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Picture Books about Fall: Our Favorites
Fall is officially here. We don’t have a whole lot of seasonal change in Austin, but I will say it was pretty awesome this year that the first day of Fall was noticeably cooler than it had been all summer. I guess we should call them Subtle Seasons here.
We are gearing up for the Fall season! Our Halloween costumes are in progress. We sent out evites for our 4th Annual Halloween pizza and trick-or-treating party. Fall travel has been booked.
And now it’s time to pull out our Fall books! I love this tradition around our home. These are the books we pull out only during the Fall season: … Read More
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Three Years-Old: Happy Birthday, Tate!
Tate’s birthday is around the corner (July 1). We’re having a simple birthday party at home. I’ll serve basic snacks and then use the cake recipe from The Art of Simple Food to make a birthday cake with a big 3 in blueberries. I honestly don’t think we’ll do anything else in terms of games or favors. I think we’ll just play in the backyard!Another part of our birthday rituals is to write Tate a letter about his year. We print it and put it into his scrapbook. Here’s his letter for this year:—Dearest Tate,… Read MoreWhat a year! I can’t believe you are now three. This
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Let Children Make Mistakes: The Montessori Way
I recently wrote this piece for our school newsletter about how to let children make mistakes and wanted to share it with you, since the idea of letting children take risks and make mistakes is such a cornerstone of the Montessori approach!
My oldest son is in Pre-K4 at Magnolia Montessori For All. Recently, his teacher let me know that he got a little injury in class. He had purposefully been using a pin puncher incorrectly. A pin puncher is a slightly sharp object that children use to punch out a shape. Using it strengthens a child’s hand in preparation for writing.
Another child gave my son a warning about how … Read More
