It’s difficult for young children to understand their relationship to the larger world – and to the universe especially. Cosmic nesting cubes, map towers, and “Me on the Map” activities are great ways for them to gain a better understanding. While these aren’t all specific Montessori activities, they are very Montessori-compatible and would fit in…
Tag Archive: geography
Montessori Monday – DIY Montessori Globes
Montessori globes very clearly show land and water and then continents and oceans. It’s possible to make DIY Montessori globes, although you might decide to skip the sandpaper (land and water) globe for a homeschool and many schools. Most children can easily pick up the concept of land and water using the continents globe, and…
Montessori Monday – Easy DIY Land and Water Forms
I LOVE Montessori land and water forms! But there are a few problems when it comes to acquiring them for homeschools and even many schools … they’re expensive, take up quite a bit of space, and aren’t the easiest materials to make. Fortunately, there are some very simple – and fun – alternatives to traditional…
Montessori Monday – Land, Air, and Water
I’ve been writing about Thanksgiving activities a lot lately – but I want to focus today on one of the early geography activities that you’ll ideally introduce to your preschooler during the first semester of the school year. I already talked about land, air, and water in relation to a Montessori-inspired transportation unit. Here are…
Montessori Monday – Land and Water Forms at the Beach
If you have the chance to visit the beach yet this summer, you can start your school year with a fun Montessori geography activity that requires very little preparation or expense. And if you can’t go to the beach, a sandbox will work well also. I have a previous post with ideas for creating Montessori…
Activity of the Week – Montessori Continent Boxes
When your child is comfortable identifying continents on a world map, you can begin a study of an individual continent. Summer is a great time to travel, and it could be a time for you to start a Montessori-inspired trip around the world. You could choose to study each continent for a week or a…
Montessori-Inspired Activities for Earth Day Every Day
Three weeks ago, my Activity of the Week was Montessori-inspired Earth Day Activities. Last week, I continued to focus on the earth with Continent Map Work. Even though the official Earth Day was April 22, that doesn’t mean Earth Day activities should stop. Ideally, of course, Earth Day is every day. Layers of the Earth…
Activity of the Week – Continent Map Work
Earth Day is coming up on April 22, and now is a great time for Earth Day activities along with a study of the earth. It’s helpful for children to understand the earth and their place on it if they are going to help care for the earth. I already had a post with Montessori-Inspired…
Activity of the Week – Montessori-Inspired Earth Day Activities
Maria Montessori believed in giving children experiences in nature. In Montessori education, Earth Day principles are a natural part of everyday learning. Still, Earth Day is commonly observed in many Montessori Schools as an extra way to show respect for the earth and to build community. Earth Day is April 22, making April a…
Montessori-Inspired Fun with Land and Water Forms
Welcome to the October Teach/Learn Blogging Carnival. The Teach/Learn Blogging Carnival hosted by Science@home is for anyone, because we are all teachers and learners all the time. This month our theme is “Studies of Society and the Environment” which covers all the humanities, from history to finance, geography, politics and of course the environment. Check…
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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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