tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14652240435213581092024-03-28T04:28:55.991-05:00Simply MontessoriSimply Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479297779574749806noreply@blogger.comBlogger167125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465224043521358109.post-17420422770680013412013-02-12T00:20:00.001-06:002013-02-12T00:20:18.950-06:00A moment of joy....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Simply Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479297779574749806noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465224043521358109.post-71524221101198593702012-08-20T12:08:00.004-05:002012-08-20T12:08:49.718-05:00Stickygram Contest Winners (3 Winners) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thanks for your participation, and congratulations to the <a href="http://stickygram.com/">Stickygram</a> contest winners!</div>
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<u>mebe1975</u> said...<br />I liked Sticky Gram on FB! :)<br />August 14, 2012 2:32 PM<br /><br /><b>Comment # 2 </b></div>
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<u>Lori</u> said...<br />The fact that I'll be holding my newborn baby girl in 2 weeks makes me ELATED! :)</div>
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The sun makes me happy :)</div>
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<a href="http://www.simpleasthatblog.com/2011/07/summer-reading-log-free-printable.html">Back to School Reading Log by Simple As That</a><br />
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Please enjoy this printable "Mindfulness" subway style poster.</div>
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I love this quote from James Baraz! </div>
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I "vintaged" this one up a little with some distressing in the middle. </div>
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Please stay tuned for a tutorial of a great way to display this and my other subway style printables in your home- it is coming later this week!</div>
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**UPDATE: One of my readers was kind enough to notice & let me know that I forgot the "E" in mindfulness at the top of the poster. OOPS! This is why I shouldn't work late at night! ;) I'll have a corrected version here soon!<br />
**UPDATE: I've corrected the document (sorry again!)- feel free to download away!<br />
Thanks again for the correction! :) </div>
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On our way to picnic our dinner at the beach between rainstorms.<br />
♥</div>Simply Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479297779574749806noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465224043521358109.post-29940027780898997032012-08-08T12:45:00.001-05:002012-08-08T12:45:04.842-05:00DIY: Painting Feathers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Painting feathers like the pros takes practice, but even beginners (like me) can make a beautiful feather the first time out.</div>
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Inspired by the beautiful feather photography and artwork I've been seeing all over the place lately, I decided to try my hand at painting one myself. </div>
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feathers as well. They look beautiful framed by themselves or in pairs,
and if you cut them out, these painted feathers would look so pretty
hanging from the bottom of a dream catcher, too!</div>
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(if you collect real feathers, gently wash them in liquid dish soap, rinse with water, and lay them flat to dry before handling)</div>
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1. Lightly sketch your feather(s) onto the watercolor paper. If you are using a real feather and it is the size you'd like to paint, you could even lay the feather on your paper and trace around it. Be sure to sketch lightly, as the paint will not hide pencil lines very well.</div>
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2. Step back and compare the sketch to your inspiration. Add light guidelines with your pencil where you want your color variations to help guide you. Be sure the edges are uneven and feathery, just like the real thing!</div>
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Note: You can always freehand paint your feather, especially if you are an experienced painter. I am not, and I chose to sketch it out first to guide me along. The choice is yours! </div>
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Using your medium sized watercolor brush, dip it into the jar with water. If you want your colors very translucent, you can paint the area of your feather where you want your color first with a little clear water, then quickly add a little color with your brush. The color will be lighter and will spread out, bleeding into the surrounding paper giving you the professional blendy look. The first background layer should be your lightest color. We will build on top of this with darker colors as we go. My first background layer was a light gray color.</div>
