I’ve been having lots of fun with farm-themed posts and my Safari Ltd. farm-themed TOOBS giveaway lately! Today, I want to share some great ideas for farm sensory tubs. It’s fascinating to see the huge variety of creative tubs along with a wide variety of base materials. If you’re looking for more ideas for farm…
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Montessori Monday – Montessori-Inspired Summer Playdough Activities
I’ve had fun putting together posts with Montessori-inspired playdough activities for kids during different seasons. For any season, 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 roundup: Montessori-Inspired Playdough Activities 101. Many of…
Top 10 Ways to Use Montessori Principles for Summer Learning
You don’t have to do “summer school” to use Montessori principles with your child this summer. There are lots of way to add learning opportunities as they come up according to your child’s needs and interests. Here are my top 10 ways to use Montessori principles for summer learning: 1. Follow your child’s interests. This…
Montessori Monday – Montessori-Inspired Little Passports Global Adventure
I’m excited to be an Ambassador for award-winning Little Passports, a Global Adventure! I’m an affiliate for Little Passports and, as an ambassador, I received a year’s subscription to the World Edition of Little Passports. Once a month, I’ll be sharing some Montessori-inspired activities featuring Little Passports. Of course, all opinions are my own. I…
Montessori Monday – Montessori-Inspired Turtle Activities
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….
Montessori Monday – Montessori-Inspired Literature-Based Activities for Preschoolers
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…
Montessori Monday – Montessori-Inspired Flower Activities
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…
Montessori Monday – Montessori-Inspired Screen-Free Activities
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…
Montessori Monday – Montessori-Inspired Arbor Day Activities
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…
Montessori Monday – Free Earth Day Printables and Activities
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…
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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 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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