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December: Reflection & Rejuvenation
From the Nikki McClure CalendarWow. We are officially heading into the last month of 2010. I think this marks the end of a decade. It’s strange to me how I can compartmentalize so much of my life chapters according to the decades. The ’80s were my childhood. The ’90s were high school and college. The ’00s started with my career, took me on a self-subsidized sabbatical, and connected me with my life partner. And now the next decade marks the beginning of my journey as a parent and the wholehearted pursuit of some of my bigger dreams related to building community and revolutionizing education.… Read MoreOkay, I won’t go too
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Nursery Update
We’ve made significant progress on the nursery, primarily because we had a friend come to visit, and we needed to clean up the baby’s room for him (which is also our guest room and our office).… Read MoreWe somehow managed to scatter everything from our old office/craft room throughout the rest of the house (while trying not to let the rest of the house feel cluttered). Matt also put together the IKEA bookcase we recently bought. I would have preferred to buy a vintage shelf, but the EXPEDIT shelf from IKEA honestly seems like the perfect shelf for a Montessori room. It’s low to the ground for easy access, and it’s
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Setting Up a Library in a Montessori Nursery
I’m trying to learn as much as I can about how to create a Montessori environment for an infant. Of course I’m not going to implement Montessori dogmatically or religiously, but I will try to apply the principles and practices that resonate with me.… Read MoreI applied a couple different principles as I was organizing “Coconut’s” library. First, I purchased only three baskets for all of his books. As the months and years progress, his collection will surely outgrow these three baskets, but we will store the excess books in his closet and rotate them out as needed. This practice of minimizing the materials on the shelf balances simplicity and orderliness