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Begin shading by lightly layering some more color in the areas where you want your background color to be a little stronger. Get a little more watercolor paint on your brush than you did with the first layer, and simply paint over. Watercolors are very forgiving, and if you make a mistake with too much paint, just take your kitchen dish towel or paper towel and dab it off while it is still wet to make it lighter again. My kitchen towel had a waffle weave which left a very interesting texture when I dabbed, so I did this intentionally in a few areas of my feather as I like the way it looked. </div>
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Repeat steps four and five with the other colors in your feather, carefully layering them on one another and shading more where you want more pigment. My feather had darker colors around the edges and the top, so this is where I layered the most color. Don't forget to blend the edges if necessary. You can always add more water to lighten your colors, or dab off some if you need to with your cloth. If you go outside your pencil lines, don't freak. Feathers naturally are uneven and imperfect around the edges. We can add a little fringe on them at the end and no one will know. Happy accident! Repeat your shading layers until you've added all the the colors your feather requires. Add a little shading to the edge of the bottom of the shaft of the feather as well so it doesn't look flat.</div>
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7. When you are finished layering your colors, now is the time to take your tiny brush and add in the wispy details. Add small feather veins, little fluffs coming off the sides, or a puff of single feathers at the base, whatever you wish. This paint should be applied with less water and more paint on your brush, as you want the details to stand out and be actual detailed lines, not blendy like our previous layers. This is your final step! For my feather I used a dark navy for the feathery tips and fringe along the sides. Don't overdo this step- the darker color will be more difficult to remove (add a little water and blot off the paint if you need to). Paint a little fringe, then step back and look at it to see where you need to go next. If you feel that your feather needs a little filling in, you can return to your first background color and add fringe to the edges of your feather in that color as well until you feel like it is more natural looking. This part is all eyeballing it and personal preference. </div>
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And, enjoy! These are addicting- once you paint one you'll want to paint more. With these easy steps, you and your little ones can make a feather collage, a <a href="http://blog.freepeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/r7.bmp">dream catcher</a>, a <a href="http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/2010/08/how-to-make-a-native-american-indian-headdress-headband-costume/">Native American headdress</a>, or just a beautiful framed work of art!</div>
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Pretty much everyone I know uses Instagram. Children also enjoy taking photos with a cell phone, which is often easier to use and much less bulky than a DSLR. Seeing what they capture gives us a glimpse of the world through their eyes. But, once you upload them to Instagram and share them with friends, the beautiful images are often forgotten. There are many ways with endless creative possibilities to provide your family with concrete representations of your Instagram visions.</div>
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<a href="http://instaprints.com/">Instaprints</a> allows you to upload your Instagram photos and have them printed as photographic prints, canvas prints, and even provides framing services. Another neat feature of this website? You can choose to offer your Instagrams for sale! Just decide which photos from your gallery you would like to sell, and voila! You can also set your own prices. Instaprints will pay you through Paypal once a month and keep you advised when any of your prints sell. These prints would make great gifts, too!</div>
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Another child-friendly option is <a href="http://printstagr.am/stickers">Printstagram</a>. This website allows you to turn your Instagrams into little stickers, perfect for little hands! Bonus- they are wallet friendly. You receive 2 sticker books for a total of 252 stickers per order, and each order is only $10! <a href="http://printstagr.am/">Printstagram</a> also offers poloroid-style Instagram prints, mini photo albums, memory boxes, prints on t-shirts, and a poster collage of your Instagram prints, perfect for framing.</div>
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<a href="http://postagramapp.com/">Postagram</a> is an app that will help little ones (and you, too!) stay in touch. You can choose an Instagram print and have it sent to the recipient of your choice as a snail-mail postcard for just $0.99. This would be a great way to say hello to a grandparent, or send a great surprise to a teacher or friend. You could also easily send one to your own child, as what child doesn't get ultra-excited when they receive their very own mail? They have a version for iphone and android.</div>
