…

Montessori-Monday – How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities

How to Use Free Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities

If you follow my blog, you’ve probably noticed that I love using printables to create Montessori-inspired activities. I even feature a Free Printable of the Day at the Living Montessori Facebook page.  So, does that mean that Montessori or I advocate the use of lots of worksheets for young children? If you’re familiar with Montessori…

March Themed Activities for Kids

March Themed Activities for Kids

Welcome to my calendar of March 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 March according to holiday or calendar observances. You’ll find more links for calendar observances in my “Enliven Your…

February Themed Activities for Kids

LMN - February Themed Activities for Kids

I love using unit studies and themed activities for holidays and calendar observances. You’ll find all my unit studies and holiday posts in my “Should You Use Unit Studies?” post. You might choose to plan unit studies based on your child’s interests. Many unit studies, such as a dinosaur unit or transportation unit, work well…

Welcome to the 2:1 Speakers Tour!

Titus 2:1 Speaker

Hi! If you haven’t “met” me before, I’m Deb Chitwood, the founder of Living Montessori Now and Raising Figure Skaters blogs. If you’re a Christian homeschooler, you’ll want to check out the 2:1 Conference speakers and fun Facebook party tonight at 8:00pm EST! I’m excited that I’ll be a keynote speaker at the 2:1 Conference…

How to Find Balance after the Holidays

How to Find Balance after the Holidays

Welcome to the January 2013 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Recovering from the Holidays 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 written about how their families get back to normal after the holidays are over. It’s already…

The Best from 2012 – My Most Popular Post

The Best of 2012 - My Most Popular Blog Post

Happy New Year! I’m excited to share my most popular post from 2012 as part of “The Very Best Kids Activities from 2012 Blog Hop”! Thanks so much for helping make 2012 an awesome year for Living Montessori Now … and for me! I’ve been amazed to see the growth of my blog over the…