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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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🎄🎄Christmas is less than 3 months away, but 🎄🎄Christmas is less than 3 months away, but before Christmas comes Nikolaus Day here in Germany! On December 5th, we put out our largest, cleanest shoes in front of our door and in the morning, they are filled with sweets, nuts, mandarin oranges and small gifts! Swipe to see my brand new mini bundle of activities about Nikolaus Day in Germany. Interested in these printables? They are exclusively available in the upgraded version of the Fall Mega Bundle! Check out the link in my bio for more information and use the code UPGRADE5 to save $5 on the upgraded bundle. It is a steal with over 2000 pages of printables from more than 37 contributors, plus even more in the upgraded holiday themed addition! #fallmegabundle #montessorilanguagematerials #montessori #montessoriathome #printablesforkids #homeschooling #nikolaus #germanculture #holidayprintables #montessorimondays #montessoriactivity #megabundle
**link in bio** Have you checked out the new Fall **link in bio** Have you checked out the new Fall Mega Bundle yet? I am so excited to contribute to this wonderful collection of printables! I bought my first bundle in Fall 2019 and I am still using materials from it as my son gets older. Here is a sneak peek at my contribution to this year’s fall bundle: Classic Cars! For a look at all the classic car themed printables included in the bundle, check out my stories. The bundle is only $25 and includes almost 2000 pages from 37 different contributors! There is even an upgraded bundle with a bonus set of holiday themed printables (including a printable I contributed about Nikolaus Day). Use the code UPGRADE5 to get $5 off the upgraded bundle, making the price only $35! #homeschoolcurriculum #montessori #montessoriathome #fallmegabundle #megabundle #fallprintables #preschoolprintables #montessoriprintables #montessoriactivities #classiccars #homeschooling #montessoriactivity #printablesforkids #digitalprintables #homeschoolmom
**link in bio** Hey, y’all it’s fall! Today is **link in bio** Hey, y’all it’s fall! Today is the first day of fall and to celebrate it we are bringing you our latest 🍂 FALL MEGA BUNDLE 🍂 with our curated collection of beautiful fall-themed educational printables. This bundle is not to be missed! 37 contributors, almost 2,000 pages in 7 categories perfect to enjoy fun, hands-on learning with your little ones this fall. Together you will: 🦌 Woodland animals and their patterns and also about birds and salmon 🍪Make delicious autumnal cookies, pies, and other yummy food 🧁Open your own play coffee shop and learn all about money with fun math activities ✔️Learn how to properly conduct yourself with our etiquette lessons 🎨 Create beautiful fall-inspired art with our guide 🧑‍🔬Learn about famous inventors, their inventions 🦕 Learn all about dinosaurs 🚘 Explore the world of classic cars and other transportation vehicles ♟️Learn chess 🍄Learn about mushrooms, 🌻sunflower, 🍯honey bees, 🌳trees 🎉Travel the world with our autumnal festivals guide ☁️ Learn about seasons, rhythms, and weather in a playful way 🖼️ Step into the world of art with beautiful fall-themed paintings This bundle is ideal for children aged 3 - 9 with options for younger and older children too. All of the above for a super affordable $25. The sale ends on September 29th! So hurry! PS: Check out the upgraded version that includes extra winter and holiday printables & use the code UPGRADE5 to only pay $35. #montessoriathome #montessoriactivity #learningthroughplay #homeschooling #homeschoollife #homeeducation #homeschoolrocks #teachersfollowteachers #teachersoftpt #fallmegabundle #megabundles
🍁 Save the Date 🍂 Coming this Wednesday Se 🍁 Save the Date 🍂 Coming this Wednesday September 22nd: A brand new Fall Mega Bundle!! With over 30 contributors, this bundle includes $500 worth of printables for the low price of only $25! Some topics include: 🍁 Fall Harvest/Farm Life 🍁 Seasons 🍁 Animals in Fall 🍁 Human Anatomy 🍁 Fall-themed Math and Language Activities 🍁 Engineering and Inventors/Inventions Also included is my brand new Classic Car themed bundle! 🚗🚙 Stay tuned for more updates including information about the holiday themed upgrade! I can’t wait to share all these great printables with you all! #fallmegabundle #savethedate #montessori #montessoriathome #homeschooling #homeschool #homeschoolcurriculum #printables #megabundle #fallpreschool #autumnworksheets #montessoriprintables #homeschoollife #fallpreschoolactivities
