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What Makes an Activity Montessori? Part 7 and 8

March 13, 2021March 13, 2021 Alyson DLeave a Comment on What Makes an Activity Montessori? Part 7 and 8

I decided to combine these two last parts of my multi-post series on what makes an activity Montessori for two […]

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What makes an activity Montessori? Part 5

February 27, 2021February 27, 2021 Alyson DLeave a Comment on What makes an activity Montessori? Part 5

I’m back and with a new post in my multi-post series on what makes an activity Montessori. Here’s a reminder […]

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What makes an activity Montessori? Part 4

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 Alyson DLeave a Comment on What makes an activity Montessori? Part 4

Continuing on my multi-post series about what makes an activity Montessori, I will preface today’s topic with the importance of […]

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What makes an Activity Montessori? Part 3

February 20, 2021February 22, 2021 Alyson DLeave a Comment on What makes an Activity Montessori? Part 3

After taking some time off to work on new printables for my free printables library, I am back! If you […]

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What makes an Activity Montessori? Part 2

February 17, 2021February 22, 2021 Alyson DLeave a Comment on What makes an Activity Montessori? Part 2

Yesterday I started this multi-post series about what makes an activity Montessori by talking about the fact that Montessori activities […]

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Here’s to our first day in Madrid! And my first Here’s to our first day in Madrid! And my first travel tip for kids (this one is not a big secret though): choose your activities based on your kids’ interests! My son is into anything that goes ✈️🚂🚙 So we spent the morning at the train museum! He loved seeing the inside and outside of a whole lot of beautiful trains. Both my kids have a high need for physical activity, so we hit up Madrid Rio, a park along a river with 17!! play areas for kids! We ended up spending the longest at a large playground with a nature play space. It included a play area for toddlers as well as a big pirate ship climbing structure for bigger kids. Will we also do activities while here that aren’t always based on our kids’ interests? Sure! But we will definitely be balancing those things with movement opportunities and interest based activities. Any cool places you have visited based on your kids’ interests? Share your experiences in the comments! #montessorionthego #montessoritravel #montessoriespaña #travelwithkids #trainsplanesandautomobiles #museodeferrocarrilmadrid #madridrio #playgroundsaroundtheworld #travelkids
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And we are off! ✈️ We flew to Madrid yesterda And we are off! ✈️ We flew to Madrid yesterday to start a 2 week vacation in Spain 🇪🇸 My husband and I went to Madrid and Valencia at the very beginning of our relationship. And now we are back in those same places 6 years and two kids later. It is a totally different kind of trip, but just as wonderful 😊 Anyone interested in Montessori aligned travel tips? Let me know in the comments! #montessoritravel #montessorionthego #montessoritoddler #montessoribaby #montessoriespaña #travelwithkids #travelwithme #letsgo #vamanos #iberiaairlines #iberiaexpress
FALL IS HERE!!! YAY! …and our Fall Mega Bundle s FALL IS HERE!!! YAY! …and our Fall Mega Bundle sale ends tomorrow! So, this is your chance to checkout all the printables included in this amazing collection of digital resources for children aged 3 - 10! Save 97% now and get close to 4,000 pages of beautiful educational printables delivered to your inbox, ready to print instantly! We worked with the top as well as new upcoming creators to bring you this brand-new collection that your children will love to use. Topics range from animals through fire safety, geography, dinosaurs, skyscrapers, human anatomy, literature, math, games and pretend plays, harvest, farm, and so much more! This bundle will provide you with hours upon hours of engaging and fun, hands-on learning opportunities for years to come. For the full list of printables, check the link in the bio! SAVE 97% today and PAY ONLY $25 for a bundle worth over $850! Sale Ends…Tomorrow September 23rd. #montessori #montessoriathome #playfullearning #handsonactivities #homeschooling #montessoriactivity #homeschool #homeschooler #homeschoolmamas #homeschoolfun #unschoolers #learnathome #learningtogether #earlylearning #handsonlearning #printablesforkids #montessoriactivity #exploringnaturewithchildren #homeschooldeals #naturestudy #charlottemasoneducation #charlottemasonactivities
