My oldest went to a Montessori preschool - which he loved doing. Montessori at home becomes a lifestyle, and an asthetic/decor style as much as an educational style - which I still incorporate even though we aren't strictly anything... because I'm a crazy basket lady. Lots of shelving, baskets, wood, and worktrays, work mats etc are essential - purchasing a Spielgaban unit, which comes with heaps of wooden items, and curriculum is expensive - but well worth it, luckily part of Montessori philosophy is learning organization, so your child should be using one working tray, on a working mat - and responsible clean up, putting the items in their designated spaces etc is is part of that, and will ensure that this is an heirloom purchase. I prefer Montessori over Steiner, I also have the BEarth Institutes earthschooling curriculum which is a Steiner curriculum - I think the Spielgaban was money much better spent, and you can make baskets for a lesson, and take the kids shopping at second hand shops, markets, and garage sales etc for nice baskets and wooden, metal etc items as part of their "curriculum" - we actually done this when my son attended the Montessori school, we all went as a class - my then newborn daughter was also "a lesson" a few times, as it's about making everyday life a learning experience, finding the beauty in the mundane, and nature.
i had a look at little hands learn , they also have a free week so you can look at what they offer, i like that they do diy options or printable and it not that expensive. thanks for the information
Do you use any of this curriculum? If so, how do you feel about it? Or... if you don't, are there any that look interesting to you?
My oldest went to a Montessori preschool - which he loved doing. Montessori at home becomes a lifestyle, and an asthetic/decor style as much as an educational style - which I still incorporate even though we aren't strictly anything... because I'm a crazy basket lady.
Lots of shelving, baskets, wood, and worktrays, work mats etc are essential - purchasing a Spielgaban unit, which comes with heaps of wooden items, and curriculum is expensive - but well worth it, luckily part of Montessori philosophy is learning organization, so your child should be using one working tray, on a working mat - and responsible clean up, putting the items in their designated spaces etc is is part of that, and will ensure that this is an heirloom purchase.
I prefer Montessori over Steiner, I also have the BEarth Institutes earthschooling curriculum which is a Steiner curriculum - I think the Spielgaban was money much better spent, and you can make baskets for a lesson, and take the kids shopping at second hand shops, markets, and garage sales etc for nice baskets and wooden, metal etc items as part of their "curriculum" - we actually done this when my son attended the Montessori school, we all went as a class - my then newborn daughter was also "a lesson" a few times, as it's about making everyday life a learning experience, finding the beauty in the mundane, and nature.
Wow. Thank you for sharing and providing a more in depth look at what it might look like to be Montessori-inspired homeschoolers!
i had a look at little hands learn , they also have a free week so you can look at what they offer, i like that they do diy options or printable and it not that expensive. thanks for the information
Thank you for adding this!