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<a href="http://stickygram.com/">Stickygram</a> turns your Instagrams into super-hip magnets. You could just use them for great decorations, but.... wouldn't it be cool to take photos of letters you find around your house or town, then create your own magnet alphabet set? Use it on your fridge or cookie sheet to build words and spell names. You could also photograph words out of their favorite children's book and make a word set to build sentences. Making it personal for the child means they will be very engaged in using the letters. The magnets cost $14.99 for a pack of 9 with free shipping worldwide. You can currently get 20% off your order with coupon code SNAP.</div>
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Finally, <a href="http://www.keepsy.com/">Keepsy</a> is a great way to save your photos in a hardcover album. Let your child document a vacation, a day at the zoo, a field trip to the grocery store or fire station, memoried throughout their school year, or a visit with a sick relative at the hospital, then upload their Instagrams to <a href="http://www.keepsy.com/">Keepsy</a> to preserve them in an album. Hardback albums begin at $29.95.</div>
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<br /></div>Simply Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479297779574749806noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465224043521358109.post-62026972342332854012011-07-09T00:13:00.000-05:002011-07-09T00:13:51.945-05:00Celebrating the shuttle launch with a little free art<div style="text-align: center;">It has been a busy week, but with a little boy who is very excited about anything space, we had to pause and celebrate the last shuttle launch.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">To commemorate the occasion, I'm giving you a free art printable poster.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've always loved this quote.... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just click on the above image to bring it up full-size (click on the photo again when it comes up on the new page to be sure you are zoomed in to 100% before printing), then save to your computer to print. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">♥</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Simply Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479297779574749806noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465224043521358109.post-24936121926143662432011-07-05T13:20:00.000-05:002011-07-05T13:20:58.049-05:00Learning to Read in Montessori<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><center><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/10006509/" target="_blank"><img 254?="" border="0" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/10006509_s16nw1sr_c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5166/5372219953_07dd6861aa_b.jpg&imgrefurl=http://iameasilydistracted.com/newblog/2011/01/children-are-made-readers/&usg=__h8QeNIFk7IRmvpEb591XHDAUiNg=&h=653&w=1024&sz=312&hl=en&start=5&sig2=kGdFrdDzybinbxx9e6uOBg&zoom=1&tbnid=5kivGVEN2VrABM:&tbnh=96&tbnw=150&ei=UYGNTdb8GIe2tgeu-8ilDQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dchildren%2Bare%2Bmade%2Breaders%2Bon%2Bthe%2Blaps%2Bof%2Btheir%2Bparents%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D475%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">google.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/danaehope/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Danae</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div></center></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Please </span><a href="http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1101904823400-258/LearningtoReadwithEase.pdf"><span style="font-family: inherit;">click here</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">for an article by Hannelore Engelman explaining how children are learning to read with ease using the Montessori Method. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I hope you all had a safe and lovely 4th of July Weekend!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">♥</span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"></span></span>Simply Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479297779574749806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465224043521358109.post-76566443443329315372011-07-04T07:44:00.000-05:002011-07-04T07:44:19.040-05:00Free American Flag 4th of July Do-A-Dot Printable<div style="text-align: center;">To celebrate the 4th of July, I'm offering a free American Flag Do-A-Dot Printable for you.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Just click on the flag to bring the image up full-size, then right click and save to your computer for printing. It will fill an 8.5"x11" piece of paper so it is great for hanging up.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Visit <a href="http://simplymontessori.blogspot.com/2010/11/do-dot-marker-activities-free.html">this post</a> for other great printable everyday Do-A-Dot activities.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a safe and wonderful 4th of July!</div><div style="text-align: center;">♥</div>Simply Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479297779574749806noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465224043521358109.post-87881933066441365422011-07-01T16:10:00.002-05:002011-07-01T16:11:26.001-05:00{this moment}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUTjx-5TYe8Q94jViVRdgiBJtbu18y2aADvTO5V0nSWdKGdVwLwwy4YRHwL7JqAstc6Uetw4ai36CLEH4DFLXh_NDhxy6xbivQmmac5vhR8LOA2WuYEvXqM4LunwhBBOQjju-yUqS_fnU/s1600/IMGP8400e5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUTjx-5TYe8Q94jViVRdgiBJtbu18y2aADvTO5V0nSWdKGdVwLwwy4YRHwL7JqAstc6Uetw4ai36CLEH4DFLXh_NDhxy6xbivQmmac5vhR8LOA2WuYEvXqM4LunwhBBOQjju-yUqS_fnU/s400/IMGP8400e5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.soulemama.com/soulemama/2011/06/this-moment-4.html">{this moment}</a><br />
