New Years Giveaway!

2 Deluxe CD Rom's - New Year Giveaway

Now that Christmas is officially over and the New Year is well under way, we're kicking off the New Year with a Giveaway. This Giveaway will be for:

2 Deluxe CD Rom Collections

Yes, two lucky winners will receive our entire collection of Montessori materials! The CD Roms will include all of the new product releases (Geography Flags, Art Cards, Tree Identification).

It includes:

• all PDF Files listed in our store
  • over 860 Montessori materials 
• 4 Primary Teaching Manuals in PDF File format
  
  • Practical Life
  • Sensorial
  • Language
  • Math
• Instructions on how to prepare and use:
  • Toddler Cards and Books
  • 3-Part Cards
  • Nomenclature Books and Cards
  • Match-Up and Memory
• FREE Xpresspost shipping
  
  • approx. 1-4 business days for delivery within Canada
  • approx. 2-5 business days for delivery within the United States
  • approx. 4-7 business days for International delivery

Details for entering the Giveaway

• You can live anywhere in the world - we're shipping world-wide.
• You have 4 opportunities to enter.

1. One entry will be given to each person who goes to our website at www.montessoriprintshop.com and then back to this post and leaves a comment saying what their educational goal is for 2011.
2. A Second entry will be given to each person who writes a blog post on this Deluxe CD Rom Giveaway. You must leave a separate comment on this post and provide the link to where the giveaway is posted on your blog in order to receive a second entry.
3. A Third Entry will be given to each person who includes our blog on their Blog Roll. You must leave a separate comment on this post and provide the link to your blog in order to receive a third entry.
4. A Fourth Entry will be given to each person who tweets about it on Twitter or writes about it on Facebook. You must leave a separate comment on this post and share what you did in order to receive a fourth entry.

We reserve the right to delete any comments, or links to sites that we deem inappropriate or offensive to ourselves or our readers.
Two winners will be chosen at random (using random.org) and the winners will be posted on our blog (first name, last initial only) on Jan 17, 2010. Winners will be contacted directly by email for their shipping address (all personal information is kept confidential).

Some samples of the Montessori Materials included on these Deluxe CD Rom - 2 Disc EditionsTo view photos of all 860+ Montessori Materials on this CD Rom visit our Store .
Language





Geography




Nomenclature




Science & Culture


Math



Sensorial


Best of Luck to everyone!

Montessori Printshop Giveaway Day #2!

Giveaway Day 2 - Two Montessori Teacher Training Manuals

Giveaway Day #2
Item: 2 Montessori Teacher Training Manuals (in pdf file format)

1. Language Manual - ages 2½ to 6 years
2. Math Manual - ages 2½ to 6 years

    

Total of 208 Language and Math lessons. Includes theory, full step-by-step instructions, diagrams, exercises, extensions, and games.  Valued at $41.38 (because the math manual is currently on sale for this month - otherwise it would be valued at $45.98).
To view the Table of Contents and sample of lessons for Language click here
To view the Table of Contents and sample of lessons for Math click here

Details of this Giveaway
Starts: Thursday Dec 9, 2010
Ends: Saturday Dec 11, 2010
Prize: 1
Winner: 1 winner will be selected using random.org
Ships: via email in pdf digital file to anyone worldwide - you require Adobe Reader to open and view this file (it's a free program you can download online at www.adobe.com )
To Enter: (you have a chance to enter three times)
Entry #1. Leave a comment on this blog post about your Favorite Montessori Math Lesson
Entry #2. Mention today's giveaway on your blog (you must include a link), then come back to this blog post and comment again including the link to your post.
Entry #3. Tweet about us or share our website to others on Facebook. Come back to this post and let us know in another comment.

Good Luck!

Montessori Materials 12 Days of Giveaways!

Giveaway Day 1 - Montessori Phonics Language CD Rom

Giveaway Day #1
Item: Montessori Phonics Language CD Rom



Total of 108 Phonics Language Files - Valued at $291.72 if files are purchased individually
Includes all our English Language Phonics Series

To view the contents of this prize download this list
List of Phonics Language CD Rom
Details of this Giveaway
Starts: Wednesday Dec 8, 2010
Ends: Friday Dec 10, 2010
Prize: 1
Winner: 1 winner will be selected using random.org
Ships: via First Class Mail anywhere in the world (sorry, we can not guarantee delivery time).
To Enter: (you have a chance to enter twice)Entry #1. Leave a comment on this blog post at Montessori Print Shop. 
Entry #2. Mention the 12 Days of Giveaways on your blog (you must include a link), then come back to this blog post and comment again including the link to your post.




