“We must study the correlation between life and the environment. In nature all is correlated. This is the purpose of nature. Nature is not concerned just with the conservation of individual life or with the betterment of itself. It is a harmony, a plan of construction. Everything fits into the plan: rocks, earth, water, plants, man, etc."

DR. MARIA MONTESSORI

Looking for ideas for your home during the summer that will keep your child in the Montessori spirit: focused, concentrated and doing purposeful work?  We've got you covered!  Here are some ideas to aid your child to summertime happiness at home:

• Tend the garden: have child size tools and gloves.  The children love to till the dirt, pull weeds and investigate the growth of the plants!
• Water the plants.
• Fill the bird feeders - make this so it is easily accessible to the child.
• Go on a nature scavenger hunt.
• Scrub something - anything will do!  Scrub a little tykes car, wash a bike, scrub the rainboots, scrub the ground after chalk drawings.  Have a dish for water and soap and a small scrub brush ready for them to use.
• Go for a nature walk and collect flowers or other treasures found in nature; make some nature art!