So I have been MIA on Instagram for a while now an So I have been MIA on Instagram for a while now and I thought it might be time to let you all know why: 1. We moved! I lived in Berlin for 7 years before moving to Potsdam when I met my husband in 2016. We moved back to Berlin in 2018 when we were expecting our son. Now we are ready to move our family back out of Berlin once again, after 3 years in a 4th floor walk-up with a terrible landlady. We settled on a lovely rental home with a yard about 30 minutes outside of Berlin. The move is still ongoing but we have been slowly adjusting to smaller town life. This picture is about 2 minutes from our house at a local nature area! 2. We are expecting baby no 2! It has unfortunately been a complicated pregnancy. I have severe morning sickness (which I also suffered from in my first pregnancy) and I am lucky to have a great OBGYN who worked with me to find the best treatments available. I still felt absolutely awful for about 18+ weeks though! Along with gestational diabetes and some other complications, I have been taking it easy as I can. I am almost 24 weeks now and due in early January! I am hoping to slowly come back to sharing new printables and our set up in our new home in the coming weeks. #montessoriathome #wemoved #citytocountry #pregnancyannouncement #welcomeback #montessori #montessoriprintables #hyperemesisgravidarum #hyperemesisgravidarumawareness #montessoritoddler #montessorieurope #montessorigermany
I’m just checking in to remind you that the SUMM I’m just checking in to remind you that the SUMMER MEGA BUNDLE sale ends today at midnight PST. Here are some of the many resources that are part of the bundle, including my Summer Fruit Bundle! I understand that life gets busy and even though you may have made a mental note to get it, you may have forgotten. If that is you, then you can still grab it by clicking the link in my bio. Below are the most important highlights of the bundle: * The bundle contains beautiful educational printables from 45 (yes, you read that right! :) amazingly talented creators worth over $800 if purchased outside of this sale * There are at least 18 unit studies you can easily put together using the materials plus some of the recommended books all featured in the Unit Study Guide   * This bundle is special! We have added an almost equal portion of digital materials for both ages 3-6 and 6-9. That being said, this bundle will grow with your child! There are also resources you can adapt for children younger or older that age. * Our main theme for this bundle is “Summer”, but there is an incredible amount of materials in every given subject * BUT that’s not all! Also included are BONUSES that will help you save time and your sanity! These are the unit study guide, sorting sheets, labels and filing sheets, summer reading log and printing quote to a US based printer. * An option to upgrade to also grab an additional library of over 100 Montessori inspired Digital Printables at a super low price There is only one issue! The sale ends today at midnight PST! #summermegabundle #montessorathome #printablesforkids #homeschoolingmom #homeschoolingideas #montessoriprintables #summerhomeschooling #summerhomeschoolfun
I love bundles and get most of them as I love buil I love bundles and get most of them as I love building my digital library of educational resources. I can always go in and pick what my child is interested in and hit print! ...well...not always! Most of the time, it can get tricky to find that one resource that I have a mental image of but I just can't figure out where exactly it is. I am sure you know what I mean :) ...BUT...check this! The bonuses of the Summer MEGA Bundle (currently on sale for ONLY $25) have especially been designed to address these issues. You will get the following extra materials completely free: ✨ Sorting sheets listing the resources by age and subject and indicating which folder and subfolder the printable is store in ✨ Labels for each printable and filing sheets listing the printable name, creators name, subject they cover, ages they apply to ✨ Card holder template for you to store the cards in ✨ Unit study guide listing the combination of printables to create meaningful unit studies ✨ Summer reading log and bookmarks Check the link in my bio to see what resources are in the bundle and share with me your tips to organize and store your printables. #montessoriathome #summermegabundle #onsalenow #onlyafewdaysleft #summerprintables #linkinbio #printablesforkids #montessori #montessorihomeschool #homeschoolingmom #homeschoolingideas