Good Luck!

 

Montessori Materials GIVEAWAY #1!

We're so excited to be having our first Montessori Materials Giveaway. It's big, really big. We couldn't make it any bigger or better if we tried.
The giveaway runs from Friday Oct 15th 2010 to Friday Oct 22nd 2010.



We're giving away ..... drum roll please.....

A Montessori Print Shop Deluxe CD Rom
(2 Disc Collection)
Current Value - $589.32 US

It includes:

• all PDF Files listed in our store at this time
  
  • 799 Montessori materials Full Product List
• 4 Primary Teaching Manuals in PDF File format
  
  • Practical Life
  • Sensorial
  • Language
  • Math
• Instructions on how to prepare and use:
  • Toddler Cards and Books
  • 3-Part Cards
  • Nomenclature Books and Cards
  • Match-Up and Memory
• FREE Xpresspost shipping
  
  • approx. 1-4 business days for delivery within Canada
  • approx. 2-5 business days for delivery within the United States

Details for entering the Giveaway

1. You must have a Canadian or US Shipping address.
2. One entry will be given to each person who goes to our online store at www.montessoriprintshop.com and then back to this post and leaves a comment saying what their favorite item is and why.
3. A Second entry will be given to each person who writes a blog post mentioning this Deluxe CD Rom Giveaway. You must leave a separate comment on this post and provide the link to where the giveaway is mentioned on your blog in order to receive a second entry.
4. A Third and Fourth Entry will be given to each person who includes our blog on their Blog Roll. You must leave a separate comment on this post and provide the link to your blog in order to receive a third and fourth entry.

We reserve the right to delete any comments, or links that we deem inappropriate or offensive.

Entries will be chosen at random (using random.org) and must include an email address which will be used to contact you in regards to the prize and also for possible inclusion in future newsletters. The winner will be mentioned on our blog (first name, last initial, and province/state of residence only).

Double your chances of winning by visiting www.montessoricandy.com and enter our Montessori Materials Giveaway here through their site!

Some samples of the Montessori Materials included on this Deluxe CD Rom - 2 Disc Edition
To view photos of all 803 Montessori Materials on this CD Rom visit our Store .


Language





Geography




Nomenclature




Science & Culture



Math




Sensorial

Riggs Institute

I have recently been looking through the Riggs Institute curriculum I borrowed from a friend. http://www.riggsinst.org/Default.aspx It was brought about by a mini-crisis in my mind. My two oldest boys, ages 4 and 3 are learning to read and write without my help. I wasn't planning to teach them this for another year or so. I thought, hey, if they can teach themselves, what do I really have to do? I was beginning to think, "Wow, maybe homeschool isn't going to be so hard!"

Reality check. I talked to an older friend, and she said she let her two oldest boys learn this way, but their handwriting is horrible, and they regret it. I asked my husband, and he said, "You can't just not teach them handwriting." Hmph. I hated handwriting in school. Maybe it was because in my mind I already knew how to write, and I wanted to keep doing it my own way. Oh oh. Does this mean if I don't want my kids to ultimately hate handwriting, I should teach them the correct way from the get-go? I'm not ready for this, but maybe it will work with my older son, who is somewhat of a perfectionist.

At any rate, the approach that the Riggs Institute takes (The Writing and Spelling Road to Reading and Thinking) appeals to me because this is what my son already DOES instinctively. He insists he does not want to read, but he loves to isolate the sounds in a word that he wants to write and pick out the corresponding letter/letters and write them. He is also highly concerned with spelling rules. One day he is going to wake up and realize that he can read.

The approach to handwriting also appeals to me, because I am constantly giving my children complex verbal instructions if they need my help while I am perhaps elbow deep in bread dough. They love clocks (the concrete model for giving instructions in this method), and can already tell time for the most part. I guess the only way to find out if this is what we are supposed to be doing right now is to try it and see what happens. Eek!