Last weekend, I went to a great homeschool forum. One of the workshops was called “Ingredient #20: The Closet.” If you’re familiar with Leadership Education, at least the Thomas Jefferson Education version of it, you’ve probably heard of The Closet. The idea is to have an area in your home to store work and activities for younger children. A closet or cupboard work well for this. In a sense, it’s quite similar to the Montessori model of having work ready …

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My friend over at Giving Up on a Clean House is having a great giveaway right now–adorable felt board sets! The winner will get to choose a set from StressLESS Teacher’s Shop on Etsy.
Aren't these great?
I just wanted to let you all know about this so you can get a chance at the goods! Head on over and enter!

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Here it is…the moment you’ve all been waiting for…my review of Maria Montessori’s classic text, The Absorbent Mind. My apologies for the long blog post. I couldn’t help it!

The Absorbent Mind by Maria Montessori
Truth be told, I think I’ve been putting off writing this review because the task just seemed overwhelming. How to review a pivotal text in early childhood education in a manner that is thorough but concise, that does it justice without boring you to tears, that adequetly …

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I am now the proud owner of my very own laminating machine. I know–exciting, right? With this little beauty, I can now make activities that might actually stand a chance of surviving the sticky fingers of this house.
Here’s my new baby:
Ta-da!
I got mine at Target for like $28.00. Loved that price tag. And, so far, it’s worked really well! It heats up quickly and then you just stick whatever you want laminated in one of these:

Laminating pouches.
You send it through …

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