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Where did the time go?
I welcomed children into the environment this week. I am mentally and physically exhausted. But, more importantly, my heart is full. ...
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Aug 20, 20241 min read


Little Loves: Early Summer Flowers
Am I still in my sensative period for small things? Further evidance as I find joy in photographing tiny flowers.
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Jun 15, 20241 min read


Preparing the Environment: Office
The prepared environment is integral to Montessori philosophy; Maria Montessori referred to the prepared environment as the third...
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Jun 15, 20242 min read


The Green House
My husband and I have owned a few rental properties over the years, and each comes with a random nickname, used only by us. Our first...
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May 10, 20242 min read


Taylor Swift: Creating a Language Rich Environment
I am the mother of three girls between the ages of 11 and 15; as you might expect Taylor Swift is a VIP in my house. While I had always...
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Apr 30, 20241 min read


Remember Your Why
I always cringe when I see memes telling teachers to "remember your why." As if teachers, for any minute of any day, are motivated by...
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Apr 16, 20241 min read


Sensitive Periods
Maria Montessori used the term 'sensitive period' to describe the time in a child's development during which they are more interested in...
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Apr 16, 20241 min read
Language
"It is evident that in order for children to develop language, the little child must be brought into a society of adults who talk amongst...
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Apr 15, 20241 min read
The Prepared Environment
"So we have to ask ourselves what we ought to do, and what kind of environment to make, if we want to help the child. [I]f it is a...
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Apr 8, 20241 min read
Pincian Garden
"Once in our public park in Rome, the Pincian Gardens, I saw a baby of about a year and a half, a beautiful smiling child, who was...
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Apr 8, 20243 min read
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