Harvesting Carrots

A couple of weeks ago, she & I woke up early, went out to the garden, and had a blast harvesting these beautiful baby carrots. We steamed some later and she loved eating them. The rest were incorporated into little apple-carrot popsicles....

"We cannot create observers by saying 'observe,' but by giving them the power and the means for this observation and these means are procured through education of the senses."
-Maria Montessori

Slow Down for the Little Ones

Many days I think about the list of the things I want or need to do. And likewise, I want my little one to accommodate my schedule - it's not always easy to persuade her to accommodate MY plans though. LOL.. I know first hand it's easy to want children to move at OUR pace, but when I choose to slow down and remember to move at my daughter's pace, my day is far more rewarding than any other 'productive' day I could have imagined...

 

 

Happy Birthday America!

LOVE

Her friends are playing in the water table as she looked on... not quite, but almost, ready to join them. After a short time had passed, she became ready and went to the water table where she concentrated on pouring water from a small pitcher, practiced scooping water with a large spoon, and studied water moving freely through a net.  

 

"We teachers can only help the work going on, as servants wait upon a master."

-Maria Montessori

 

 

Purple Asparagus & Butternut Squash

Today I steamed purple asparagus and butternut squash for the little ones and they loved it! I added a couple sage leaves from the garden while steaming, and a little cinnamon sugar before serving.

Prickly Cucumbers

This afternoon, I took the little ones out to check on our cucumber plants. They enjoyed touching the cucumbers which are still a little prickly and unripe.

 

"One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child."

-Maria Montessori 

Pureed Fruit Smoothies in the Summer Sun