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Montessori Clothes: How to Select the Right Clothing
The weather is already warming up in Austin (hello, Spring!), which made me realize that Henry needs new clothes. The only warm weather clothes he has are onesies. They are getting too tight, and now that he’s going to school, it feels like shorts are in order. I prefer to buy used clothing whenever possible. However, I didn’t have the patience or time to seek out stores for used baby clothing in my new city. Instead, we took a short trip down the street to Target. It enabled us to get exactly what we needed for school the next day. Here’s my process for selecting Montessori clothes.
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Learning Tower
I have been so eager to get our hands on a Learning Tower. Although they are cumbersome and insanely large, they seem like such an awesome way to help young children participate in the kitchen life of the family. Although I’ve read that “Practical Life” activities usually start around 15 months, I can sense that Henry is ready to at least be elevated to the counter with us. A few nights we’ve had him stand on a chair (with one of us standing directly behind him) in order to watch us wash dishes or make dinner. He’s completely enthralled.… Read MoreI’ve seen directions for making your own Learning Tower (that
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Drinking from a Cup
When Henry started eating solid foods around four months, we immediately started giving him water from a real glass instead of a sippy cup. There are several reasons why this is common in a Montessori environment:… Read More- Children who use real glass learn from a very young age that they have to be careful. They can’t throw their glass on the ground without real consequences (i.e., the glass breaking).
- Children from 0-6 years-old are watching the world around them and trying to imitate it to the best of their abilities. They want to do what the adults around them are doing. If we drink from glasses, they want to drink from
