We hit a giant benchmark this past week with our five thousandth download! As I looked through the analytics, I thought turning some of the information into word clouds would be cool. I made three different word clouds: cities, states, and countries. On the countries' word cloud, I did not include the United States because many downloads are from the U.S. However, Canada was not too far behind; they are heavily represented in the country's word cloud. Both India and the U.K. are well represented, too.

It's inspiring to see the diverse locations our supporters come from. I'm deeply moved by Montessori Physical Education's extensive reach across the United States and globally. I want to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you. Your support and dedication to downloading our lessons and giving them a try inspires me to work and create every day.

On a different but similar note, I will be in South Carolina in the coming weeks for the South Carolina Montessori Alliance (SCMA) Annual Conference, "Montessori's Vision: Inspiring Tomorrow's Minds." If you live in the area, the conference will be held at Francis Marion University on Sept. 20th and 21st. Click on the image for registration information.

At the conference, I will be leading an interactive session on the lesson "The Sustainability Game." Rather than a traditional presentation, attendees will actively participate in playing the game. This session is designed to stimulate both physical activity and cognitive engagement. If you can't attend the conference, don't worry. The lesson plan is available for free in the website store's individual resources section. You can download "The Sustainability Game" directly from the store.

Hope to see you at the conference!