• In the Kitchen

    Best Eggs: Our New Favorite Brand

    best eggs: Pete and Gerry's

    I stumbled upon these eggs and love them so much! In my humble opinion, they are seriously the best eggs. I use them in all my meals that require eggs. This post isn’t sponsored or anything. I just really like these eggs! Every time I crack them, I am amazed by the deeply rich yellow of the yolks.

    The brand is a collective of several different small farms. My only complaint is that they use plastic cartons instead of compostable ones.

    If your local store doesn’t carry the brand but you would like to request that it starts, you can fill out this form.

    As vegetarians, Matt and I … Read More

  • Good Times

    Holiday Gift Ideas: Things I’ve Given

    holiday gift ideas

    I’ve been enjoying generating holiday gift ideas. I like to get started early to alleviate some stress. Also, the more time I have, the more thoughtful I can be about what to get people.

    Here are things I have either given or received in the past:

    1. Mixed Metal Necklace: My mother-in-law bought a similar necklace for me. I love it so much and wear it at least once a week. I found a similar one (see link) for one of my colleagues.
    2. Hand towels for the kitchen: I bought these in bulk and then gave them out to colleagues. I was able to be really intentional about matching
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  • Books

    Picture Books about Peace/Justice/Empathy

    picture books about peace/justice/empathy

    Every month, Montessori For All selects an anti-bias, anti-racist book for our teachers to read to their communities. First we select one for 3-6 year-olds, then one for 1st-3rd graders, and finally one for 4th-6th graders. If you would like to subscribe to our monthly newsletter to receive links to book guides with discussion questions, vocabulary words, and extension activities to be used in the classroom or at home, you can sign up here. I forgot to share our books from September. In September we focused on picture books about peace/justice/empathy.

    Picture Books about Peace, Justice, and Empathy: 3-6 year-olds

    Peace Book By Todd Parr

    Peace is making … Read More