• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Happy Homeschool Adventures
  • Kitchen
  • Elementary
  • Preschool
  • Nature
menu icon
go to homepage
  • Kitchen
  • Elementary
  • Preschool
  • Nature
subscribe
search icon
Homepage link
  • Kitchen
  • Elementary
  • Preschool
  • Nature
×

Montessori Homeschooling & Cooking with Kids

From the cosmos to your cutting board: lessons, materials, and experiences that promote a nature connection and love of learning.

cream of the crop

What's Trending

Our most popular posts include Astronomy, History, Science, Geography, Culture, & Math for Preschool and Elementary.

  • meatballs, sausage, and braciole in sauce in a Dutch oven beside baking dish of rigatoni
    Sunday Gravy with Italian Meatballs & Braciole from Why I Cook
  • deep-fried drop biscuits with cinnamon sugar on a rack
    Easy Deep-Fried Drop Biscuits - Free Printable
  • closeup of Hoppin' John cooking in a copper saucier
    Easy Hoppin' John With Carolina Gold Rice - Free Printable
  • fresh baked kolach in a pie dish
    Kolach, Колач: Ukrainian Bread Recipe from the Breadbasket of Europe
  • New Zealand - Californian rabbits in a cage. they are eating, drinking, and lounging.
    Pet Rabbit Care Routine With Free Printables
  • scrambled eggs in a bowl
    The Best Scrambled Eggs Recipe for Kids: Free Printable
  • Montessori Bee Activities for Preschool and Elementary
    Montessori Bee Activities for Preschool and Elementary
  • Montessori Tree Activities For Preschoolers Tree Puzzle
    Montessori Tree Activities for Preschoolers

By Category

Browse your favorite topics by category.

  • In the Kitchen
  • Elementary
  • Unit Studies
  • Nature
  • Preschool
  • Seasonal

Have Something in Mind?

In the Kitchen

If you're looking to sharpen practical life skills in the kitchen, this is the place for you.

  • pasta assassina and Giadzy olive oil
    Pasta Assassina from Super-Italian
  • focaccia bread on a butcher block beside a bread knife and Slow Food, Fast Cars book
    Easy Focaccia Bread Recipe from Slow Food, Fast Cars
  • ribeye steak and salsa verde on a butcherblock beside a bowl of red onion, scallions, and portobello mushrooms
    Rib Eye Steak with Mushrooms & Salsa from Why I Cook
  • baba ghanouj and pita bread slices
    The Best Baba Ghanouj Recipe from My Life in Recipes

See more in the kitchen →

Kristin from Happy Homeschool Adventures

About Kristin

Hello! I'm a Montessori homeschooler of 4 living in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. I'm a nature lover and environmental minimalist sharing my experience in guiding kids from the back of the boat.

Learn more about me →
deep-fried drop biscuits with cinnamon sugar on a rack

free recipe!

Easy Drop Biscuits

Kids love these donut-style biscuits. They're crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.

Get the recipe →

Elementary

You'll also find family-style learning for littles up through elementary here.

  • History of Numbers for Kids. Activities for the Montessori Fifth Great Lesson
    History of Numbers for Kids: The Montessori Fifth Great Lesson
  • Metric Measures cards and Control Booklet beside the Animals of the World Tape Measure and a Montessori tray
    Montessori Materials: Phonetic Alphabet, Animal Homes, Animal Groups, Metric Measures, & More
  • books and hands-on materials for homeschooling displayed on shelves
    Best Homeschooling Curriculum Resources for Elementary
  • ceratopsian crests from Dinosaur Behavior book
    The Best Dinosaur Books Plus Other Prehistoric Animals

See more elementary →

Unit Studies

Unit Studies use an interdisciplinary approach to learning about your favorite topics.

  • Space Activities for Kids Earth vs Space Sorting on a Montessori tray
    Space Activities for Preschoolers
  • Rocks and Minerals, wooden eggs, dinosaurs, and bones on display
    Prehistoric Animal & Dinosaur Activities With Free Printable
  • Multicultural Community Helpers, vehicles, blocks, and more for community helpers unit study
    Community Helpers Preschool & Kindergarten Unit Study
  • Antarctica for Kids hands-on materials for learning about penguins
    Animals of Antarctica: A Montessori Continent Study for Preschool

See more unit studies →

Graphic for The Montessori 5 Great Lessons Course

free course!