1...2...3.... It’s Here!!! Our largest SUMMER Me 1...2...3.... It’s Here!!! Our largest SUMMER Mega Bundle with added free perks is now LIVE. Check the link in my bio! I am so excited to share with you all the amazing resources from 45 talented contributors! This bundle is truly special! It covers over 2,800 pages of resources that have been carefully selected and beautifully organized for you. More than half of these resources are brand new, including my Summer Fruits Bundle perfect for children 2-6 years old. With our bundle you will be able to: 🦋 Study tropical and rainbow fish, shells, pond and river animals, bears, bees, bugs, frogs, hummingbirds, peacocks and farm animals 🦋 Ever wondered what animals' homes look like? You can now find out by using hands-on, engaging printables about biomes and habitats. 🦋 Find out which animals hibernate during summer! 🦋 What is out there beyond our Earth? You can now find out by using our solar system printables and a beautiful timeline of space travel. 🦋 Learn all about the seasons, weather and calendar 🦋 Travelling somewhere? Get fun busy books to keep your children entertained. 🦋 Can't travel this year? Well, you can with our beautiful printables 🦋 Going camping? Use our fun camping and outdoors printables 🦋 Love summer festivals? Learn about the top ones from around the world 🦋 Plus many amazing math, language, art and science studies You will also receive the following: 🦋 Unit Study Guide - featuring a list of over 15 unit studies listing all the printables and a few recommended books 🦋 Sorting Sheets by Subject and Ages - helping you to quickly find what you need when you need it 🦋 Labels, Filing Sheets and Card Holders for each printable - helping you to get super duper organized 🦋 Summer Reading Log to encourage reading this summer 🦋 Special discounts and deals to small business creators This bundle is only $25, but the sale ends June 22nd! So hurry! PS: You can also get the upgraded version of the bundle with an additional library of over 100 Montessori inspired printables at a super low price of only $39. #montessoriathome #summermegabundle #montessoriprintables #montessoritoddler #homeschoolprintables #homeschooling #printablesforkids
GIVEAWAY!!! WIN 1 of 5 SUMMER MEGA BUNDLES worth o GIVEAWAY!!! WIN 1 of 5 SUMMER MEGA BUNDLES worth over $800! We are giving away 5 digital copies of Summer Mega Bundle before it launches on June 16th! The rules are simple: Go to the link in my bio for the Summer Mega Bundle 2021 and download the amazing freebie of 🐳 Whales Mini Unit Study Post your photo or video showing us how you use the freebie using the hashtag #summermegabundle That’s it friends! Super simple! Don’t miss this. On June 15th at 8AM PST we will pick 5 winners and announce them here on Instagram. This giveaway is open worldwide and is not affiliated with Instagram. #summermegabundle #megabundles #365homeschool #homeschoolingmoms #homeschoolideas #workfromhomemom #learningthroughplay #montessoriathome #diymontessori #homeschool #montessoriinspired #preschoolathome #preschoolathome home #montessoriathome #summerunitstudy #summeractivitiesforkids
FREEBIE ALERT!!! Have you heard the news? The 3rd FREEBIE ALERT!!! Have you heard the news? The 3rd annual Summer MEGA Bundle launches next Wednesday, June 16th at 8AM PST and it is our largest ever bundle with absolutely stunning printables and many additional perks that I am so happy to tell you about when it launches. I am so thrilled to contribute to this fantastic mega bundle! But I know that Wednesday feels like ages away and it already feels like summer in most places, so how about a freebie? Head over to the Summer Mega Bundle 2021 link in my profile and download your Whales Mini Unit Study containing: 🐳 A poster featuring 8 whales 🐳 Cards of whales in print and cursive 🐳 Alphabet matching cards 🐳 I spy game 🐳 Measure the whales activity 🐳 1 - 10 Trace and count activity 🐳 Parts of a humpback whale poster and puzzle 🐳 Copywork pages 🐳 Additions and subtractions with whales 🐳 10 Frames 🐳 Tracing strips 🐳 Coloring pages 🐳 Handy folders ...PLUS you will also receive a $5 discount code starting June 16th that you will be able to use to get the upgraded version of the Summer Mega Bundle with an additional library of Montessori inspired digital printables. Grab your freebie now! Link in bio. #summermegabundle #megabundles #365homeschool #homeschoolingmoms #homeschoolboys #homeschoolideas #workfromhomemom #learningthroughplay #montessoriathome #montessori #montessoriprintables #freeprintables #freeprintablesbyinstamoms #montessoriactivity #montessorifreebie #montessorifreedownloads
Check out my brand new Minibeasts bundle! Insects, Check out my brand new Minibeasts bundle! Insects, arachnids, centipedes and more 🐞🐛🐜🕷🦟🪲🪳 15 new printables, including cutting activities, color sorting, shadow matching, skip counting puzzles and more! Here are just 9 of the 15. I will be showing all of them in my stories this week so check them out there. For my followers, I have a 20% discount code that is valid on all Minibeasts printables in my Etsy store until the end of May. Type the code MINIMAY20 at check out to get your discount!
