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My name is Olivia Fischer, a home educator inspired by Montessori in the home. Here you'll find freebies I create for our homeschool and home, Montessori and respectful parenting content, and my take on Christian motherhood.

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Curriculum Picks 2024/25: First Grader

We are well into our sixth year of homeschool, with four students this year - kinder, fifth, third, and first. I shared our homeschool...

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Jan 285 min read

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Stick it to the Almighty Algorithm

Eight years ago, when I was pregnant with our third son, a few years into our Montessori journey, I remember talking to my sister about...

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Jan 212 min read

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Fishies in a Row home tour: the homeschool room

A Montessori homeschool space with a library and shelf work

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Jan 212 min read

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What's in our toy rotation

I mentioned in my last post I am very particular about what I keep in our rotation for toys. Anything that doesn't get played with...

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Sep 7, 20234 min read

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Setting Up A Toy Rotation Closet

I think we all have a similar goal in mind when it comes to kids toys: That they actively engage (play) with the toys they have That the...

Olivia Fischer

Aug 16, 20232 min read

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Prayers For Your Children; Parts One and Two

Part One To love my children for who they are and not who I expect them to be I have to start here, because I think that possibly the...

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Jan 9, 20232 min read

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How I continue growing as a respectful parent (rejecting self helpism)

After reading Barbara Coloroso's book "Kids are Worth It!" before bed the other night (a book I am absolutely loving, by the way) I was...

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Dec 12, 20222 min read

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Come to me all who are weary

Every year I choose a word of the year rather than setting a resolution for myself. This word of the year is chosen based on discernment...

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Dec 1, 20224 min read

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5 Ways to Cultivate Peace in your Parenting

There seems to be a prevalent level of frustration, overwhelm and burnout among parents these days. While I understand that every parent...

Olivia Fischer

Jun 16, 20227 min read

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Becoming a respectful parent is heart work, more than head work

“A worldly life requires not regulation but regeneration, the change must be radical. It is not the twist of the threads, but the threads...

Olivia Fischer

Sep 23, 20212 min read

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What does Montessori mean to me

I discovered Montessori six years ago when our first son was around one year old. I had no idea how it would shape the parenting journey...

Olivia Fischer

Sep 23, 20212 min read

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The fishies in a row, new again

Hello friends, It's been a long time since I've spent much time here, but I'm feeling like it's time for a refresh. I read one time that...

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Sep 23, 20211 min read

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homemaking and homeducating

The Fishies in a Row Story

The mom behind the Blog:

Curriculum Picks 2024/25: First Grader

Stick it to the Almighty Algorithm

Fishies in a Row home tour: the homeschool room

What's in our toy rotation

Setting Up A Toy Rotation Closet

Prayers For Your Children; Parts One and Two

How I continue growing as a respectful parent (rejecting self helpism)

Come to me all who are weary

5 Ways to Cultivate Peace in your Parenting

Becoming a respectful parent is heart work, more than head work

What does Montessori mean to me

The fishies in a row, new again

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