It’s HERE! 🍁Swing into fall with meaningful h It’s HERE! 🍁Swing into fall with meaningful hands-on activities of our brand new🍁The Fall MEGA Bundle🍁! Packed with close to 4,000 pages of thoughtfully curated activities perfect for children ages 3-10 (with some resources for 10+). With more than 50 creators and 14 categories, you’ll love the variety of Autumn inspired lessons in the Fall Mega Bundle. The collection is worth over $850, but from now through September 23, you can purchase this bundle for only $25 (link in bio)!! Not to mention FREEBIES like the I Can Homeschool Volume 2 eBook. 🍁The Fall MEGA Bundle🍁 covers exciting and engaging topics, including: 🐿️ Animal Studies 🎼 Art & Music 🦕 Dinosaurs 🍁Fall / Autumn 🚜 Farm 🗺️ Geography 🚙 Heavy Vehicles and Skyscrapers 📜 History 📚 Language 📖 Math 🌿 Nature Studies 🥧 Pumpkin Patch 🧪 Science 🌲Woodland Don’t forget to checkout the UPGRADED package with exciting lessons including “Anne of Green Gables Unit Study”, “Adventures of Peter and Polly in Autumn Ebook by Rose Lucia”, “Fall Children’s Diary”, and “Yayoi Kusama Hands-on Art Study” #homeschoolers #homeschooling #homeschool365 #homeschool #homeschooler #homeschoolmamas #homeschoolfamily #homeschoolfun #unschoolers #learnathome #learningtogether #earlylearning #printablesforkids #montessoriactivity #exploringnaturewithchildren #naturalchildhood #naturestudy #naturefinds #natureschooling #homeschooldeals #naturestudy #naturestudycurriculum #montessoriactivity
Fall is one of the best seasons of the year. The l Fall is one of the best seasons of the year. The leaves change color, the weather gets cooler, and there are lots of fun holidays to celebrate. Fall is also a great season to learn new things, a perfect time to get outside and explore! Our popular I CAN HOMESCHOOL E-zine is back with fresh content, and it's yours absolutely FREE! In this new edition, you will be able to read insightful and practical tips from home educators on topics such as: ✅ How to Make History Come Alive ✅ 10 Homeschooling Mindsets for When You’re Questioning Everything ✅ How to Teach Your Children Letter Sounds ✅ The Beautiful Beginning of a Musical Journey ✅ The Benefits of Hands-On Learning And much more… Head over to my bio, and download your FREE E-zine! Just click Fall Mega Bundle 2022. And it’s not just for homeschoolers! Anyone supporting their children’s learning at home can pick up some new tips from this great resource. #homeschoolers #homeeducator #homeschooling #homeschool365 #homeschool #homeschooler #homeschoolmamas #unschoolers #inspiremyhomeschool #learnathome #learningtogether #printablesforkids #montessoriactivity #exploringnaturewithchildren #naturalchildhood #naturestudy #naturefinds #natureschooling #homeschooldeals #naturestudy #naturestudycurriculum #montessoriactivity
***** GIVEAWAY CLOSED! The winners are customers w ***** GIVEAWAY CLOSED! The winners are customers with the following freebie order numbers: 44125, 42029, 41594, 41067, 42911, 41604, 41224, 41222, 42021, 41675, 40905, 41523. The winners were contacted via email. CONGRATULATIONS!!! ***** 🥳MEGA Giveaway!🥳 To celebrate the launch of our brand new Fall MEGA Bundle (coming September 14th), we are throwing a fun MEGA Giveaway! We are giving away 🥳12 copies of the Fall MEGA Bundle to 12 of you on September 12th🥳! The rules are super simple: 🍂Head over to my bio and download the FALL FREEBIE! Click on Fall Mega Bundle 2022. Feel free to comment and tag your friends on this post to spread the love about this fun giveaway. That's all! Have fun, enjoy the freebie and check back here on September 12th! Our Fall MEGA Bundle is a carefully curated exciting bundle of the latest top educational printables from close to 60 different creators covering multiple subjects and themes your children will enjoy learning about for years to come. 12 winners will be selected on September 12th and announced on this post, the website and via email. The giveaway is open worldwide and in no way endorsed by Instagram! #homeschoolers #homeeducator #homeschooling #homeschool365 #homeschool #homeschooler #homeschoolmamas #unschoolers #inspiremyhomeschool #learnathome #learningtogether #printablesforkids #montessoriactivity #exploringnaturewithchildren #naturalchildhood #naturestudy #naturefinds #natureschooling #homeschooldeals #naturestudy #naturestudycurriculum #montessoriactivity
Save the date (Sept 14th) for our brand new 🍁Fa Save the date (Sept 14th) for our brand new 🍁Fall MEGA Bundle🍁!!! Our Fall MEGA Bundle is coming out September 14th, so just a week from now and we couldn't be more excited to share it with you all! It's been a carefully curated exciting bundle of the latest top educational printables from close to 60 different creators covering multiple subjects and themes your children will enjoy learning about. But...while you wait...go and click on the link in my bio to grab your Fall FREEBIE now with fall poems, math, language and sensorial activities! Enjoy and make sure you save the date! September 14th! #homeschoolers #homeschooling #homeschool365 #homeschool #homeschooler #homeschoolmamas #unschoolers #learnathome #learningtogether #printablesforkids #montessoriactivity #exploringnaturewithchildren #naturalchildhood #naturestudy #naturefinds #natureschooling #homeschooldeals #naturestudy #naturestudycurriculum #montessoriactivity