200 Followers! When I started actively posting to 200 Followers! When I started actively posting to this account a few months back, I was worried it would never gain any ground. But now I have 200 followers and it feels like a great start to something new. As a thank you to all of my followers, I have added a new free printable to my library today! These beautiful patterned circles were an accidental find in the elements library of my design software and I knew that they were destined to be a memory game. If you haven’t subscriber to my newsletter, do so today to receive the monthly password and gain access to this and other free printables! Follow the link in my bio to subscribe. Current subscribers should check their emails 😊 #montessori #montessorideutschland #montessoriathome #montessoritoddler #montessoriactivity #montessoriprintables #montessorifreedownloads #montessorifreebie #montessorifreebies #freeprintables #freeprintable #200followers #celebrate #subscribenow #linkinbio #momtessorilife #instamoms
Earth Day is tomorrow and I wanted to share my son Earth Day is tomorrow and I wanted to share my son’s current shelves. His current interests are: 24-48 piece jigsaw puzzles, sequencing, numbers and counting, sorting items by qualities like color, size or type, initial sounds, cutting with scissors, matching picture to picture My son is 25 months old. 1 - Color and Size Sorting Cylinders from the brand Nic 2 - Patterning Peg Board from @haba.de 3 - Montessori large number beads from @wunder_werkstatt and Clay colored numerals 4 - Counting Cards from my Earth Day Bundle with Numerals, Number Cards and Counters (1-4) 5 - Continent Matching Cards from my Earth Day Bundle and Montessori Continent Globe from @betzold.de 6 - Garbage Sorting Game from my Earth Day Bundle 7 - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Minibook from my Earth Day Bundle 8 - Cutting Strips from my Earth Day Bundle 9 - Water, Land, Air Sorting Mats from Free Printable Library with 
Safari Ltd Toobs for air, land and water vehicles @safariltd 10 - Blue and green Maxi ironing beads with a circle board 11 - Fruit and Vegetable Safari Ltd Toob (used for initial sound games) @safariltd 12 - Double sett of 27 piece construction themed puzzles from @ravensburgerglobal 13 - Floor puzzles from @melissaanddougtoys 14 - Seed to Fruit Tree sequence puzzle (from a set of 4) from @clementonitoys #montessori #montessoriearthday #montessoriathome #montessoriinspired #montessorideutschland #montessorishelfie #shelfie #montessoriimpuls #earthday #earthday2021 #montessoritoddler #montessoriactivity #montessoriaktivitäten #kleinkindbeschäftigung #safarilitd #haba #melissaanddoug #playroom #spielzimmer
Breaking News: New Printables! In honor of Earth D Breaking News: New Printables! In honor of Earth Day (coming up on April 22nd), I have added a new free printable to my library: Land Air Water Sorting Mats! In addition, I have added 8 new printables to my Etsy store for Earth Day. Swipe to see examples of all 8, available both individually and as a reduced price bundle. Want a 20% discount on my Earth Day printables? Subscribe now to my newsletter and receive the coupon code plus this month’s free printable library password! Current subscribers should check their inbox: this month‘s newsletter includes both the discount code and the new password. #linkinbio #printablesforkids #freeprintables #freeprintablesbyinstamoms #montessori #montessorideutschland #montessoriathome #montessoriearth #montessoriearthday #montessoriprintables #montessoriimpuls #montessoriaktivitäten #earthdayeveryday #earthday2021 #🌎🌍🌏 #montessoriinspired #montessorieurope #supportinginspiringaccounts
Happy Easter! These eggs gave us so much joy in th Happy Easter! These eggs gave us so much joy in the last few days. Holidays have been rough since the pandemic started as we haven’t seen my extended family in the US since 2019 and due to personal reasons, we have little to no contact with my husband’s family. It is hard to enjoy holidays when we wish we were with family we can’t see. The suspense on my son‘s face while we cooked these eggs and he waited for the egg cooker to buzz, the surprise on his face as he scooped the eggs out of the colored water, and his laughter as he searched the house for the eggs this morning all made this weekend still a wonderful family holiday despite the situation. I hope you and your family could enjoy this weekend as well! #happyeaster #pandemiceaster2021 #egghunt #montessoriathome #missingfamily #familyisnottourism #eastereggs
