O is for Octopus Sand Tray
It’s the 15th of the month, and I have a fun new post at PreK + K Sharing! Today, I’m sharing links to lots of free printables with a beach theme that I’ve used to create Montessori-inspired language activities for young preschoolers to readers and children ready for creative writing. I also give ideas for taking the beach activities outdoors.
Ocean Language Matching Tray
At PreK + K Sharing, I show how I used the printables to create Montessori-inspired activities. I also have links to other posts with helpful ideas and presentations.
Here’s the link to my article at PreK + K Sharing: Montessori-Inspired Beach Language Activities. (Note: The photos here are only very few of the photos/activities in today’s post at PreK + K Sharing.)
Summer Sentence Layout
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I'm Deb Chitwood. My header photo models are my children, Christina, at 1 1/2, my son, Will, at 3, and Christina again at 16. Christina is now 22, and Will is 27. Please see the 
I love the summer sentence layout!
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Thanks! I think that’s such a fun printable … I had so much fun putting together these beach activities and photographing them outdoors!
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I love the beach themes! This artwork is so creative. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, jbunny! There were some great printables to work with!
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I love that blue sand in the sand tray! So pretty!
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Thanks, Eryn! I really love colored sand- and salt trays.
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