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….
It’s the 15th of the month, and I have a new post at PreK + K Sharing … perfect for May! Today, I’m sharing the links to free printables I’ve used to create Montessori-inspired flower math activities for preschoolers through first graders. I show how I used the printables to prepare the Montessori-inspired activities. I…
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’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…
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…
If you’ve been following my blog, you’ve probably noticed that I LOVE Dr. Seuss. While Dr. Seuss’s fantastical musings don’t fit with a strict Montessori approach, many Montessori teachers and homeschoolers like to prepare Montessori-inspired Dr. Seuss activities at this time of year. Today, I want to share 50+ Montessori-inspired Dr. Seuss activities to celebrate…
My activity today is an extension of the Montessori continent box. If you’d like to do a unit study of a specific state or the entire United States, a state box, basket, or tray would work well to highlight each state you study. My Montessori-inspired state box is my activity for both Montessori Monday (Montessori…
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…
Election time is exciting … and preschoolers on up can participate in some of the excitement. This would be a great week for a United States election unit study, or you could just add an election book, activity, or mini unit this week to make the interest around a presidential election into a learning experience….
I’m having fun creating Montessori-inspired music appreciation activities! I’ve already shared ideas for Montessori-inspired activities for Peter and the Wolf and Montessori-inspired activities for Swan Lake. Today, I want to share some activities to go along with the launch of Maestro Classics’ latest CD, Carnival of the Animals. Carnival of the Animals is another classical…
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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