Learning Through the Holidays

It’s undeniable that this holiday time of year is cheerful, magical, and full of anticipation. Putting up the twinkle lights, decorating the Christmas tree, trying new recipes, feasting with family, opening gifts, and for some, celebrating your faith… it...

TODDLERhood: The realest hood there ever was.

Remembering back to when my firstborn child went breezing through development – from rolling over to crawling to running; I had always heard rumors of the impending territory that was so apprehensively approached… the daunting “terrible-twos” or the “threenager”...

Math, Differently Still

I can’t believe it’s been nearly FIVE years since I wrote this 2-part blog post series on “Seeing Math Differently” and “Doing Math Differently”. Back then, I was on my way out of public school, just embarking on our WonderHere...

The Importance of Nature in Learning

Nature was in the beginning and nature is a constant that provides us as people with nourishment, a sense of depth and vastness, and an abounding beauty that encircles us. It only makes sense that, while educating our children, nature takes center stage and is a part...

Calling Out Goodness

Friends, we know 2020 has been a very different year… to say the least. It’s a year marked by words like discomfort, uncertainty, loss, disappointment, unprecedented (raise your hand if you’re as tired of that word as we are!). You may feel stuck in these feelings, or...

A Montessori Home & Homeschool

A Montessori Home & Homeschool “Supposing I said there was a planet without schools or teachers, study was unknown, and yet the inhabitants—doing nothing but living and walking about—came to know all things, to carry in their minds the whole of learning: would you...

Play: The Important Work of a Child

You may have heard it said that play is vital for a child’s development. Even the American Association of Pediatrics has done studies on the effect of play on cognitive development. They found that play links to social skills, gross and fine motor skills, problem...

Establishing Routines and Rhythms That Work For You

Schedules, alarm clocks, Happy Planners, checklists . . . parents everywhere have been managing schedules and trying to fit children into them since the beginning of time. The only thing that has really changed is now we have so many fancy apps and new resources to...

Morning Baskets: Beginning Your Day Peacefully

There’s nothing harder than you and your children waking up and feeling the need to be “ON” right away. Soon come the questions… “Mommy, what are we doing today?” “Daddy, can I watch TV?” “What’s for...