And here is the bottom row of my Easter-themed she And here is the bottom row of my Easter-themed shelf! From left to right across the bottom of my shelf are: (My son is newly 2 years old) - Flowers from Ikea and a ball jar with flower arranging grid - Easter stickers with paper and basket for waste - Skip counting puzzles from my Happy Easter Bundle - Flowers Safari Ltd Toob with matching mat - Sequencing Cards from my Happy Easter Bundle #montessorideutschland #montessori #montessoriathome #montessoritoddler #montessoriaktivitäten #montessorishelfie #shelfiesunday #montessoriplayroom #montessorieaster #etsyseller
Today while my son took a well needed nap, I worke Today while my son took a well needed nap, I worked on getting his shelf ready for Easter! Since I have 11 items on his shelf right now, I could only post the top row in this post. My son is 24 months old. Bottom row to follow! From left to right across the top: - Plastic eggs and matching egg cups (purchased at local drug store) - Cutting strips from my Happy Easter Bundle and easy-use scissors from Eberhard-Fabel - Counting Cards from my Happy Easter Bundle with colored Pom poms - The Bunny Eats Carrots game from my Happy Easter Bundle - Maxi Ironing Beads and Square tray from Hama - Nomenclature Cards from my Happy Easter Bundle #montessorideutschland #montessori #montessoriathome #montessoritoddler #montessoriactivity #montessorieaster #shelfiesunday #montessoriaktivitäten #newbundle #etsyseller #montessoriplayroom #montessorishelfie #montessorishelf
I haven’t posted for a few days because I have b I haven’t posted for a few days because I have been hard at work on a brand new Happy Easter bundle containing ten printables covering math, language, sensorial and fine motor activities. It is now available in my Etsy store (see the link in my bio). For all of my followers, I am offering a 20% discount on the products from this bundle until April 11th! The discount code is HAPPYEASTER2021. Most of the included printables are great for any language, but two have both English and German versions included. Also I will be highlighting all of the included printables in my stories over the next few days. Enjoy! #happyeaster #montessorieaster #printables #montessorideutschland #montessori #montessoriathome #montessoriprintables #montessoritoddler #montessorispring #montessoriimpuls #montessoriinspired #montessorigermany #bilingualmontessori #discount #discountcode #etsyshop #etsyseller #etsyde
Happy First Day of Spring! Thanks @lexiedinkler fo Happy First Day of Spring! Thanks @lexiedinkler for giving me the inspiration to put together this new printable for my free printables library: Life Cycle of a Dandelion! It includes a full page life cycle, a life cycle matching activity and three part cards. It is available now in English and German, cursive and print and in A4 and letter size! Subscribe via the link in my bio to get this month’s password and receive my bimonthly newsletters. #montessori #montessoriathome #montessoritoddler #montessoriactivity #montessoriprintables #montessori3partcards #threepartcards #3partcards #freeprintables #freeprintablesbyinstamoms #freemontessoriprintables #firstdayofspring #dandelions #dandelionseeds #montessorideutschland #montessoriimpuls #montessoriaktivität #kostenlos #kostenlosearbeitsblätter
Our reading corner! (Shelves, chair and rug are al Our reading corner! (Shelves, chair and rug are all @ikeadeutschland) These shelves are usually themed and today I changed out books for a bird theme. Check the link in my bio to read a new blog post about the books! We do have two other bookshelves in our home with more books, as well as a massive collection in storage that I rotate from 😊 #montessori #montessoriathome #montessoritoddlerhood #montessoriimpuls #montessoribookshelf #montessoribooks #kinderbücher #kinderbücherliebe #montessorideutschland #montessoribücher #montessoribücherregal #sachbücher #sachbücherfürkinder #vögel #vogelbücher #birdbooks #birdbooksforkids #birdbooksforchildren
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