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Month: June 2014

DIY Wall Mounted Art Easel

DIY Wall Mounted Art Easel

One of my favorite parts of DJ’s play area is the wall mounted art easel.  My husband made this for DJ for his 2nd birthday/Christmas and I can’t be happier with how it turned out.  And it has inspired a lot of free form art from DJ as he’s able to access writing tools (crayons, colored pencils, markers and paint pens) and paper whenever he wants.  He can also see art supplies like paint, glue and scissors at all times…

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Week in action

Week in action

We didn’t do as much this week but Friday in particular was a day for working on his Montessori activities. DJ has had a flower arranging activity on his shelves for awhile but doesn’t usually select it. That tray had artificial flowers, already cut to length to fit in the vase. Our neighbor gave us a bouquet of peonies. It was the perfect opportunity to teach DJ how to cut flower stems with scissors and he loved it! Without Montessori…

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Busy Week!

Busy Week!

Last week was a busy one for DJ so here are some photos of his activities: DJ was able to help spin this Kugel Ball at the Science Center. A key principle of Montessori preschool is real life experience and DJ loves any museum where touching is expected!  And of course, anything to do with water ranks up high on the preferred list. We went to the Zoo again now that we have a membership and this time it didn’t…

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Keys of the World Primary Albums

Keys of the World Primary Albums

In my first post, I talked a bit about my planning stage at that time.  I have read all of the books I listed there and more since then, but I decided not to take the KHT Montessori training program as I thought I would.  Although I do believe, based on reviews I’ve read that it is a quality program, there were a couple of key aspects that led me to an alternate choice.  A couple of months ago, I…

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