We got another part of our new Montessori equipment out this week. This time it was the movable alphabet. (We have the red and blue version of this Small Movable Alphabet Letters from Amazing Child Montessori on Amazon. The movable alphabet is used as part of the Montessori techniques for … [Read more...] about Montessori moments with the movable alphabet
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Getting hands on with Montessori education
So, last week I took delivery of a very large box of Montessori materials from the lovely Anne-Marie from Child Led Chaos. And this week I started to get the resources out. The first one out of the box was the Trinomial Cube (amazon), for no other reason than both Big and I adore it. Turns out … [Read more...] about Getting hands on with Montessori education
how to make a spindle box at home – cheap Montessori materials
So, last week I wrote about the Montessori method and materials. I recommended a couple of books - I've now found Montessori's Own Handbook (kindle) for just 36p. I can't resist that myself quite frankly! I also talked about making my own version of a spindle box. (The spindle box is discussed in … [Read more...] about how to make a spindle box at home – cheap Montessori materials
Montessori moments – the method and the materials
This wekk in one of the home ed groups I'm in, someone asked about Montessori books for home ed. I went digging around on Amazon (shh) and found that you can get Montessori Play and Learn : A Parents' Guide to Purposeful Play from Two to Six for as low as 1p plus postage secondhand. And then I found … [Read more...] about Montessori moments – the method and the materials
Home education or domestic servitude?
One of the reasons given by the labour government for their investigations into home education and proposed legislation about it was to protect children from domestic servitude. I wonder what they'd have thought about the two hour home economics lesson that took place over yesterday and today, and … [Read more...] about Home education or domestic servitude?
