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Making Beeswax Candles
We made beeswax candles on our Fundamental Human Needs Camp earlier this year and it was a huge hit. As we try to obtain all of our materia
Carol Palmer
Oct 8, 20203 min read
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A Story of The Beaker People
One of that many wonderful things about the Montessori method is that it celebrates the interconnections of life, nature and the universe....
Carol Palmer
Feb 9, 20195 min read
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Making Quills
One of my students is working on a project on the history of writing implements. She plans to write up each piece of research using the...
Carol Palmer
Dec 9, 20182 min read
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Felt Layers of the Earth Lesson
There is so much curriculum-centred handwork going on in my class at the moment, it feels like there has been some kind of explosion! ...
Carol Palmer
Nov 17, 20184 min read
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Making Soap
We made soap! This has caused great excitement in our class this week. Soap is one of those things that we rarely stop to think about...
Carol Palmer
Nov 2, 20183 min read
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The Science of Wool
Whenever I am working with a new fibre with my students, I get them to think about the science and history that goes with it. Wool holds...
Carol Palmer
Oct 19, 20183 min read
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A Story of Clay
Over the last week or so, my class have been going crazy for clay. I introduced the work with a story, showed them how to make pinch...
Carol Palmer
Sep 8, 20186 min read
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Spindle Making Lesson
When I introduce children to a new craft, I like to begin by showing how to make their own tools. We begin by exploring the tools others...
Carol Palmer
Aug 24, 20185 min read
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A Story of Tooth Traditions
On my recent trip to Colorado I had the pleasure of visiting a few Montessori Schools and meeting many awesome Montessori teachers. It...
Carol Palmer
Aug 10, 20184 min read
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Stick Weaving Lesson
Stick weaving is a fun addition to the Handwork toolbox and is a productive alternative to the endless finger knitting of the lower...
Carol Palmer
Jul 13, 20184 min read
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Official Book Launch - Yippee!!!
Yesterday saw not one, but two monumental events for Montessori Handwork. The first was a legal requirement, the second was a...
Carol Palmer
Jun 30, 20183 min read
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The Story of Shrek the Sheep
We all know that 6 -12 year old children love to hero-worship. Our job is to introduce them to a range of worthy contenders for this...
Carol Palmer
Jun 1, 20183 min read
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Creating a Culture of Handwork in a Montessori Environment
Because I have been working on my Handwork Album for the last few years, I am constantly trying out new crafts. I often share them with...
Carol Palmer
May 18, 20183 min read
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How to Fit Handwork in to the Montessori Environment
Sometimes simple questions spark a great deal of thought and not so simple answers. My dear friend Jess, a wonderful Montessori guide...
Carol Palmer
May 5, 20184 min read
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Rediscovering Ancient Inks
It’s walnut season here in New Zealand so my students have been visiting our walnut tree every morning to collect its fallen bounty and...
Carol Palmer
Apr 6, 20183 min read
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A Story of the History of Pompoms
My class have pompoms on the brain at the moment, I don't really know where the craze has come from, but I have a group of children who...
Carol Palmer
Mar 24, 20183 min read
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Meeting Our Own Fundamental Human Needs (Part 2)
In a post last December I wrote about our plans to produce all of our own food for this years school camp from scratch. Properly from...
Carol Palmer
Mar 9, 20183 min read
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Measuring Your Treasure
Often in schools we are given odd balls of yarn with no labels, and we therefore don't know what size it is or what fibre it is made...
Carol Palmer
Feb 23, 20184 min read
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A Story of The History of Felt
As promised in the Felt Balls Lesson post, here is the story I tell when introducing felt to children for the first time. I like to give...
Carol Palmer
Feb 9, 20184 min read
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Intention Hearts for a New Year
The New Zealand school year is just about to begin and as I was wondering what activities I should offer the children to keep them going...
Carol Palmer
Jan 26, 20183 min read
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