My son, Little Bee, has always been fascinated by chickens. He actually, at three years old, had a make believe flock of chickens that followed him around. One day he took his entire flock of chickens for a ride in the car to church. We had to leave the car windows open so the chickens could get fresh air and…
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In the Montessori homeschooling environment, it is helpful to have 3-part cards as a learning tool for practically all topics… whether it is language, geography, or zoology. On Mama’s Happy Hive Teachers Pay Teachers shop, I have created several wonderful 3-part cards for farm animals, pond life, flower anatomy, and more! We are using these Montessori Farm Life 3-Part Cards…
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I love celebrating and creating holiday traditions with my family. Last year, I created a DIY Advent Calendar and this year I wanted to do something similar. This is a lovely November countdown thankful tree for children and adults of all ages to enjoy. Each calendar tag is a Bible promise that can be read for that day of the…
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This Montessori at Home Preschool Plan is a loosely formed outline of the lessons we hope to cover next year for Little Bee at 4-5 years old. Please visit, Montessori Inspired Homeschool Preschool Plans (3-4 years), for a detailed outline of the unit studies we did previously and our Montessori homeschool goals using the NAMC manuals. Please note that this…
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Young children LOVE practical life skills. They love working with their hands and creating. Here’s a great lesson on Montessori flower arranging and how you can add this lesson to your Christian homeschool today. (more…)
A wonderful way for children to learn about the world around them is through hands-on play. This lovely DIY felt apple life cycle craft, is an easy hands-on activity to help a child learn about the parts of an apple and it’s life cycle. Materials Needed: 2 red, 2 white, 1 brown, 1 green, 1 pink thick wool/rayon felt (9in…
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Our Montessori Materials List for Preschool (2.5-5 years) is part of our Montessori inspired homeschool plan for this coming school year. This is a list of Montessori materials I compiled from my NAMC manuals from the Early Childhood Montessori Curriculum. Please note that this is a fluid list that may change as time goes on and with more research. In this post, is the list of Montessori materials…
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My daughter, Sweet Bee, just turned a year old! Ever since she was 6 months old (maybe even younger) she has enjoyed Montessori discovery or treasure baskets. I usually keep one filled with interesting items for her to enjoy on her Montessori shelves. She has enjoyed a basket full of various textured balls for a long time. I decided to…
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Have you found yourself at the last minute trying to decide how you can safely view the solar eclipse, that will be passing through the United States, tomorrow? You are not alone! I didn’t start to prepare for the solar eclipse until yesterday evening and then I woke up this morning (Sunday) and put a really awesome Solar Eclipse Journaling…
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