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Grow a Montessori home your child will thrive in

Seasons & Sprouts gives homeschooling parents of 3–6 year olds a complete, nature-rooted Montessori curriculum — beautifully organized, prep-light, and built entirely around what you already have at home.

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Seasons & Sprouts

My deepest goal is for you to finish this curriculum feeling less like someone trying to do Montessori right — and more like the confident, curious guide your child has needed all along.Julie R. Dozier-McCrary

What you'll learn

What you'll be able to do

  • Plan and deliver authentic Montessori 3-part lessons across all primary subject areas — practical life, sensorial, language, math, and cultural studies — using materials already in your home.
  • Follow your child's lead with confidence, using observation techniques rooted in Montessori philosophy to identify readiness, interests, and the perfect moment to introduce new work.
  • Execute a full week of thematic, seasonally-aligned learning in under 30 minutes of prep time using the included checklists, lesson plans, and printable materials.
  • Understand and articulate core Montessori principles — the prepared environment, the absorbent mind, the sensitive periods, and 'the hands are the tools of the child' — so you can adapt any moment into a learning opportunity.
  • Build a rich, low-cost learning environment from backyard nature finds, pantry staples, and common household items that authentically supports the Montessori primary experience.
  • Connect with a like-minded community of Montessori homeschool families to share observations, swap ideas, troubleshoot challenges, and celebrate your child's milestones together.

How it works

A school that adapts to you

This isn't a set of static videos. Every lesson is generated live and tuned to where you actually are.

We learn your level

A quick placement check tailors your starting point so you're never bored or lost.

Lessons adapt as you go

Each lesson is written for your pace and your goal, adjusting as your skills grow.

Your AI coach keeps you moving

Checkpoints, feedback, and gentle nudges turn progress into a real result.

The curriculum

What's inside your school

6 modules · 29 lessons

1

Welcome to Seasons & Sprouts: Montessori Foundations for Parents

Equips parents with the core Montessori philosophy, observation skills, and home environment setup needed to confidently begin teaching.

  • 1.1The Montessori Philosophy: Why It WorksIncluded
  • 1.2The Absorbent Mind & Sensitive PeriodsIncluded
  • 1.3The Hands Are the Tools of the ChildIncluded
  • 1.4Following the Child: Observation as Your SuperpowerIncluded
  • 1.5The Prepared Environment at HomeIncluded
2

How to Teach: Montessori Lesson Presentation for Parents

Trains parents to confidently deliver authentic three-part Montessori lessons across all primary subject areas without formal training.

  • 2.1The Three-Period Lesson: Your Core Teaching ToolIncluded
  • 2.2Presenting Practical Life WorkIncluded
  • 2.3Presenting Sensorial & Math MaterialsIncluded
  • 2.4Presenting Language WorkIncluded
  • 2.5Using Checklists & Lesson Plans Without RigidityIncluded
3

Fall Thematic Units: Autumn Harvest, Seasonal Celebrations & Nature Walks

Delivers a full season of weekly thematic lesson plans rooted in autumn nature, holidays, and beloved fall observances for ages 3–6.

  • 3.1Welcome, Autumn: Seasonal Nature Study & Sensory ExplorationIncluded
  • 3.2Johnny Appleseed Day: Apples, Seeds & Practical LifeIncluded
  • 3.3Grandparents Day: Family, Memory & Cultural StudiesIncluded
  • 3.4National Popcorn Day & Harvest CelebrationsIncluded
  • 3.5Maria Montessori's Birthday: Celebrating Our GuideIncluded
4

Winter Thematic Units: Cozy Indoors, Wonder & Winter Holidays

Provides a full season of winter weekly thematic plans connecting indoor sensorial work, winter nature study, and beloved seasonal holidays.

  • 4.1The World in Winter: Nature Journaling & Outdoor ObservationIncluded
  • 4.2Winter Holidays Around the World: Cultural StudiesIncluded
  • 4.3National Popcorn Day (January) & Cozy Sensory WeekIncluded
  • 4.4Snow, Ice & Water: Science Through the SensesIncluded
  • 4.5Candlemas, Groundhog Day & Light in WinterIncluded
5

Spring Thematic Units: New Growth, Siblings & Earth Celebrations

Offers a full season of spring thematic lesson plans tied to planting, renewal, child-centered holidays, and backyard nature exploration.

