Tiny Cabin Montessori

My brain all day, every day. 🧠✨

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Check out my Language shelves and how we teach our classroom of 2.5 - 6 year olds Language.

is such a game changer. It has been the missing piece of our shelf puzzle. 🧩

Montessori Work of the Day ✨

Sink or Float ⚓️🚢

Sink or float is a classic Montessori work. Setting it up in a super intentional way makes it an easy and successful shelf work. I like using this medium-sized clear bin so the children can actually see what the items are doing. Making sure the vessel used for transporting water is the appropriate size is really the key to making sure the whole work flows smoothly.

You can use either a little paint palette or an ice cube tray for the items. I just like to make sure there are equal amounts of items that sink and items that float. And definitely test the items beforehand! Sometimes you’ll be pretty shocked by what sinks and what floats.

Set up—

Setting this work up top-to-bottom / left-to-right would not be the most practical or successful use of the material, so rethinking how a child will move through and use the work is key to its success.

All of the children in my classroom are predominantly right-handed, so placing the tongs on the right-hand side, close to the items, makes transferring them into the water easier. If it were flipped, it would be much more challenging for the children to bring the items into the water. Practical life work is all about the task and the ease of ex*****on for the child. Everything else is secondary.

Montessori * Outside * Work of the Day

We've been slowly introducing water play now that it's getting warmer out. This was such a hit last week, and the children loved it. After adding these little picture-hanging nails and tracing around each size of paintbrush, the children were so pleased with themselves when they could match them to the corresponding shape.

There's something super satisfying about using water to paint on natural surfaces. You can create a masterpiece, and then it slowly dries up and disappears so you can make another one.
Would you try this in your classroom?

Consent in the Classroom ✨

This is something we need to be teaching to every child in our preschool classrooms. It’s a skill that will serve them for the rest of their lives.

Creating an environment where children learn to ask before they touch a friend builds a space that is intentional about strengthening confidence in that inner voice. Celebrating the yes and celebrating the no. Celebrating the ability to recognize what your body needs today.

That is a skill every child needs, and it is a skill that is taught. this is not one big conversation that is checked off a list. It is in every interaction with the children. It is a state of mind.

Remember. A child who knows their inner voice is a child who knows not only how to say no, but they also know how to ask for help when they need it. Teach your children how to trust themselves.

Y’ALL, I CANNOT with how good this is.

It’s been a long day, and I’m barely hanging on with my topknot, but I had to show you my favorite box. We’re only on day two of having the Waseca system in our language area at the school, and it’s incredible. The children are totally obsessed with it, and it’s such a perfect way to really see where a child is in their language journey and give them exactly what they need.

I have sound sorting and sandpaper letters with object boxes, along with other supporting materials for the children who are just starting. Then the boxes give you the opportunity to really progress and go as far as a child is ready to go. It feels limitless and so beautifully designed.

But seriously — the silent E box. It’s unbelievably practical and so perfect. To say I’m obsessed is an understatement.

The sense of order is strong here.

Today was a big day for me.

Im feeling overwhelmed and extremely grateful for this whole community.

I don't talk a lot about my personal life, but today felt like a full circle moment. My son has inspired me to do things I never thought I could ever do in this world, and I am just so grateful to have him in this beautiful life.