Welcome to my calendar of May themed activities for kids. You’ll find all my unit studies and holiday posts listed by themes in my “Should You Use Unit Studies?” post. Here you’ll find lots of themes for May according to holiday or calendar observances. You’ll find more links for calendar observances in my “Enliven Your…
I love spring, so April is an especially fun month for me. Today, I’m sharing my calendar of April themed activities for kids. You’ll find all my unit studies and holiday posts listed by themes in my “Should You Use Unit Studies?” post. Here you’ll find lots of themes for April according to holiday or…
Welcome to my calendar of March themed activities for kids. You’ll find all my unit studies and holiday posts listed by themes in my “Should You Use Unit Studies?” post. Here you’ll find lots of themes for March according to holiday or calendar observances. You’ll find more links for calendar observances in my “Enliven Your…
I love using unit studies and themed activities for holidays and calendar observances. You’ll find all my unit studies and holiday posts in my “Should You Use Unit Studies?” post. You might choose to plan unit studies based on your child’s interests. Many unit studies, such as a dinosaur unit or transportation unit, work well…
Since December 15, 2011, I’ve published a Montessori-inspired post at PreK + K Sharing on the 15th of each month. Except for my introductory post in November 2011, each of my posts at PreK + K Sharing gives links to free printables from around the blogosphere and ideas for creating Montessori-inspired activities using the free…
We have lots of scrub oak trees in our yard, which are perfect sources for fall activities. If you have oak trees in your area, you have a wonderful resource for hands-on fall activities, too. Acorns are great for nature hikes as well as a multitude of learning activities. I’ve already written about the importance…
I’m still celebrating my 2nd blogiversary, and I have a free counting book printable for you! I love using unit studies, so I designed the printable to work with any theme. You can easily adjust the actual activity according to your child’s ability level, whether your child is a toddler or an older preschooler. Small…
Autumn is a beautiful season, and creating Montessori-inspired autumn activities can help preschoolers enjoy and learn from the season. Squirrels and nuts can make a great autumn theme. If you don’t celebrate Halloween in your family, you might want to create some squirrel and nut activity trays now. But squirrel and nut activities work well…
An autumn leaf is a wonder of nature for children and adults alike. To celebrate that wonder, why not have an autumn leaf unit study?! There are some amazing resources available online. I’ll be linking to Montessori-inspired resources here and adding a link to my Autumn Leaf Unit Study board on Pinterest with links to…
In my last post, (“Should You Use Unit Studies?”), I focused on why you should consider using unit studies. Today, I want to focus on how you can create your own unit study. It may seem overwhelming at first, but any homeschooler is capable of creating a unit study. You may be most comfortable with…
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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