This is how my little princess practices her dance moves with a mat to roll and un-roll the mat. Maybe, such a serious task needs some Pinky’s UNIQUE style….also…she is just celebrating her accomplishment.

We are practicing these first Montessori’s tasks because we are applying to a Montessori school starting next September, which means that Pinky will be in a 3-6 years old group but starting one year later (at 4 yrs old). I think this put her in a disadvantage way, since she will have to learn about a new type of environment, materials, etc.(she has been going to a traditional pre-school –BTW….it is a great school but you know we are more into the Montessori method.) Or maybe she is not behind???

Furthermore, we are still waiting for her acceptance letter (until March), so pray for our spot!!! 

Ever since after she went to her interview (an hour in a Montessori classroom with the teacher just exploring around), she has been asking me to take her to her Montessori school….my little one really loves it!!!

So, to you all my Montessori method fans;

Which other task we need to be practicing before starting in a Montessori classroom???

p.s. please look at the cute little princess and not to her surroundings…lol….we have been sick and mommy couldn’t organize the house…

If you love Montessori already or want to learn more about this amazing method, here’s your opportunity to win a spot on Karen Tyler’s Montessori Training Program.

You just have to visit our great bloggy friend Ewa’s blog @ Wczesna Edukacja Antka I Kuby blog.

The entire course runs for 24 months and covers 12 albums. You will cover the 4 major subject areas :Practical Life, Sensorial, Language and Mathematics within the first 8 months. You may take an option called FAST TRACK. This is the same as the 24 month course but it is completed within 12 months.

The giveaway is worldwide and will be open until February 19th 2012 (12 pm GMT+01:00). Winner will be chosen at random an announced on 20th February 2012 in a separate blog post. The winner will be notified by email.

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you will find new ideas for that unused material!

Here’s the story: At the time I was “homeschooling” Pinky, I got so excited about all the amazing things I found at the dollar spot at Target or Dollar Tree. Oh My!!!! I was like a kid in a toy store.

However, sometimes things got accumulated in my already crowded closet and got forgotten with time. For my surprise, Pinky was not interested in that theme anymore….for example the ABCs. Hello! there’re too many things to do with the ABCs that you can get tired of it, as: recognizing upper/lowercase letters, match it, sing it, jump it, skip it, recite it, color it, paint it, cut it or whatever “innovative strange” idea a mommy’s brain could come up with it.

Yes, there’s too much to do with the ABCs…..So, trying to get my hand into my closet, this is what I found:

ABCS upper/lowercase letters matching puzzles from Target.

I know, repetition is good for kids but I really get bored and Pinky, too!

Therefore, before getting rid of these (Mommy’s sentimental issues) here’s what we came up with: Big girls' ABCs puzzles memory game………very grown up!

Don’t you see how happy and excited she gets whenever she finds a match, and then she uses her tiny fingers to put the pieces together, line them up carefully, and use a lot of concentration during the task. Don’t you love multi-task activities???

When the game was finished, we decided to kind of measure who won the game.: the tallest column won (almost as taller as Pinky)……of course Mommy won!!! lol……

No no no…..Pinky won, she is getting really good at those games….and are helping her to stay focus for a long period of time…even when she is not concentrated in the game: I don’t know how she does it to match the cards so easily…

That’s how I follow my child interest into board games to re-use old materials!

I tried to encourage Pinky in everything way I can. I want her to know that mommy is always there and always will. I want her to be confident about herself, learn to make her own choices and don’t be too aware of what people may think.

If she feels like dancing in the middle of the mall while listening to a great musical group, so go ahead (just be careful to don’t run into somebody, lol)

Voci Angelica Trio

(International folk music re-imagined for cello, voice, and percussion)

Here’s my little one, following her desire to dance as there were nobody around. My child’s desire to dance been free!!!

If you have an extra time, check the group website. They’re great! 

 

“Free the child’s potential, and you will transform him into the world” Maria Montessori

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If you are putting together your continent boxes; here's a great sale at Totsy.

Totsy, the private sale site for Moms

I just ordered an Emperor pinguin life cycle, animal quest inflatable globe and contries/continents inflatable globe....

This sale is good for 3 days....

The competition is ending in 2 more days…..so please vote for my cousin so he could win this instrument “cuatro” that he really wish for. I just realized that same day (Jan 14) is his birthday…..so what a great gift than his cuatro. He’s kind of losing hope about winning that first place but I know we can make it come truth.

If you could share it with your readers (blog, facebook, twitter), we could get those 50 more votes we are still needing….I know we can do it blogger friends!

Help us to surprise him with this birthday gift!

Here’s the link: http://apps.facebook.com/easypromos-premium/voteme/4620/613257198

Doreen Pagan*

Thanks and blessings!

Happy New Year 2012 to you all!!!!

We want to wish you a very blessed, prosperous, adventurous and FELIZ year with your family and friends. I know we are MIA but things have been chaotic around. I hope I could get more stable with my Med test studies so I could share all the fun things we have been doing. In the meantime, I want to ask for a HUGE favor.

My cousin is participating on a Facebook contest in order to win a “CUATRO” (it’s an instrument we play in Puerto Rico, like a small guitar). So far he is in second place, needing almost 20 more votes. The contest ends in Jan 14. The Holidays theme photo he has submitted is so cute: there he is with all his grandkids holding instruments, a PR flag and a poster with a message in Spanish that says: “The only thing missing in this picture is our Grandpa’s cuatro. Merry Christmas!”

Isn’t this a CUTE photo???  I can tell, he really really wants to win it….

You just have to like their Facebook (Cuatrista.com) page and then vote for his picture under the name Doreen Pagan. Here’s the link: http://apps.facebook.com/easypromos-premium/voteme/4620/613257198

Please, help us to give him such a HAPPY MOMENT!!!!

If you can share it with your friends, I will really appreciate it!!!!

And because we want to say THANK YOU, here is a Puerto Rico theme cards I prepared for our Continent Boxes. Enjoy!!!

PS. (If you find an error, let me know….please DON’T sell them….I made them to use with my daughter and I am sharing them with you for FREE to use for educational purposes only and because I LOVE MY BEAUTIFUL ISLAND….be nice!!!….)

Puerto Rico 3 part cards

Thanks so much my friends!!!

Blessings!!!

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