New toys aren’t always for my kids: I got a lase New toys aren’t always for my kids: I got a laser engraving and cutting machine! Movable alphabet and sandpaper letters sample was the first thing I made 😍 little sister E (6 months) wanted to get in on the action as well but these will be for T (3 years) for now #lasercut #lasercutting #montessoridiy #newtoy #montessoriathome #montessorihomeschool
Sometimes, you have to stop and smell the roses (e Sometimes, you have to stop and smell the roses (even the fake ones on this Instagram perfect backdrop 🤣) #stopandsmelltheroses #montessorionthego #outingswithkids #montessorieverywhere #morningwalk #3yearold #montessoriaccounts
If you missed the news yesterday, then I am please If you missed the news yesterday, then I am pleased to say again that we extended the sale of our amazing Summer MEGA Bundle until tomorrow, Friday, June 24th! This means that you have extra time to grab this fantastic bundle! Even better: there are three new amazing resources included with no extra cost to you! Check the link in my bio and don’t miss this amazing deal! #montessoriathome #megabundles #homeschooling #limitedsale #lessthan48hours #linkinbio #montessoriprintables #homeschoolsummer
Heading to the beach this summer? Do you have a se Heading to the beach this summer? Do you have a seashell obsessed kid like I do? Then these beautiful seashells printables by @tacucokids are for you! We will be sticking close to home during the summer months, but heading to Spain in September with my parents. Part of our trip will be in Valencia and we will spend a lot of time at the beach there! I know I will be prepping these seashell printables for the weeks before we leave and they will give him a chance to get excited about searching for seashells on the beach. I will even be taking some of these printables on my trip! I almost always have some printables in my son’s day pack or my purse. They are great for entertaining your kids at the table in a restaurant without needing any screens. These printables and so many more are available now in the Summer Mega Bundle. Thousands of pages of materials for the low price of $25 is a deal you won’t want to miss! Check the link in my bio for more information. #montessoriathome #megabundles #summervacation #summerkidsfun #seashells #screenfreeactivities #printablesforkids #availablenow #homeschoolmomlife #homeschoolideas
We are sitting inside a lot this weekend while we We are sitting inside a lot this weekend while we ride out the first heat wave of the year. Where we live in Germany, it is not typical to have air conditioning, so other than water play in the early mornings and late afternoons, we spend midday with the curtains drawn and the doors and windows shut to keep out the heat! These popsicle/ice cream themed activities from @our_monte_stories have been a lifesaver! My son has spent yesterday and today coloring and decorating countless ice pops (also his favorite food at the moment). We even made the orange strawberry sunrise pops and they are delicious! Get this printable and many more now until June 22nd in the Summer Mega Bundle. See the link in my bio or my stories highlight for more info! #montessoriathome #summermegabundle #megabundle #summerheat #heatwave #icepops #popsicles #popsiclecrafts #homeschoolsummer #summerfun #summerkids
IT’S LIVE: Summer MEGA Bundle! Drumroll please! IT’S LIVE: Summer MEGA Bundle! Drumroll please! Our 4th annual Summer MEGA Bundle  (link in bio) is now here with over 3,000 pages of top quality educational printables from over 50 creators! These printables are truly beautiful, engaging, inspirational, meaningful and so worth it! They will last you many summers to come too. So what’s inside this collection? To see the full list simply check out the link in my bio. This link will direct you to the website, where you will see all the printables including images. In this bundle we focused on the following themes: ✔Animal Kingdom ✔Art & Music ✔Birds & Bees  ✔Construction & Transportation  ✔Gardening & Home  ✔Geography ✔History ✔Math & Language  ✔Ocean Life  ✔Outdoors  ✔Plants ✔STEM ✔Summer  Honestly, this pack is full of hundreds of hours of quality educational printables, games and fun activities! It’s a no brainer my friend! Save 97% now and get this bundle valued at $950 for ONLY $25 today! It’s only here until June 22nd! #mymegabundles #montessori #homeschoolprintables #printablesforkids #megabundle #bestdeal #summerprintables #summerhomeschool #summeroffun #montessoriathome
