Living Montessori Now

Do you feel lost keeping track of the special days near the end of the year? Welcome to my calendar of November themed activities for kids! In it, you’ll find a clear listing of calendar observances and activities to make your planning much easier during the busy month of November. You’ll find all my unit...

I believe it’s important for children as well as adults to learn the truth of our history and develop appreciation for the first Americans.  Fall is a perfect time for extra studies of Native American culture with Canada’s Orange Shirt Day, Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead of Columbus Day, and Native American Heritage Month in November....

Our oceans unit has lots of fun Montessori-inspired activities! Today I want to share a fun layers of the ocean activity that works well for multiple ages. Making a special layers of the ocean bottle was a fun activity to watch my 8-year-old grandson make independently while sharing the activity and making a special bottle...

Oceans are great to study at any time, although I especially love studying them in the summer or in conjunction with a continents theme. Here are my favorite kids’ books for an oceans theme. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (at no cost to you). Just choose books based on your child’s age and what...