There’s a lot of noise, anger, and questions floating around, and we determined it would be best to take time away from posting about daily life on our blog and social media to learn and reflect. As educators we know...
May 25, 2020 The last two weeks have certainly had their ups and downs. I posted about our chicken misadventure concerning the circle of life on our Instagram, so be sure to read that (admittedly sad) story. It's not all...
May 11, 2020 Week seven-ish, possibly eight. Who knows anymore? This past week or so we've been noticing and trying to instill work patterns into the girls' daily routines. Marshall and I created something called "POW": Podcast or Work. One of...
May 1, 2020 I can't believe it's May already. I think I am beginning to figure out a rhythm to connecting and internally motivating the girls to want to learn. On Wednesday they both had zoom calls with their teachers and...
April 24, 2020 We've kept ourselves quite busy this past week with projects. The girls are so enjoying caring for the chickens as well as our neighbor's bunny Polly (while they fish in Alaska). Marshall and I are converting the back...
April 14, 2020 Homeschooling life while the world is on pause (The entire world is on pause!?) is continuously changing, and we don’t know when or if things will return to some level of normal. I know we're not alone in...
April 6, 2020 A new week is upon us, and Montessori 123 is learning how to be in the times of COVID-19. We want to help families and support them in this time. We want to stay in business. We...
I came into this like many of you, I'm sure, idealistically hopeful that our family would use this time as an experiment in Montessori home school. After all, I brainstormed my hopes and dreams: protect children from being on screens while...