It is amazing what time and a bit of attention wil It is amazing what time and a bit of attention will bring! Last September, we moved to a rental home and for the first time in almost 13 years, I had a bit of land to do with as I wished. A little over two weeks ago, we put up, filled and planted 6 raised beds along the side of the yard and we have all been enjoying monitoring their progress. T loves helping me water the plants and check them each morning for bugs and other issues (which we have unfortunately had, thanks to an infestation of black aphids on the zucchini and beans). E has enjoyed some afternoons sitting with me outside and occasionally reaching out for leaves as I hold her while working on the beds. All and all, it’s been a lovely experience and we are so excited to see how our garden grows in the weeks and months to come! Would you like to see more progress? Want to know what we are growing? Do you have a garden? Let me know in the comments below! #montessorigarden #montessorioutdoors #raisedbeds #raisedbedgarden #raisedbedgardening #montessoriplantcare #montessoriinrealworld
Summer is just around the corner and it means that Summer is just around the corner and it means that our latest ☀️ Summer MEGA Bundle ☀️ is launching this Wednesday - June 15th at noon PST! So, mark your calendars! You will not want to miss this one! …and to make things even better, we wanted to gift you the I CAN HOMESCHOOL ebook filled with encouraging and practical words from seasoned homeschooling mamas and educators. This 60 pages ebook is yours totally FREE! No strings attached! In the ebook, you will learn about: ✅ Top 10 Homeschooling Tips ✅ Loop Scheduling ✅ Homeschooling Siblings ✅ Creating Inspirational Outdoor Spaces ✅ Setting-Up Engaging Learning Spaces ✅ 8 Simple Steps to Start Montessori at Home And so much more, including an article about ways to enhance math printables that I wrote! PLUS many of the contributors included free resources you can easily download from their websites! Don’t miss this opportunity, check the link in my bio, and download your ebook now! #free #freeebook #freebie #megabundles #montessoriathome #montessoihomeschool #homeschooling #homeschoolingmom #linkinbio
We spent the day at the Liberty Science Center in We spent the day at the Liberty Science Center in my home state of New Jersey this week! My son had a blast exploring all of the exhibits, especially the butterfly house and the car racing track. He is slowly adjusting to the travel life and loving unlimited time with his papa, who normally works full time during the week. Do you have a science center or children’s museum near you? Have you been with your kids? Share your experiences in the comments! #libertysciencecenter #montessoritravel #montessorionthego #scienceforkids #sciencefortoddlers #outfortheday #jerseypride
Today we are checking out the National Museum of M Today we are checking out the National Museum of Mathematics in New York City! There are tons of cool interactive things related to math here, but my son loves this pattern creator. You put a paint brush in little cups and it changes the colors you paint on the screen. It makes beautiful patterns every time! My son is absolutely obsessed with numbers, patterns and shapes right now, so this museum is the perfect place to spend a rainy day on vacation. #newyorkcity #montessorimath #momath #nationalmuseumofmathematics #montessoritravel #montessorionthego
819 days. That’s how long Covid kept us out of t 819 days. That’s how long Covid kept us out of the US. Away from my extended family. My son wasn’t even walking the last time we were here. My daughter was just a dream of a second child. One week ago, we boarded a plane from Berlin to Newark. I cried tears of joy when we touched down. It still feels surreal. I love living in Germany, but these last two years have been the hardest since I moved abroad in 2009. Watch this space in the next few weeks for more travel updates and tips for traveling with young kids! Comment below with what you want to know about traveling and Montessori. 🛫🌎🏙 #newyorknewyork #travelwithkids #finallyback #covidsucks #reunited #montessoritravel #seetheworld #kidsonthego #lookingup #bigdreams
I can’t believe it’s been a whole week since w I can’t believe it’s been a whole week since we launched the 4th annual Spring MEGA Bundle! Here we are on the last day of this incredible sale of 97%. If you have not purchased the bundle yet, this is it! Today is the day. You can enjoy all the beautiful creations from 60 different shops ideal for children aged 3-12. Around 90% of them are brand new, never before seen printables, but sadly they will never be together again in this collection. So, if you love incredible deals, just as much as I do, then don’t hesitate! You will not be disappointed. Trust me! Get 3,000 pages of beautiful printables now covering all subjects including history, geography and science too. This collection is a truly comprehensive bundle that will provide hours upon hours of quality educational activities for your little ones. So are you in? If so, then click on the link in my bio and get this amazing deal! If you have any questions, just pop them into the comment below or read the FAQs on the bottom of the bundle page (link in bio). #montessori #springmegabundle #montessoriprintables #lastday #buynow #dontmissthis #linkinbio #homeschoolprintables #montessoriathome #montessorideals #homeschooling #printablesforkids
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