one image<br />
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♥</div>Simply Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479297779574749806noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465224043521358109.post-20796022403245669252011-06-30T06:41:00.000-05:002011-06-30T06:41:52.488-05:00{Free Printable} Human Body Parts, nomenclature 3 part cards<div align="center">I recently had a request for Body Part nomenclature cards. <br />
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Here they are!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Please let me know if you have any problems downloading them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Looking for free Nomenclature cards on a certain subject but can't find them? Please make a suggestion.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I discovered this recipe somewhere either in a book or online a few years ago, and used it in my classroom as an activity for parents to do with their children at an evening meeting at the school. It was a huge success! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can't remember where the original recipe came from, but I've adapted it some so I think it'll be okay if I post it for you here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You will need 4 main ingredients:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">milk, vanilla, sugar, salt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You will also need 2 ziploc bags (either a quart and a gallon, or 2 gallon sized bags), and ice cubes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Press any excess air out of the bag and zip or press it closed tightly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sprinkle in 6 tablespoons of salt (regular table salt, but you can also use rock salt).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Put the first sealed bag with the milk, sugar, and vanilla inside the bag with the salt and ice, and seal the outside bag.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Shake the bag around, up & down, back & forth, for 8-10 minutes. The milk/sugar/vanilla mixture will begin to thicken and solidify. When it reaches your desired consistency, just open up the bags and scoop the ice cream into a bowl (or eat it right out of the bag).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We sprinkled on some rasberries on the top of ours, and I must say I'm always surprised how quick and easy this recipe is! It may not be the creamiest ice cream you've ever had, but it sure is good, and a fantastic treat that even little ones can help with!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you make this, let me know what you think!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I haven't tried <a href="http://www.flythroughourwindow.com/2010/05/homemadeicecream/"><span style="color: #3faab2;">this recipe</span></a> yet (no machine required either), but I'm going to! (It requires me to make a trip to the grocery store for some ingredients, but I plan to make it sometime this week).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Simply Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479297779574749806noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465224043521358109.post-47882941671901871122011-06-24T16:08:00.002-05:002011-06-24T16:11:45.185-05:00I offer you peace, {and a free printable subway style poster!}<div style="text-align: center;">To continue my subway-style printable poster series, here is a lovely quote from Ghandi's nephew.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<a href="http://simplymontessori.blogspot.com/2010/10/introducing-and-cultivating-peace-in.html">Click here</a> to see my previous post about how to use it in your home or classroom, including a video.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Just click on the above image to bring it up full-size (click on the photo again when it comes up on the new page to be sure you are zoomed in to 100% before printing), then save and print.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">♥</div>Simply Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479297779574749806noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465224043521358109.post-45986390986115314932011-06-22T21:33:00.000-05:002011-06-22T21:33:06.290-05:00Bedtime bonding and building literacy skills through the power of touch....<div style="text-align: center;"></div><center><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/46994852/" target="_blank"><img 266?