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…
I’m excited today to share a math excerpt from John Bowman’s newly published 3rd edition of Montessori at Home: A Complete Guide to Doing Montessori Early Learning Activities at Home with 3-6 Year Old Children! Can’t afford a complete set of Montessori golden bead material? Montessori at Home eBook even has printables to help you…
If you’re interested in using Montessori at home, you don’t need to worry about whether or not you’re doing everything right. One thing I learned from teaching in different Montessori schools and observing at lots of Montessori schools is that there isn’t one right way to “do” Montessori. While there are many Montessori principles that…
John Bowman from Montessori at Home and I have a fabulous gift for you! Thanks to the contributions of a number of amazing mom bloggers and Montessori teachers (our “moms to many”), we’re offering Mom Bloggers Talk Montessori: Favorite Ideas and Activities free to our mailing list subscribers! This isn’t your typical freebie … it’s…
If you feel overwhelmed, underqualified to teach Montessori even at home, and/or afraid to get started, then this post is for you. Recently, I wrote the post How to Start Using Montessori at Home. I hope you read and follow the ideas. Still, you may feel hesitant to get started, afraid you’ll present materials incorrectly,…
The giveaway is now closed. See update after the Rafflecopter form for the announcement of the 3 winners! Montessori Print Shop is offering $60.49 worth of Montessori materials for $19.95 to everyone who purchases the Montessori at Home! Materials Bundle (a steal)! I’ve just emerged from being absorbed in John Bowman’s newly revised e-book Montessori…
It seems overwhelming, I know. There are so many amazing Montessori activities and resources online, books to buy, and materials to make and buy. So, what should you do first? I am sometimes amazed at how many resources are available on my site alone – and I link to TONS more. It becomes difficult to…
Preschoolers often enjoy building activities that help with eye-hand coordination along with the concepts right, left, and “right is tight, left is loose.” An activity can be as simple as having a few different sizes of nuts and bolts in a basket for children to put together. (Note: This post was updated on 3/31/2013 to…
This fun Montessori-inspired practical life activity is based on a post from Pink and Green Mama and an excerpt from the eBook Montessori at Home by John Bowman. The photos are from a post at Pink and Green Mama: Preschool At Home: Marbles and Golf Tee Game. (Note: This post was updated on 3/31/2013 to…
I was interviewed at Best Toys for Toddlers! I answered questions about my background and gave ideas from Montessori education for parents to use at home with young children. The questions and answers are focused on toddlers, but the answers apply to preschoolers in general (and some apply to children of any age). Please join…
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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