Vito currently loves using our Golden Beads material. We are done with presentation of materials and have worked the layout (Montessori Decimal System with Golden Beads) as well (we will do this again) and now he enjoys playing the Bank Game.
Montessori Practical Life: Indoor Plant Care in Winter
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
The Grimm's Puzzle Square
Thursday, January 24, 2019
You've been seeing this a lot in our Instagram, and I finally get to talk about it. This is the Grimm's Puzzle Square. It is not as popular as the Rainbow Stacker and Pyramid, but totally a favorite and one of the most used Grimm's toys at home.
Chinese New Year Mini Preschool Unit
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Are you celebrating Chinese New Year? We are learning about this Chinese national holiday for familiarity and for the boys to understand that some Filipino traditions were adapted from Chinese culture.
Vito and I worked on a brief Chinese New Year Unit last week. The resources we used were from the Chinese New Year Mini Preschool Learning Pack I created for him years ago.
Vito and I worked on a brief Chinese New Year Unit last week. The resources we used were from the Chinese New Year Mini Preschool Learning Pack I created for him years ago.
Our Montessori-Inspired Shelf for Winter
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
I’m back after a few weeks of hiatus! I’ve been focusing more in our homeschool that I didn’t have time to write a post about our activities for the past 2 weeks. Anyway, here’s the shelf that I've setup weeks ago and the main theme for this setup is “winter”. This year, we’ll be doing small study units for science and culture but we will work our way thoroughly (taking our time) in reading, writing, and math.
Winter Themed 1-10 Counting Activities
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
If you love themed activities, you will surely love these winter counting printable activities we have in the shop. These materials promote hands-on mathematics and enable children to practice writing and do some fine motor skill works.
Ten Frames
Vito enjoys these “scenic” ten frames as I often call them. Currently, we have 3 different beautiful designs that can go along with any of your winter themes. Here Vito is working on our kids winter themed ten frames. He was disappointed that it didn’t snow here last Christmas so I gave him a few snowy themed activities. There are two types of activities included in our one to ten counting ten frames.Collection of Winter Books for Kids
Friday, December 28, 2018
Advent at Home
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
How do you observe Advent? We are doing Jesse Tree (more on this later) and Advent candles at home. Each Sunday of Advent, the boys and I would light up a candle in our Nativity. These are beeswax candles that Vito made and used it together with our candle stand from Grimm’s. He totally enjoys this simple tradition!
Using the Four Seasons Addition Clipcards
Monday, November 19, 2018
Enjoy the fun in learning addition with this winter-themed addition clipcards. Vito is currently obsessed with adding numbers so I made these seasons addition clipcards for him to work with to help enrich his skills in addition. These are so easy to prepare and use. Below are the recommended manipulatives that you can use with the cards for a hands-on approach in learning addition.
Ideas on How to Introduce Land and Water Forms to Kids
Saturday, November 17, 2018
Christmas Preschool and Kindergarten Learning Materials
Friday, November 16, 2018
Christmas is just around the corner, and I am so excited to share what’s within our preschool unit in this happiest and most colorful time of the year! These activities are perfect for home and school settings. They are designed for preschoolers and kindergartens specifically for kids ages 3 to 6 years old.
Thanksgiving Pattern Blocks Spin and Build
Sunday, November 11, 2018
Here’s an activity that Vito and I enjoyed playing together lately. It is an extension work for our Thanksgiving Preschool Unit where we integrate math (shapes) to Thanksgiving symbols and icons. We call this activity Spin and Build because we spin the spinner for the shapes we will be using to form the puzzle.
Fun Thermometer Reading in Space
Thursday, November 1, 2018
Vito loved our penguin thermometer reading activity , and because of this, I have to include something similar in our Outerspace Preschool Mini Unit. This is great for learning how to recognize “tens” and how to read a thermometer.
Christmas Themed Counting Activities
Monday, October 29, 2018
Can you believe that it’s Christmas time in less than 2 months? With this holiday season coming, I’d like to share this fun Christmas tree decorating and counting activity. I made this last year but didn’t make it to the blog and shop. The boys had so much fun putting “decors” into their tree with playdough. You might want to check this out.
Montessori Addition, Subtraction, and Multiplication Booklets
Monday, October 22, 2018
I finally completed organizing my materials and I am so happy to share some of our favorite materials in math, the addition, subtraction, and multiplication booklets! These goodies are some of the most downloaded free materials in our shop and I am so glad that it’s helping a lot of school teachers and homeschoolers. These Montessori booklets are used with Montessori math materials but can also be used as worksheets alone. These booklets are perfect for practice and repetition works.
Seasonal Pattern Blocks Mats (with FREE Download)
Friday, October 19, 2018
I am so excited to share the latest craze in our house lately, the pattern block mats! I made these printable materials because my boys are totally obsessed with making “pictures” and objects using our pattern blocks (bought from Amazon). We own this and the magnetic version since Vito was a baby but the boys’ needs keep growing and I decided to provide them with picture mats so they can create not just plain pattern block objects but objects that integrate in beautiful backgrounds for a more imaginative play. The best thing about this printable is that we can print and reuse them over and over again!