="" border="0" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/46994852_L7oJSiRe_c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/4224177" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">weheartit.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/smplymontessori/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Simply</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div></center><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have a bedtime routine, as I'm sure you do with your children. We have a bath, we put on pajamas, we brush teeth, we choose some books to read together, and snuggle for a little while. During the snuggle time, I have found that the children often wanted me to rub their back or gently scratch their backs or tummies. This is a great way to bond with you child as well as to relax them before they fall asleep. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">What I've also found is that this is a fantastic way to build literacy skills. It began as a soothing game where I would gently "draw" each letter of the alphabet on their back with my finger as I quietly sang the alphabet song to them. Then, I began drawing one letter at a time (out of order) to see if they could guess which letter I had drawn. In this way you not only practice letter recognition, but also expose them to the correct form in which to write the letter. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>The child is feeling the letter formed from the paper's perspective.</em> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sometimes I will even say quietly to myself "up, down, up, down" as I trace for an "<em>M",</em> or ""over, up, and around" for an "<em>e"</em> so it reinforces the correct way to write the letter at the same time. The kids just think I'm whispering to myself. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">For children that need a little bit more of challenge, you can write a letter and have them tell you the sound the letter makes (phonemic awareness). Or, you can spell out three or four letter words, or the child's name. I have also drawn shapes ("guess the shape" game) and numbers. For younger children, write the numbers on their back with your fingertip as you count in order up to 20, or 100. For older children, silently trace your finger to form the numbers on their back and have them guess the number you wrote. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Depending on the night and the child, our games may last only a few minutes. Other times they take longer as we move from one game to another. Sometimes, it is just plain tickles, back scratches, or cuddles. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">That's the best part about this- it is mostly about the love.</div><div style="text-align: center;">♥</div>Simply Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479297779574749806noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465224043521358109.post-41728829964281933762011-06-21T10:45:00.000-05:002011-06-21T10:45:23.194-05:00Giveaway Winner!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGerRH5UfWQSMNGDofFKrwLM_bRDvKaCTKBDxa488EWrQwu2whmi4m52PmqC-vxFAADcvg8nc8hBCgrmInxKVkoFBLDWsumMLnQ1LQim_L4NCuf7QK3GaMykDlbPfvthrrTEQS9JHxTaL/s1600/117-20110328-flower1-lores.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGerRH5UfWQSMNGDofFKrwLM_bRDvKaCTKBDxa488EWrQwu2whmi4m52PmqC-vxFAADcvg8nc8hBCgrmInxKVkoFBLDWsumMLnQ1LQim_L4NCuf7QK3GaMykDlbPfvthrrTEQS9JHxTaL/s1600/117-20110328-flower1-lores.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The winner of the <a href="http://simplymontessori.blogspot.com/2011/06/ooh-me-i-oohmoon-giveaway.html">oohmoon giveaway</a> is....</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...comment number 8, which happens to be Mother Orchid :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know you will enjoy whichever design you select.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
Congratulations, and thank you very much to everyone who entered the giveaway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many thanks to Katie Moon for sharing her talent with my readers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">♥</div>Simply Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479297779574749806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465224043521358109.post-68280330728125501152011-06-19T21:52:00.000-05:002011-06-19T21:52:31.306-05:00Giveaway closes tonight!<div style="text-align: center;">Just a little reminder that the <a href="http://simplymontessori.blogspot.com/2011/06/ooh-me-i-oohmoon-giveaway.html">oohmoon giveaway</a> closes at midnight tonight. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Comment on <a href="http://simplymontessori.blogspot.com/2011/06/ooh-me-i-oohmoon-giveaway.html">that post</a> to enter.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you all had a wonderful Father's Day!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">♥</div>Simply Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479297779574749806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465224043521358109.post-55093660190694686332011-06-17T04:43:00.000-05:002011-06-17T04:43:51.279-05:00One more free Father's Day Printable Poster!