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Latest tagged entries for 'MONTESSORI'
Right angle turn
Sunday, 16 August 2009 6:49 A GMT-05
My life has taken a right angle turn over the summer. I did complete my Montessori training in June but it became obvious that there were not any local Montessori jobs available. It was suggested to me that I could start my own school but there just
yes, I am still alive
Wednesday, 20 May 2009 5:44 A GMT-05
I am still alive and I am almost finished with my Montessori training. I have to finish illustrating the 2nd half of my Practical Life album which didn't get completed last year and I will be observed in the classroom on the 26th. We have one mor
Intro to my Montessori Math Album
Saturday, 14 March 2009 7:56 A GMT-05
Sorry I have been MIA. I have been face down and deep in the construction of my Montessori Math album for the past several weeks. I turned it in yesterday and I took and passed my Math Practical exam. I had to present a work and discuss its place in
A conceptual look at the framework of Montessori Education (or the beginning of the intro to my Math Album)
Wednesday, 11 February 2009 6:39 A GMT-05
I see Montessori Education as a doorway to lifelong love of learning. It isn't the only entry but it is one that is structured to be very accessable to young children.Practical Life is the invitation to this structure. It is like stairs to the do
6 on the needles, how did that happen?
Sunday, 8 February 2009 10:01 A GMT-05
Usually I am a 1 or at most 2 projects at a time knitter, and I am insanely busy trying to finish all my Montessori training projects on time, so how do I find myself with 6 projects on the needles right now?Well, 2 of them are guilt free knitting. O
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Finally knitting content to share
Sunday, 25 January 2009 9:40 P GMT-05
Sorry I have been absent. I have been hard at work on my Montessori training. Part of the training requirements are to illustrate our manuals. My Math Manual is due in March, so I have been hard at work with it. I have spent 12 hours in the last 2 we
The lost is found
Wednesday, 7 January 2009 9:09 P GMT-05
Today I found one of the KnitPick needles that I thought I had lost. That put me back up to 4 needles and I can continue the sock without using the mismatched needles. I started a small mystery knitting project today, it can not be revealed until it
2008 was my year of socks- a review of the year
Saturday, 3 January 2009 7:46 P GMT-05
At the beginning of 2008 I chose to knit a year of socks from the book And a Time to Knit Stockings. It was following my very successful year of knitting from the Knitters Almanac. I have been so busy with my Montessori training and horses stuf
Action Research
Monday, 22 December 2008 9:21 P GMT-05
If you went to my Etsy shop- StringsNstrands you would see that I have Montessori Fabric Matching sets for sale. You might wonder how such a thing came to be there. Well...For my Montessori training program I am required to design and run an action r
Leaf Drop Day
Monday, 3 November 2008 6:50 A GMT-05
Yesterday was leaf drop day, a phenomenon that we noticed for the first time last year. Many trees here seem to pick the same day to drop most of their leaves. One day the trees are clothed in brightly colored leaves, the next morning you get up
About to go back to Pennsic
Thursday, 31 July 2008 10:33 A GMT-05
I went to Pennsic last weekend for landgrab and to set up camp. Bill and I came home on Sunday and left James in camp. Bill came home to go to work and I came home so I caould continue to rest my leg and to start setting up my classroom. Meanwhile, B
Busy, busy
Wednesday, 11 June 2008 8:06 A GMT-05
Life continues to be busy, just a different kind of busy.The school year is over, Friday was the last day of the Toddler class at Casa Dei Bambini. It was amzing how uch the children had grown since January. I received some thoughtful gifts from pare
Here comes summer
Friday, 6 June 2008 6:32 A GMT-05
Summer is here in many ways....Tempeture wize - It is suppose to be 91 today, hot and humid. yesterday was in the upper 80s. Marieke was complaining about the humidity but I didn't think it was so bad, I think that is because I can compare it to
Introduction to my Sensorial Album
Sunday, 18 May 2008 7:42 A GMT-05
I thought perhaps some of my readers might be interested in reading the introduction to my Sensorial album. So here it is:Introduction to the Sensorial Album The Sensorial Curriculum and material is the keystone of the Montessori Method of educa
Keep on Keeping on
Wednesday, 14 May 2008 7:03 A GMT-05
I am continueing to work on my Montessori Training requirements. My PL album is getting close to finished. I still have my philosphy paper to write, my topic is Montessori and Discipline. This is an often misunderstood concept. Montessori wanted to p
Still alive
Tuesday, 6 May 2008 6:57 A GMT-05
Yes, I am still alive, just really, really busy. I know when I start getting phone calls and emails that I really need to post something.Coronation went off fairly well, dispite the lack of horeses. I got some nice compliments on how the day went, an
Busy, Busy, Busy, Busy
Tuesday, 8 April 2008 10:06 P GMT-05
OK, I didn't get my album done when it was suppose to be turned in, but I am still working on it and it is getting there. Work on it proceeds a little more slowly this week since I am the autocrat for Coronation this weekend.Since yesterday
Knitting Content at last
Friday, 4 April 2008 7:03 A GMT-05
No, I haven't finished my Sensorial album which is due today, it is just going to have to be turned in late. But since the 1 1/2 hours that it would take to go to knitting guild last night were not going to make the difference in turning it in on
Spring has Sprung
Thursday, 3 April 2008 7:12 A GMT-05
No pictures today, I have been too busy.One of the things I like about western NY is that when spring arrives it comes in with both boots on. Last week we had a couple of inches of new snow. Today the high is 55 and the low is above freezing. The spr
Still Franticly Busy
Wednesday, 2 April 2008 7:12 A GMT-05
I am still franticly busy workingon my album and increasingly on coronation. I am pretty sure my album is not going to be finished to be turned in on time, but I am still pushing to get as much done this week as I can.To let you know how busy I am, h
It snowed again
Friday, 28 March 2008 7:14 A GMT-05
OK, I like snow, and I like winter, but there isn't enough snow left to ski, and it is spring so it can stop now, We have 2 new inches on the ground this morning. I ened the ground to dry up for the equestrian activities at coronation in 2 weeks.
Still no pictures...well, one.
Thursday, 27 March 2008 6:47 A GMT-05
Mostly about Montessori Materials and my progress on my album
Stress
Wednesday, 26 March 2008 7:09 A GMT-05
I am starting to stress badly about both getting my Sensorial Album completed and pulling off coronation. I haven't slept well for 2 nights in a row. I got up early to work on my album and burn 2 CDS workth of pictures for Rebecca, one of my clas
A Realization
Tuesday, 25 March 2008 7:00 A GMT-05
Why I haven't been positing, Montessori is keeping me busy, Pansy update
Another busy week ahead
Monday, 4 February 2008 8:00 A GMT-05
My week, a preview. I have workouts, riding, site reviews and school work planned out. And some dedicated knitting time.
