Eye to Wonder

          We've essentially spent the last quarter of the year moving. From packing up our old life in Colorado and consolidating all of our stuff into two compact cars to our summer sublet was one big transition. Then we moved to our new house and spent all the time unpacking and making small repairs. It's been exciting; it's been an adventure; it's been a lot. Throw in a very disoriented toddler with early wake-ups and two tired parents, and some days have felt long.       This fall I enrolled in an online Montessori course called  Child of the Redwoods  to help me learn more about practicing Montessori at home (plus the nerdy educator in me has always been curious). Recently, we studied sensorial learning, which is basically creating opportunities for the child to isolate each sense and articulate and notice differences in sensations. For example, with a sense of sight you can determine shortest to tallest, or lightest to darkest. You can close your eyes and talk wit