<div style="text-align: center;">Here is one more free Father's Day printable poster, in two color variations.....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">blues & greens, and rainbow.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Just click to bring it up full-size (click on the photo again when it comes up on the new page to be sure you are zoomed in to 100% before saving the image & printing).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, and don't forget to enter the <a href="http://simplymontessori.blogspot.com/2011/06/ooh-me-i-oohmoon-giveaway.html">giveaway</a>!</div><div style="text-align: center;">♥</div>Simply Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479297779574749806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465224043521358109.post-73466334189720664122011-06-15T11:15:00.001-05:002011-06-15T11:40:41.321-05:00Book Review: Seasons<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzrufY8BSEs3tEs1Xfu4-ergXl5JT-vZPr4y_TKN70VNNnYn0WUR-Wed9Bod_bHnvSK9tGZfraXTddIgupccCaNm16F9o-DdNQblXHhy-wSlca_V4wlgGtI3ZExvy6uZeIWjYYH0sDxJ9/s1600/IMGP8123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzrufY8BSEs3tEs1Xfu4-ergXl5JT-vZPr4y_TKN70VNNnYn0WUR-Wed9Bod_bHnvSK9tGZfraXTddIgupccCaNm16F9o-DdNQblXHhy-wSlca_V4wlgGtI3ZExvy6uZeIWjYYH0sDxJ9/s400/IMGP8123.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Recently I purchased the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1592700950/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=simplmonte-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=1592700950">Seasons</a> by Blexbolex. When I originally stumbled across this book, I was immediately taken with the bright colors and unique graphic qualities of the illustrations. I found it intriguing to wade through the reviews on Amazon about the book- it seemed it was one of those "you either love it or you hate it" books. The naysayers said that the book was disjointed and didn't really have a story. Other argued that some of the selections included in the book were too mature or abstract for young children. But the more I looked at the idea behind the book, the more I wanted to find out for myself.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The author's message to his readers about the book is simple: </div><div style="text-align: center;">"Blexbolex got lost for a while in the pages of his books. </div><div style="text-align: center;">He has needed two summers, an autumn, a winter, a spring, several storms and a lot of sunshine to rediscover the seasons for himself."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The book itself is quite thick and substantial. The cover artwork is beautiful- bright and eyecatching. The binding is covered with yellow printed fabric which gives it that "vintage library book" feel. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The book begins with a page spread for each of the seasons, jumping into Spring with a picture of a bud. It moves quickly into summer with pictures of "Tee" for t-shirt and watermelon. There is a short season of Autumn with an overcoat and mushrooms in the forest, before moving to winter with snowflakes and ice skates. Then again comes the spring, with its "Thaw" and resulting "Torrent". Children jump in puddles, women hang their laundry on the line to dry outside, and families set out on road trips. The book continues on a few more seasonal cycles from here, before finally ending again with a seedling, growing up.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is where I come to disagree with the opinion that the book has no "story". If you read the book more than one time, you will begin to pick up on special relationships between the pictures throughout the book. A seed turns into a shoot. A plum that appears at the beginning of the book, later reappears as a prune the following Autumn. Pruning of the trees provides reserves for firewood for the winter. The spring thaw results in a river torrent. The beautiful fragrance from the blooming flowers creates an allergy on the subsequent page. The cyclical nature of the book allows for children to begin to make connections between what happens in nature and the resulting human behavior and activities that go along with the seasons. It also allows for connecting the dots between the causes and the effects of natural occurrences (drought, and a later forest fire, for example). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">There is a picnic.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpDZDSOi-TVTg0KMcQ5GLYXauJxUY4RoXdyWc_lbm9W7J92BFnLmJxYicynURa1QRBHqGsOs_lnUZAhS5uJ8nVlf50nrcu3IxIkfkfGf-gWtsh0WegbawKf8cyfre5F7C_t5wDqvSjgnU/s1600/IMGP8133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpDZDSOi-TVTg0KMcQ5GLYXauJxUY4RoXdyWc_lbm9W7J92BFnLmJxYicynURa1QRBHqGsOs_lnUZAhS5uJ8nVlf50nrcu3IxIkfkfGf-gWtsh0WegbawKf8cyfre5F7C_t5wDqvSjgnU/s640/IMGP8133.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The people leave behind some trash....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjds-BK3Q3lCZzeVCH-sC9lvQx_Hhitk-_FT7ADzb7xZjZgfS1jo7gRdhMhDp615vpatceo1aVI0YGWhylqmMaQxlcfh17jjeoVJ-SSCwPG8YJArpulGb0oeLX01jzZI6fy5UFenMhgKefZ/s1600/IMGP8134.