The Best Montessori Blogs for 2016-2017

On March 31, 2017   /   Montessori, Newsletter, Try This At Home  

  We hope you find some beautiful and inspiring Montessori blogs in this list. We feel the Montessori lifestyle blogs really show the essence of Montessori in the home. Itty Bitty Love – Written by Anne, a Montessori teacher now at home with her children. I link to this blog all the time, it’s not updated regularly but I really connect with Anne and her Montessori outlook! The Kavanaugh Report – Now a parent to three, Nicole writes about

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Make Holiday Decorations with Homemade Dough

On December 6, 2016   /   *CTMS Parent Page*, Montessori, Newsletter, Recipes, Try This At Home  

Make Holiday Decorations with Homemade Dough • 4 cups all-purpose flour • 1 cup salt • 1-1/2 cups water Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Combine the flour, salt and water; mix well and knead for 10 minutes. Roll out on a lightly floured surface. Cut into desired shapes and make holes for hanging. Bake for 30 minutes; allow to cool. Decorate with poster paints or tube paints. Allow to dry and spray with clear

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Ball Painting

On November 11, 2015   /   Montessori, Try This At Home, Video, Videos   /   Leave a comment
Ball Painting
Great Art project from our preschool classrooms that you can try at home: Fill muffin tins with tempura paint, find some small balls such as marbles or golf balls, dip in the paint and use a spoon to transfer them to a paper fixed to the inside of a shoe box lid. Lots of rolling fun to keep little ones engaged with not too much mess.

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