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….
Literature-based unit studies often fit well with Montessori education. Related hands-on activities are great extensions to sharing books with children. May 13-19 is Children’s Book Week, which is a perfect time to add a literature-based unit study or mini unit. Today, I’d like to share some ideas for Montessori-inspired, literature based activities for preschoolers from…
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…
It seems a bit funny to write about Montessori-inspired screen-free activities when Montessori education by nature emphasizes hands-on, screen-free activities. Still, it’s Screen-Free Week, and I want to give some Montessori-inspired ideas that would be fun alternatives to screen time this week. Although a total Screen-Free Week doesn’t work for every family, you might want…
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…
It’s the 15th of the month, and I have a new post at PreK + K Sharing! Today, I’m sharing the links to free printables I’ve used to create Montessori-inspired Earth Day activities for preschoolers through first graders. I show how I used the printables to prepare the Montessori-inspired activities. I also have links to…
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…
I’m excited today to share a math excerpt from John Bowman’s newly published 3rd edition of Montessori at Home: A Complete Guide to Doing Montessori Early Learning Activities at Home with 3-6 Year Old Children! Can’t afford a complete set of Montessori golden bead material? Montessori at Home eBook even has printables to help you…
If you’re interested in using Montessori at home, you don’t need to worry about whether or not you’re doing everything right. One thing I learned from teaching in different Montessori schools and observing at lots of Montessori schools is that there isn’t one right way to “do” Montessori. While there are many Montessori principles that…
I love playdough activities for kids anytime of the year. There are lots of fun themes that work especially well with playdough in the spring. You can set up a Montessori-inspired playdough activity on a tray or as a separate playdough table. For ideas on creating Montessori-inspired playdough activities in general, see my original playdough…
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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