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjds-BK3Q3lCZzeVCH-sC9lvQx_Hhitk-_FT7ADzb7xZjZgfS1jo7gRdhMhDp615vpatceo1aVI0YGWhylqmMaQxlcfh17jjeoVJ-SSCwPG8YJArpulGb0oeLX01jzZI6fy5UFenMhgKefZ/s640/IMGP8134.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which a bird discovers......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0n5gdFhWSyvQRdVWravDMjsfblKQ9wet8CVyUT8dUCipnN8q43Wq-gLnRyeVztrM3QysgldOrgT5fi4u6I_jnbJo0tds3bs3_-dLbEXsNBJKEqmUpdcdbZ15c4_ArRZbq-Oo5dwMO3t_/s1600/IMGP8135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0n5gdFhWSyvQRdVWravDMjsfblKQ9wet8CVyUT8dUCipnN8q43Wq-gLnRyeVztrM3QysgldOrgT5fi4u6I_jnbJo0tds3bs3_-dLbEXsNBJKEqmUpdcdbZ15c4_ArRZbq-Oo5dwMO3t_/s400/IMGP8135.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and uses to build his nest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCe8wf4vG4gRX1KqaJajcig5zHizc4h9GWU2rNmi90rAV0v0A1DeFNnlTVxD44MSTpUrSlQMykHIBNMo_9NnLwkBzMx09PgF4SlA5KHTr0ByGtJjoVSs_9dl3ydZ2cUH6qYYdwKgXdMBDB/s1600/IMGP8136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCe8wf4vG4gRX1KqaJajcig5zHizc4h9GWU2rNmi90rAV0v0A1DeFNnlTVxD44MSTpUrSlQMykHIBNMo_9NnLwkBzMx09PgF4SlA5KHTr0ByGtJjoVSs_9dl3ydZ2cUH6qYYdwKgXdMBDB/s400/IMGP8136.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My son and I spent a while talking about this series of four pages alone. Picnics, littering and care for the environment, how birds build a nest, and the vocabulary word "debris", which was new for him. All that from four words and four pictures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The book has some strength to it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here, the first clue of Autumn.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-pyle7EGTg5-NVI1TSiwCTWn7A_rgBuc8Sjir_X_wVkdU1Y21MYR-ImZPnChVthYeQcRyjvR9m6t1yY0fbLCq4a5Etm9ZWO1-mJo4gtYwDd_zQfq24Ugwt9vf_L7XhbU4ldm5cfKk91E/s1600/IMGP8125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-pyle7EGTg5-NVI1TSiwCTWn7A_rgBuc8Sjir_X_wVkdU1Y21MYR-ImZPnChVthYeQcRyjvR9m6t1yY0fbLCq4a5Etm9ZWO1-mJo4gtYwDd_zQfq24Ugwt9vf_L7XhbU4ldm5cfKk91E/s320/IMGP8125.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the bird migration is a clue for the Winter to come.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of my personal favorites include...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKAmoqAWpDyOJ8k8OwrMDTT8_pi_YwNhyphenhyphenEyc5Xb392-K2LJXnuNxkBdKDzE0uaMz-d-BX0YzXYGnykMmZEP6bG73O2yLvdvUw0JporjT8pY8B6jywLqU6i_ycVoOPrLy0KL4_IetfeLAL7/s1600/IMGP8129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKAmoqAWpDyOJ8k8OwrMDTT8_pi_YwNhyphenhyphenEyc5Xb392-K2LJXnuNxkBdKDzE0uaMz-d-BX0YzXYGnykMmZEP6bG73O2yLvdvUw0JporjT8pY8B6jywLqU6i_ycVoOPrLy0KL4_IetfeLAL7/s400/IMGP8129.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Summer's fireflies and shooting stars...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlbjoV1sRnCLseEzjsrNDjpQU6Ba3vAQZKeIVB88JoLST0fPTrTkGjqA9txvZFnBZHCaIQtU1TLBMM8Tc6X9N2oOOXPtZLhWXFAfeDK9wUH_HCSkETS7X902YbKyXIMmXxUJe8Z3wvaYd/s1600/IMGP8141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlbjoV1sRnCLseEzjsrNDjpQU6Ba3vAQZKeIVB88JoLST0fPTrTkGjqA9txvZFnBZHCaIQtU1TLBMM8Tc6X9N2oOOXPtZLhWXFAfeDK9wUH_HCSkETS7X902YbKyXIMmXxUJe8Z3wvaYd/s400/IMGP8141.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">night....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0n8hlcLBDQG6QoZBV8NErhlDSdGWdBoBqm6PzldQhYZof4ezgOVV427sjO2EdbScKDJYsT6yBdGnPK612KhUfuw9s3VsjUm0XpUifclaqKn73tJu7qcpNalAWvGuB-CTxWeVtvN7XDbq/s1600/IMGP8137.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0n8hlcLBDQG6QoZBV8NErhlDSdGWdBoBqm6PzldQhYZof4ezgOVV427sjO2EdbScKDJYsT6yBdGnPK612KhUfuw9s3VsjUm0XpUifclaqKn73tJu7qcpNalAWvGuB-CTxWeVtvN7XDbq/s640/IMGP8137.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and Spring bringing the birth of new animal babies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My children's favorites so far include:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGqhefyA_jXnO5iyuVQe03_EP7QhU_hzLpn4XjsJlvF1_d0BoDRYd1C4RDxhHQZy6HkOtlAAF_RnH3PfHetXK0qiSFpyTC-IIMogPi6rDSQJ585exbYVmyrzWW23C20gMhSRJecLCoZOk/s1600/IMGP8126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGqhefyA_jXnO5iyuVQe03_EP7QhU_hzLpn4XjsJlvF1_d0BoDRYd1C4RDxhHQZy6HkOtlAAF_RnH3PfHetXK0qiSFpyTC-IIMogPi6rDSQJ585exbYVmyrzWW23C20gMhSRJecLCoZOk/s640/IMGP8126.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">picking out items they recognize from the Tornado (look, there is a cow, and a house!)....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftounHdnc-4DKSjkjHebHLBCqihxcpdfrtfxAdpmvxlg2VI32_uKmc1jJGAPDM7YU_UU79FelCOH2oSocCSYNGpYxlbokOmYIfGPNl2du_h-Zxy3Pnph6wT4GhXaYLWrRuDjhtXpaIxyR/s1600/IMGP8140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftounHdnc-4DKSjkjHebHLBCqihxcpdfrtfxAdpmvxlg2VI32_uKmc1jJGAPDM7YU_UU79FelCOH2oSocCSYNGpYxlbokOmYIfGPNl2du_h-Zxy3Pnph6wT4GhXaYLWrRuDjhtXpaIxyR/s400/IMGP8140.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the intense and creative parade spread.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesimTF5NQCjDX_GjoKx1xXikKyO-K0a3T753QD3BF9ACf8beS6g7R7NQdBpZzhUhLbwsu-8CRrKwVkbVbcCnLRq-W0EI91_g1CpDpJcNX4Gci68MkrCYNsBQ0gLQ8aqLiB2r7Y_oROLgQ/s1600/IMGP8131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesimTF5NQCjDX_GjoKx1xXikKyO-K0a3T753QD3BF9ACf8beS6g7R7NQdBpZzhUhLbwsu-8CRrKwVkbVbcCnLRq-W0EI91_g1CpDpJcNX4Gci68MkrCYNsBQ0gLQ8aqLiB2r7Y_oROLgQ/s640/IMGP8131.