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06/30/2026

You don't need a playroom. You don't need matching wooden shelves. You don't need a lot of money.

You just need a few simple principles and a willingness to look at your home through your child's eyes. 👀

Living Montessori Now has a wonderfully practical guide to setting up a Montessori-friendly space at home. The two essentials? A child-sized table and chair, and a low shelf where materials are organized and accessible. Rotate what's out. Keep it simple. Let your child know where things live and how to return them.

It sounds small. But when children can find what they need, use it with care, and put it back themselves, they feel capable. And capable children thrive.

What's one small change you've made at home that made a big difference? We'd love to hear! 💬

Setting up a Montessori space at home is something any parent can do – because it can be designed to fit any home and any family.

06/29/2026

In Montessori, the *process* of making art is the primary focus. 🎨

Process art asks nothing of the child except to show up and explore. There is no template to copy, no adult example to match, no right or wrong way to make something beautiful.

Does your child have a space at home to make art freely?

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06/26/2026

What if we shift our focus from entertaining our children?

One of the most powerful gifts we can give our children is the confidence to play on their own. Not because we're checked out, but because we believe they are capable.

Montessori in Real Life has a beautiful breakdown of how to support independence. It starts with creating a "yes space" – an environment where your child can safely explore without hearing "no" every five minutes. From there, it's about offering the right kind of challenge (not too easy, not too hard) and then stepping back.

The result? A child who can find joy in what's available. And a parent who can finish a thought. 😊

How do you support independent play in your home?

Promoting independence is a key component of Montessori, in large part, because it allows the child to feel respected, capable, and content. One of the best ways to encourage independence is through play. If toddlers can feel comfortable and confident playing on their own, they will also feel capabl

06/25/2026

🌊 Sensory play supports brain development and self-regulation in children of all ages. Embrace the mess!

The rich neural pathways formed through sensory play facilitate learning and growth in all children, regardless of their neurotype.

06/24/2026

Same shape, same size: congruent. Same shape, different size: similar. Different shape, same space: equivalent.

Three words. Three big ideas. And a set of red and green metal insets let children discover the difference for themselves.

This is Montessori geometry, where the vocabulary of mathematics arrives exactly when children are holding the real thing. 📐

And those Latin roots? Congruere means to agree. Similis means like each other. Aequus means equal. History, language, and geometry come together in Montessori!

06/23/2026

Have you ever watched a child close their eyes to figure something out? 🙈

There's actually a name for what they're doing: using their stereognostic sense. This is the ability to understand an object purely through touch while forming a mental image. It's one of the senses Montessori education deliberately cultivates, and it's more powerful than it sounds.

Here's a site with some inspiration for making your own stereognostic bags at home!

Stereognostic bags, otherwise known as Montessori Mystery Bags, are a classic Montessori activity and one that we repeat every couple months in our at-home program. Because they’re so fun and easy to set up, I often bring this activity with me when I know my three year old might be a little bored,...

06/22/2026

🌿 Summer is here! The outdoors isn’t a break from learning. Nature invites children to observe, wonder, move, and discover in ways no indoor lesson can fully replicate. This summer, resist the urge to fill every hour with structured activities. Instead, let your child dig in the garden, collect rocks, watch ants at work, or simply lie in the grass and notice clouds.

Summer break is the perfect time to slow down, reconnect with your kids, and nurture their growth in a way that honors both their bodies and minds. If you're drawn to a more holistic or “crunchy” lifestyle—think nature walks, organic snacks, sensory play, and minimal screens—summer offers en...

06/19/2026

Montessori isn't about endless permissiveness. Instead, it’s about something far more intentional: freedom within limits.

When children know that the adults in their lives will uphold limits, they're actually freer to explore, discover, and grow. Boundaries don't constrain children. They give them solid ground to stand on.

This is one of those Montessori principles that sounds simple but can transform how you see everything — from getting dressed in the morning to navigating a meltdown at dinner.

We love this article from Montessori by Mom for how it brings this idea home. 🌿

What does "freedom within limits" look like in your home? We'd love to hear. 💬

Freedom within limits in Montessori means giving children the level of independence they're prepared for (but not more.)

06/18/2026

🌳 Unstructured time outdoors builds resilience, creativity, and connection to the natural world. No app required!

They may prefer to stick to their screens, but here's why getting children outdoors matters - spending time in nature for mental health.

06/17/2026

Have you ever watched a child carefully pull a flower apart — petal by petal, sepal by sepal — and match each piece to picture and definition cards that name exactly what they're holding?

In Montessori, children work with real plant specimens alongside illustrated botany cards showing the whole plant and each of its parts. They separate a real flower into its components — the corolla, the calyx, the stamen, the pistil — and match each piece to its corresponding card,

Then comes the three-period lesson: naming, recognizing, recalling. For children who are reading, the labels come out too.

The vocabulary is precise: root-cap, root hairs, secondary roots, blade, stipules, apex, and margin. These are the real names. And children absorb them with remarkable ease when we present the word alongside the actual thing.