Montessori-Inspired Pond Unit

Pond Nomenclature Cards with Wooden Letters (Photo from Counting Coconuts)

If you have a pond in your backyard or nearby, summer is a great time for a pond unit. And there are lots of wonderful ideas online for a Montessori-inspired pond unit. Most of the activities are appropriate for preschoolers through early elementary. Just choose activities that fit your child’s level and interests.

Counting Coconuts has a pond mini unit with lots of Montessori-inspired pond activities.

Homeschool Creations has a free Pond Life Preschool Pack with printables that can be made into Montessori 3-part cards and hands-on activities for Montessori-inspired trays.

ABC Teach has free fish-, salamander-, and turtle nomenclature cards.

Pond Sensory Bin (Photo from 1+1+1=1)

1+1+1=1 has a pond unit with a pond sensory bin and pond theme printables (including Montessori nomenclature and match-up cards).

Frog Definition Set (Photo from Montessori Print Shop)

Montessori Print Shop has free frog materials and a number of attractive but inexpensive materials related to frogs, fish, turtles, and snails.

PreKinders has a number of pond printables, songs, and activities that can be made into Montessori-inspired trays.

My Little Princess World has a pond unit with lots of Montessori-inspired activities. (This is an update in April 2012.)

Frog-Themed Sensory Bin (Photo from Jada Roo Can Do)

Jada Roo Can Do has a frog-themed sensory bin. Update: Jada Roo Can Do added a 5 Little Ducks Sensory Bin.

Montessori Mom has links for frog activities.

Using Chopsticks to Transfer Frogs to the Log (Photo by Julie at the Adventures of Bear)

The Adventures of Bear has a frog unit with lots of activities.

My Montessori Journey has frog life cycle work.

The Preschool Experiment has a Montessori-inspired frog unit. (This is an update with an 8/14/11 post.)

Montessori Mama has a Montessori-inspired tray for the song “5 Green and Speckled Frogs.”

UPDATE: I have a roundup post of frog activities: Montessori-Inspired Frog Activities for Leap Year or Anytime.

More Ideas for a Pond Unit Study on Pinterest

On Pinterest, I have more resources for a pond unit study for many age levels. The resources aren’t all Montessori resources, but there are many wonderful ideas to choose from to fit into a pond unit.

I’d love to hear about your pond activities!

Counting Coconuts

July 14, 2011 | 5:24 am

Thank you for featuring my post, Deb! You’ve also included many other wonderful links making this post a fantastic pond resource! Thanks for all you do!
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Deb
July 14, 2011 | 6:25 pm

Thanks so much for your kind words, Mari-Ann! I love featuring the awesome ideas you share on your blog … thanks for all YOU do!
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andrea

July 14, 2011 | 5:39 am

Thanks for letting me know about featuring my post. I appreciate all the work you put into your posts!
Andrea
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Deb
July 14, 2011 | 6:26 pm

Thanks so much, Andrea! I love featuring your great ideas!
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Patty

July 14, 2011 | 9:53 am

Thank you Deb! This is a great source of information…Love every single of this links.
You do such a great job..
Patty

Deb
July 14, 2011 | 6:27 pm

Thanks, Patty! You’re so sweet! I love all the links, too … it’s amazing to have so many wonderful resources available online!
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Susana of Montessori Candy

July 15, 2011 | 1:14 pm

These are cool! Thank you for rounding them up!
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Deb
July 17, 2011 | 3:18 pm

Thanks, Susana … I had a great time finding them! Have a wonderful week!
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anila

July 16, 2011 | 6:05 am

Is Montessori really a philosophy?
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Deb
July 17, 2011 | 3:21 pm

That’s a good question, Anila! I love that Montessori is both a philosophy and a method of education with great ways to achieve the philosophy’s goals.
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Julie

July 16, 2011 | 5:28 pm

These are wonderful links. I showed how to make a frugal parts of the frog puzzle herehttp://theadventuresofbear.blogspot.com/2011/01/frog-unit.html

and there are also other frog activities.

Deb
July 17, 2011 | 3:31 pm

Thanks, Julie – I’m so glad you shared your link! Those are awesome activities … and transferring frogs with chopsticks is too cute! I just added your link and photo to the post!
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Trecia

July 16, 2011 | 9:19 pm

Thanks for a great post with all these links to other cool resources.
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Deb
July 17, 2011 | 3:37 pm

Thanks for your kind comment, Trecia! Have a great week!
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Lynn

July 20, 2011 | 8:02 am

These ideas are GREAT! Thanks for putting it all together.
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Deb
July 21, 2011 | 7:38 pm

Thanks, Lyn! I hope you find some ideas you can use!
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Mama Pea Pod

July 23, 2011 | 7:06 am

Lots of great ideas here! My kids have been visiting the grandparents, who have 2 ponds in their garden. Perhaps when we get home we will use some of these ideas to recreate our own ‘pond’ on our balcony!

Thanks for the inspiration!
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Deb
July 24, 2011 | 12:32 am

Thanks for your kind comment! How great that your kids have grandparents with 2 ponds in their garden! Have fun!
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Czyżyk

August 28, 2011 | 7:52 am

We’ve been playing with the pond activities for almost whole June and that was a great fun

Some of things we went through can be found here:

http://ponadsiebie.blogspot.com/2011/06/stawy-i-jeziora-nasz-temat-przewodni.html

http://ponadsiebie.blogspot.com/2011/06/jezioro-poprzez-zmysy.html

http://ponadsiebie.blogspot.com/2011/06/zabia-fizyka.html

http://ponadsiebie.blogspot.com/2011/06/sensoryczne-ryby.html

http://ponadsiebie.blogspot.com/2011/06/ofiara-reklam-nic-z-tego.html

http://ponadsiebie.blogspot.com/2011/06/wyciac-komus-zabe.html

http://ponadsiebie.blogspot.com/2011/06/wiec-choc-pomaluj-moj-swiat.html

http://ponadsiebie.blogspot.com/2011/06/matematyczne-zaby.html

You can always use the Google Translator in the left sidebar of the blog to translate from Polish
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Deb
August 28, 2011 | 7:05 pm

Thanks so much for sharing your links! Your pond sensory bin is wonderful! I just pinned it to my Pinterest board, and I’m going to add my Pinterest board link to this post now!
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