How to Homeschool Elementary

A Family-Style Approach to the Montessori Great Lessons

    Built with ConvertKit

    In Nature

    Are you looking to connect with nature? Here are some outdoor activities for kids, including gardening.

    • two mason jars with soil and water sitting on a window sill
      Exploring Layers of Soil for Kids
    • Montessori Gardening journal and seeds for planting
      Montessori Gardening: Empower Kids to Grow Food & Eat Healthy, Farm to Table
    • child sitting outside and adding soil to an egg carton
      Starting Seeds Indoors and Deer Fencing for the Garden
    • child measuring length using a tape measure
      Establishing In-Ground Garden Beds and Composting for Kids

    See more nature →

    Preschool

    Activities, materials, and lessons for preschoolers.

    • Montessori penguin art puzzle and penguin watercolor painting alongside panting materials
      Penguin Art for Preschoolers
    • preschool and kindergarten curriculum resources in various subjects including sewing, gardening, anti-bias education, nature education
      Best Preschool & Kindergarten Homeschool Curriculum Resources
    • Montessori preschool and kindergarten literacy shelves in a homeschool room
      Preschool & Kindergarten Homeschool Room
    • Montessori Math Concrete to Abstract using the Montessori Stamp Game
      Montessori Math: Concrete to Abstract

    See more preschool →

    image of a Montessori homeschool room with text overlay for a free course

    free course!

    How to Homeschool

    For teaching ages 2-6 the Montessori way.

      Built with ConvertKit

      Seasonal

      All the best seasonal activities related to Montessori homeschooling can be found here.

      • Affordable Montessori Bookshelf Ideas for Homeschools
        Affordable Montessori Bookshelf Ideas for Homeschool
      • homeschool kids sitting together on a farm
        Montessori Homeschool Daily Rhythm
      • Winter bucket list baking activity: cake with blue icing and star decorations
        12 Winter Bucket List Activities for Homeschool with Printables
      • holiday gift guide for their hopes and dreams along with illustrations of cookies, baking, price tag, menorah, ornament, and kwanzaa cup
        The Holiday Gift Guide For All Their Dreams

      See more seasonal →

      Primary Sidebar

      Kristin from Happy Homeschool Adventures

      Hi, I'm Kristin!

      I'm a Montessori homeschooler of 4 living in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. I'm a nature lover and environmental minimalist sharing my experience in guiding kids from the back of the boat.

      More About Me ➜

      Our Land Acknowledgement

      We reside on the ancestral lands of the Kalapuya and Luckiamute Tribes as well as the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians.  The land was ceded in the Ratified Indian Treaty #282 on January 22, 1855.  The languages of the Indigenous peoples of this area are Kalapuya and Chinuk Wawa.


      Trending

      • meatballs, sausage, and braciole in sauce in a Dutch oven beside baking dish of rigatoni
        Sunday Gravy with Italian Meatballs & Braciole from Why I Cook
      • deep-fried drop biscuits with cinnamon sugar on a rack
        Easy Deep-Fried Drop Biscuits - Free Printable
      • closeup of Hoppin' John cooking in a copper saucier
        Easy Hoppin' John With Carolina Gold Rice - Free Printable
      • fresh baked kolach in a pie dish
        Kolach, Колач: Ukrainian Bread Recipe from the Breadbasket of Europe

      In Season

      • freshly baked Turmeric and Nigella Seed Easter Bread on a Made In baking slab
        Turmeric & Nigella Seed Easter Bread with Free Printable
      • Le Sud cookbook and vegan chickpea salad from the cookbook
        Vegan Chickpea Salad from Le Sud
      • close up of Persian-style rice and shrimp in a serving bowl
        Persian Rice and Shrimp with Free Printable
      • zucchini pancake on a plate topped with sour cream and dill
        Zucchini Pancakes with Chanterelles, Cukinijų Blyneliai su Voveraitėmis, from Taste Lithuania

      Footer

      as seen in:

      rent logo

      I was named an expert in a Rent. article. Check out the featured
      article: Homeschool Activities | Rent.

      About

      • Privacy Policy
      • Disclosure

      Newsletter

      • Join Us! for emails and updates

      Copyright © 2025 · Happy Homeschool Adventures