I saw this on Facebook this morning.  I've decided I'm going to hang it in our home school room as a reminder to me more than as a reminder to the girls.

Edible Rosary

I saw this on someone else's blog this morning and had to share. It's made of raisins and grapes with a cookie cross of course. The blog is called Catholic Icing and the owner said that her sister, Stephanie, made these. Funny that her sister is Stephanie. I saw that as a sign! I will be doing this in the future.

Knobbed Cylinders Teach About Size

I introduced Gosling to a new Montessori activity today. It is called "knobbed cylinders."  It was designed for the study of size. The knobs at the top of the cylinders allow for her to practice the "pincher grasp" which she will need later for writing.  There are 4 blocks of knobbed cylinders.  I started with the easiest one. (I am also using the "toddler sized" version.)  There are 5 cylinders in the first block, each is has different diameter but the same length.  They are set in order from largest to smallest or vice versa. I modeled for her how to remove each of the cylinders and place them above the block.  After taking all 5 cylinders out, I modeled how to put all 5 cylinders back in, pinching each one by the knob and placing it back in the correct hole in the block.

What Montessori is all About

Here is a wonderful video that can help explain what Montessori is all about.  It is called "Building the Pink Tower."                          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bveBrpqtAhY

Great Montessori Giveaway!

Montessori Living Now has an amazing Montessori Giveaway going on now. Check it out!!!

http://livingmontessorinow.com/2012/04/03/2nd-blogiversary-giveaway-2-montessori-print-shop-cd-rom-collections-and-mps-coupon/

In Time For Easter

Gosling has wanted to "play" with this bunny since my mom brought it to me last year.  This year she is using it for Object Transfer, moving the eggs from the clear tray to the bunny tray and back again.  One issue I have had is that she likes to open the eggs and then she gets frustrated when she can't put them back together.  I think I might glue them shut.

Dry Pouring

For the month of March I introduced "dry pouring." Usually this is done with rice, beans etc. but being that Gosling is starting early, and I didn't want a huge mess to clean, I decided to go with small colored pom-poms.  This has worked really well for her. She pour the pom-poms from one measuring cup into the other and back again.