  • 5.1Signs of Spring: Planting, Sprouting & Soil StudyIncluded
  • 5.2Siblings Day: Relationships, Grace & CourtesyIncluded
  • 5.3Earth Day: Stewardship, Nature & Cultural StudiesIncluded
  • 5.4Spring Creatures: Insects, Birds & Backyard ScienceIncluded
  • 5.5May Day & Flower Studies: Botany for Little HandsIncluded
6

Your Montessori Community: Growing Together All Year

Builds the parent community experience and equips families to sustain, adapt, and celebrate their Montessori homeschool journey month after month.

  • 6.1How to Use Your Monthly Subscription: Rhythms & RoutinesIncluded
  • 6.2Sharing Observations: The Community Record BookIncluded
  • 6.3Adapting Any Moment: Spontaneous Montessori at HomeIncluded
  • 6.4Celebrating Progress: Child Portfolios & Parent ReflectionIncluded

Who it's for

Is this you?

The newly inspired homeschooler

You just decided to homeschool and discovered Montessori — now you want a real, complete curriculum so you can start with confidence instead of cobbling things together.

The overwhelmed Pinterest parent

You've saved hundreds of Montessori ideas online but never quite execute them — you need a done-for-you plan that makes it simple to actually show up every week.

The nature-loving mama

Your family already spends time outdoors and values seasonal rhythms — this curriculum gives that instinct a beautiful Montessori structure your child can grow into.

The budget-conscious homemaker

You love the Montessori philosophy but can't invest in expensive shelf materials — this curriculum shows you how to create a rich learning environment from what you already own.

The former classroom teacher

You have a teaching background but want to understand authentic Montessori principles deeply so you can bring something genuinely different to your child's home learning.

The community-craving parent

You're doing this mostly alone and want a warm group of like-minded families to share observations with, swap ideas, and celebrate your child's quiet milestones together.

Questions

Frequently asked

Your teacher

A note from your teacher

Julie R. Dozier-McCrary

Julie R. Dozier-McCrary

If you're reading this, I already know a little something about you.

You've probably read at least one Montessori book — maybe dog-eared it, highlighted whole paragraphs, felt genuinely inspired. You've watched your child work with quiet, focused concentration on something completely ordinary — transferring beans, carrying a glass of water across the room, arranging leaves by size — and felt that deep, quiet certainty: this is how children are meant to learn. And then you sat down to actually plan a week of homeschooling, and the overwhelm moved right back in.

I created Seasons & Sprouts because that gap — between loving Montessori and feeling equipped to actually live it at home — is the exact place where so many wonderful, capable parents get stuck. Not because they lack dedication or creativity. But because most Montessori resources are either written for trained teachers in a classroom setting, or they're beautiful Instagram aesthetics with no real substance underneath. You deserve something in between: a curriculum that teaches you the why so you can trust your instincts, and gives you the what so you never stare at a blank planner on Sunday night again.

Here's what I want you to know about how this works. We start with the foundations — not as a box to check, but because understanding the absorbent mind, the sensitive periods, and the principle that "the hands are the tools of the child" will genuinely change how you see every ordinary moment of your day. Then we move into how to actually teach — how to present a three-period lesson, how to introduce practical life, sensorial, language, and math work in a way that feels natural and unhurried. And then we spend a full year moving through the seasons together: apple harvests and seed sorting in autumn, snow and ice science in winter, planting and soil study in spring. Every week is themed, every plan is ready, and every activity is built around what you already have at home.

I also want to gently address the thing I hear most often: "I'm worried I'm going to do it wrong." Friend, Montessori is not a performance. It is a relationship — between you, your child, and the world you're exploring together. This curriculum will teach you to observe your child the way a trained guide would, to follow their lead with confidence, and to trust that a child sorting acorns by size on your kitchen floor is doing exactly the right work. You will make it your own. That's not doing it wrong — that's doing it beautifully.

Come grow alongside your child. The seasons are waiting, and so are we.

Julie R. Dozier-McCrary

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  • 6 modules, 29 lessons
  • AI-adaptive lessons tuned to your level
  • Quizzes & checkpoints to lock in progress
  • Your own AI learning coach
  • Learn on any device, at your pace
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