Pumpkin Themed Activity Trays for Kids
Monday, October 8, 2018
We are halfway through with our pumpkin activities and I'm sharing some of the highlights in this post! Below are learning activities on pumpkins which are perfect for homeschoolers and those in the classroom. I made a short description of each activity and added links to the materials that we used for you as reference. Enjoy!
Our Collection of Autumn Books
Saturday, October 6, 2018
Halloween Themed Monster Letter and Number Cards
Thursday, October 4, 2018
Happy first day of October!!! I can already smell Halloween in the air! The boys got their costumes yesterday and are so excited for Halloween! Speaking of which, I'm pleased to introduce our Monster Lab Letter and Number Cards. These will be perfect for your Halloween-themed activities for October.
Halloween Themed Counting Activities
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Candy Corn Letter and Number Cards
Monday, October 1, 2018
Happy first day of October!!! I can already smell Halloween in the air! The boys got their costumes and are so excited for Halloween! Speaking of which, I’m so excited to introduce our Candy Corn Letter and Number Cards. These will be perfect for your Halloween-themed activities for October. Read on and take a look!
Learning About Leaves
Thursday, September 27, 2018
The last week of September has brought us to explore more about leaves. The rapid change in colors and the rate of how they fall from the trees has ignited Vito’s interest on leaves thus we worked on some activities based on these interests. Below are some of the activities (and ideas) on leaf studies and links to the resources that we used.
Montessori Inspired Apple Activities
Monday, September 24, 2018
Apple Letter and Number Cards
Friday, September 21, 2018
I love creating matching letter and number cards for themed units! I've been doing this since I homeschooled my eldest, and Vito loves it too! Today, I'm sharing our beautiful apple letter and number cards, which we've used for years, so you, can enjoy these beautiful learning materials. These cards can be used in so many ways. I'm giving a few ideas below, but the possibilities are endless!
Apple Number Bond Activities
Friday, September 14, 2018
Fall Autumn Preschool and Kindergarten Learning Materials
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
I am so excited to present our beautiful Fall Autumn Preschool Unit Pack (also for kindergarten). I carefully designed this one big bundle so my child and yours will have the best experience in learning about this colourful autumn season. Like all of our MEGA PACKS, this unit contains 30 hands-on learning activities your kids will truly enjoy. Below are some of the activities that we have started working on already. Some of the materials included in this pack are old activities from last year, which I haven't shared and published, and Vito still loves doing them!
Pumpkin Letter and Number Cards
Monday, September 10, 2018
Life Cycle of Apples for Preschoolers
Sunday, September 9, 2018
Autumn time is apple season and the perfect time to learn about them! We started our "apple" week last Monday, and today, Vito and I just finished learning where apples came from. I was so inspired by our Water Cycle activity (Vito loved this activity so much!) that I decided to do the same approach with our Apple study.
Learning about Insects for Home and School
Thursday, September 6, 2018
Assembling unit studies is one of the things that I like doing. Last summer, we worked on insects and I made a compilation of work which the boys did over the years on learning about these amazing animals. You will absolutely love these ideas and they are perfect for kids from 5 to 10 years old.
Montessori Teens and Tens Extension Work
Sunday, September 2, 2018
A few weeks ago, I shared some of the extension works that Vito was doing on the teens and the tens on my Instagram. We didn't own the complete set of Sequin Boards, so I decided to make our own materials to do more exercises and not be limited by the boards. I have talked about learning about teens the Montessori way here and in this post. In this post, I will give you a walk-through of how we learn more about the tens and how we practice counting bigger numbers (from 11 to 100).
FREE Pinecone Letter and Number Cards
Saturday, September 1, 2018
Apple Counting Activity
Thursday, August 30, 2018
Learning About Number Bonds for Kids
Sunday, August 19, 2018
Help your child understand number bonds with our fun and engaging learning materials. They are so easy to use and prepare! These number bond activities will aid your kids, and students in understanding "Parts of a whole", basic addition, subtraction, and number recognition. These will keep your little ones engaged as these learning materials encourage the use of manipulatives which promote hands-on learning and real-world experience in object manipulation and counting.
Back to School: Our Math Learning Resources
Sunday, August 12, 2018
We are using Montessori Math albums in our homeschool so our math works revolve mostly on classic Montessori materials. I also integrate seasonal activities in our learning activities to add some twist. I got my albums from Montessori Parent and KHT Montessori for early childhood. These are amazing resources that have helped me understand the order of materials to use and basically how to use them. We tend to do a lot of extension works, something that are not included in most of these albums. I share these activities mostly in my Instagram account and hopefully I will have some time to share them here in the blog as well.
Note that this list is for our personal homeschooling only. It doesn’t reflect what’s in a Montessori classroom. The list serves as my guide in the subject area and Vito's possible activities this school year. Although I have a plan and a guide it doesn’t mean that Vito is forced to work on all of these for the next 10 months. Depending on Vito's interest and progress, we will choose which activity to do and prioritize.
Back to School Preschool and Kindergarten Learning Materials
Sunday, July 29, 2018
School is just around the corner and I have prepared a COMPLETE back to school set that you will totally love! All activities that you need to get your kids and students to be in the mood for exploring, learning, and practicing their fine motor skills are included in this set of preschool activities. There are 30 activities in this set, all engaging and encourages hands-on learning. I am sharing a few activities here so you will have a better idea of what you will be expecting from our BACK TO SCHOOL PACK.
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