Spring is a great time for a pond unit. May is an especially good time for turtle activities since World Turtle Day is May 23. Today, I want to share some Montessori-inspired turtle and tortoise printables and activities from around the blogosphere. Note: This post contains Montessori Helper affiliate links at no cost to you….
Who can help but enjoy springtime flowers?! “April showers bring May flowers.” What a fun thought. And U.S. Mother’s Day during May brings even more thoughts of flowers. While flower activities are great any time during the spring or summer, May does seem like a natural time to focus on flowers. Here are some Montessori-inspired…
Happy Earth Day! April is a great time to focus on Arbor Day along with Earth Day. National Arbor Day is the last Friday in April, although many states observe Arbor Day on different dates according to their state’s best tree-planting time. You can find a map of Arbor Day dates across America (and around…
I love Montessori-Inspired dinosaur activities, and John Bowman’s Montessori at Home eBook (new 3rd edition) has a whole section on dinosaurs. Here’s an excerpt of part of that section: Make Fossils Fossils are how we get in touch with creatures from long ago, so why not make some? A Safari Ancient Fossils TOOB , an…
Many of the activities in my post today can be used for both a literature-based unit and music appreciation. The Tortoise and the Hare is great as a stand-alone literature-based unit, but it’s even better when it’s combined with the Maestro Classics CD or MP3/PDF music for The Tortoise and the Hare. Either way, here…
Studying individual continents is an activity that even preschoolers can enjoy. In Montessori education, children begin their study of continents with the continent globe and continent map before studying individual continents through specific continent maps and continent boxes. For posts with lots of DIY continent ideas, see DIY Montessori Globes, Continent Map Work, and Montessori…
“Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.” Maria Montessori A peace corner is perfect for homes as well as schools. It can be used for conflict resolution, encouraging a peaceful environment, and instilling peaceful habits and attitudes in children. A peace corner (whether or…
I hope you and your family are having a wonderful holiday season filled with peace, love, and joy. Unfortunately, peace is absent for too many this year. I think Maria Montessori’s words and examples of Montessori peace education are especially appropriate this Christmas. In case you haven’t seen it before, here’s a lovely video showing…
Welcome to Christmas Around the World: Scotland! If you missed the first part of the series, be sure to check out the wonderful intro post and free eBook at Living Life Intentionally! You’ll find a linky there, too, with all the other posts on this Christmas journey around the world! Scotland: Part of the United…
Using realistic dinosaur models for hands-on activities is a perfect introduction to paleontology. I’ve been having lots of fun putting together Montessori-inspired dinosaur activities using replicas from Safari Ltd. dinosaur TOOBS and Montessori Print Shop dinosaur printables! The activities here are designed for preschool through early elementary. For these activities, I used the 5 Safari…
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 About Me page for more information about my family and me. Please see the About Montessori page for information about Montessori.
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