Mars (Instagram/website) was a Montessori educator and owned her own school and now homeschools her daughter Cara. I asked Mars if I could interview her daughter Cara about their Montessori homeschooling and we spoke for over an hour! I'm sure you'll enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

At the end Mars also talks about how she supports Cara's learning and what "successful" homeschooling looks like to them.

Links from the episode

• How to Save a Planet - podcast about climate change
• Gardener of the Sea: A Story About Nida Calumpong
• Charlotte Mason
• For Nature Stories for Young Readers, we have the Animal Life. Nature Stories for Young Readers: Animal Life by Florence Bass
• Shell, Beak, Tusk
• How to clean a hippopotamus book
• Sleeping queens
• Rainbow Knights
• CuBirds
• Trellis
• Bites
• Jurassic Snack
• The Magic Labyrinth
• Secret Seven // Famous Five
• a photo from Cara's book
• blog post about Montessori training
• pre-order The Montessori Baby

Listener question

My question for you is do you have any recommendations regarding resources or training for educators who do not intend on working in a Montessori school but would still like to approach teaching in a Montessori way? I work as a teacher in a public elementary school in Canada and would love to have a better understanding of the Montessori approach to early numeracy and literacy learning. I am specifically looking for resources for students in the 3-6 range. Thanks!