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When Caregivers Go Beyond Burnout

Unlike caregiver burnout, compassion fatigue is a secondary traumatic stress disorder that results from exposure to another person’s traumatic experience(s) and creates high levels of emotional stress. Compassion fatigue is primarily considered an occupational hazard... Read more

Sorting & Classifying Activities - for 3 year olds

on howwemontessori

Sorting: 2 legs / 4 legs / 8 legs Have you tried any sorting and classifying activities with your child? Some of these activities could work from around 2.5 years however we've used these with our child at three years.... Read more

Braves Fest

on Martha House

Caleb Mahoney Bricelynn Pearson and Mija Carlson Jesse Lowmaster, Zach McCra Wes Oder Taylor Marquez Cahaya Dody and Liz Mascote represent HOSA Riley Fetters, Amanda Talley, Lexi Brown, Adeiah Heffner Mr. Reddick and Mr. Wilkens Camryn Frazier, Cahaya Dody Abi... Read more

Flint Hills League Leadership Workshop at Camp Wood

on Martha House

Eli Kormanik, Myles Gant Jesse Rodgers, Kierni Mullen, Cahaya Dody, Jolie Ziegler, Liz Mascote Jesse Rodgers, Eli Kormanik, Myles Gant Kierni Mullen, Cahaya Dody, Jolie Ziegler, Liz Mascote Jesse Rodgers Kierni Mullen Eli Kormanik Myles Gant, Jesse Rodgers Eli Kormanik... Read more

Come One, Come All!

on Martha House

FBLA Officer Spotlight

on Martha House

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Our Children's Baking Area - at Three Years

on howwemontessori

Do you bake often with your children? With my first child, I really had no idea how to bake with a child and I had to try really hard to make it happen. Now with my third child Otto (3yrs),... Read more

Montessori Birth to Six Months - Movement Areas

on howwemontessori

Last week I published Montessori At Home - Birth to Six Months which included activities to try at home. Today I'm following up with some examples of Montessori style movement areas for children from birth to six months. All of... Read more

Scrimmage

on Martha House

Ace Monihen Ethan Burton Creighton Simecka Joey Andres and Landon Dody AJ Rocha Joey Andres Kaleb Litke, Ethan Burton, and Wyatt Johnson Kahle Jones and Marvin Henton Photos by Myles Gant, Carissa Dalquest, and Chase German; Captions by Connor Garver Read more

Scrimmage

on Martha House

Lily Zeigler, Brittley King, Liz Armstrong Adeiah Heffner Lily Zeigler Hollyn Zeigler, Brittley King Marisol Flores Hollyn Zeigler Jayden Coover, Karly Goodell, Emily Bacon, Joslin Cannon Macy Bolen Emily Bacon Lily Zeigler Paisli Butler Jessica Filkin Adeiah Heffner, Hollyn Zeigler... Read more

Practical Life Transferring Activities - In the kitchen, with Mini Tongs + Ice Tray

on howwemontessori

Today I want to share some meaningful and purposeful transferring activities using mini tongs and ice trays. Transferring with mini tongs is fantastic for developing fine motor skills, coordination and concentration. Transferring herbs. If you have any leftover or excess... Read more

Tai Chi shown to boost brain size, increase memory in Chinese seniors

on Carol Bradley Bursack

Scientists from the University of South Florida, together with researchers from Fudan University in Shanghai, conducted a 40-week randomized controlled trial with 120 community-based seniors who do not have dementia... Read more

What We Did This Summer

on Martha House

Cassidy Dalquest discovered she won Nationals at the AJSA Classic in Grand Island. She was first place in the Calvin Drake Genetic Evaluation Quiz. Carissa Dalquest spent time at the lake Chase German enjoyed the sunset Ethan Lif attended car... Read more

Considering a second home in the Midwest – would love your input!

on Kelsey

Here's a fun perk of having a blog and podcast: when I want to ask lots of people for advice I have a way to do that! The title of the post says it all. We are seriously considering buying... Read more

Top Things Not to Say to a Person Living with Dementia

on Carol Bradley Bursack

...This list is only a start, but avoiding or rewording these questions and statements may improve your caregiving partnership. Read more

Kids Can Grow Microgreens! Valuable indoor gardening lesson for homes or classrooms.

on howwemontessori

When we think of gardening with children our mind often goes straight to planting in an outdoor veggie patch. But if we don't have an outdoor garden space or if the weather isn't favourable, there are still lots of wonderful... Read more

Scrimmage

on Martha House

Kahle Jones Kaleb Litke and Ethan Burtan Ethan Burton Koen Hula and Wyatt Johnson Jaxon Buchman and Holden Ziegler Photos by Macy Bolen and Ally Wangerin; Editing by Brenden Adams Read more

Our DIY Montessori Sound / Letter Boxes - using recycled materials & what we have on hand

on howwemontessori

I wanted to make a Montessori-style Alphabet Box for Otto (3yrs). The Alphabet Box is a useful way to store sound objects and children can use them directly to find or use the sound objects. I really didn't want to... Read more

The best way to remove laundry stains

on Kelsey

This blog post is also available as a podcast in which I read the post. Search for "rising shining" on most podcast platforms to listen. Kids and stains go together like...glitter and literally any surface. There just seems to be... Read more

Practicing Gratitude

on Kelsey

We're chatting about practicing gratitude. We share the habits that help us cultivate gratitude, how to find gratitude during challenging seasons of life, and how to model gratitude for kids. Plus we each share three specific things we're thankful for... Read more

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