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the little boy who feels "Glum" because it is raining outside and he can't go fly his kite. This was another great vocabulary lesson- Glum was also a new word for them, as were....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...carefree & captivated. Now they know them. My son really stared at the captivated picture for a while, like it held something special for him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They also found amusement in the camping and mosquito connection, and noticed a few pages later when it shows the people scratching red bumps with the word "Itchy". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've read this book several times by now, and each time we find something new to talk about.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My children are 4 and under, so some of the concepts require some discussions, but that is one of the things I enjoy about this book. The simple yet visually stunning illustrations are something even my 2 year old can enjoy on her own as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1592700950/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=simplmonte-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=1592700950">Seasons by Blexbolex</a>. We like it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">♥</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&npa=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0A92B7&t=simplmonte-20&o=1&p=8&l=as4&m=amazon&f=ifr&ref=ss_til&asins=1592700950" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe></div>Simply Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479297779574749806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465224043521358109.post-73163941960310336852011-06-13T21:16:00.001-05:002011-06-13T22:11:57.700-05:00ooh my, I ♥ oohmoon { & a giveaway! }<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3Jyv-_U7YloxF1TlYbB9lGhUqCfejUdLwLiya3PpY85dU6x8nNS7_m8WUa1C4ughcE7QRSljoS5-UsRwnO3k8Jyi5VGQ6ivrhpe_2_SbXdUXVyvtHKXqXK8VmMq49oPYJdfD2j1jtRSP/s1600/194-20110613-mombaby-lores.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3Jyv-_U7YloxF1TlYbB9lGhUqCfejUdLwLiya3PpY85dU6x8nNS7_m8WUa1C4ughcE7QRSljoS5-UsRwnO3k8Jyi5VGQ6ivrhpe_2_SbXdUXVyvtHKXqXK8VmMq49oPYJdfD2j1jtRSP/s640/194-20110613-mombaby-lores.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Just when I think <a href="http://oohmoon.com/">oohmoon</a> can't get any better (did you catch the series last week on <a href="http://oohmoon.com/category/shop-illustrations/bugs/">adorable bugs</a>?), Illustrator Katie Moon hits me in that special Mommy soft spot in her new series <a href="http://oohmoon.com/2011/06/family-circle-mom-baby/">The Family Circle</a>. Today's print, the first in the series, is above. Rush over to oohmoon to get it free right now!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've <a href="http://simplymontessori.blogspot.com/2011/05/ooh-moon.html">posted before</a> about how much I think oohmoon is great, not only because I have no idea how she finds the time to create such creative illustrations EVERY SINGLE DAY, but because she offers them for free-FOR FREE-for the first 24 hours, then only $4.99 if you miss the free time period. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I contacted Katie to see if she would be willing to offer a giveaway of one of her prints to my readers, and she graciously and enthusiastically agreed {and she didn't even make me beg}...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">She's awesome.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">{To win the free print of your choice}:</div><ul><li><div style="text-align: center;">visit <a href="http://oohmoon.com/"><span style="color: #3faab2;">oohmoon</span></a> and leave a comment on this post about your favorite print or series. Please be sure to leave a way to contact you if you are the winner. </div></li>
</ul><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">{lots of additional entry options}:</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">please note: each entry must be left as a separate comment</div><ul><li><div style="text-align: center;">follow this blog and leave me a comment on this post letting me know. If you are already a follower, that counts too :)</div></li>
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</ul><div style="text-align: center;">This giveaway is open for comment entries until midnight CST on Sunday, June 19, 2011. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I will select a winner at random on Monday, June 20.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I also want to give a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has joined me on my new <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/SimplyMontessori/232741370076764">facebook page</a> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/simplymontessori/">flickr group</a> so far. You've really touched me with your support and interest, and I'm so excited to be sharing more and learning more from you, too.</div><div style="text-align: center;">♥</div>Simply Montessorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05479297779574749806noreply@blogger.com12