December Poetry Basket (Photo from Counting Coconuts)
Today, I want to focus on some great Montessori-inspired Christmas activities for your preschooler. The photo is of a December poetry basket from Counting Coconuts. There’s also a December Poem PDF.
I always loved presenting poetry as a Montessori teacher and with my own children. The poetry basket is an appealing tactile way to introduce poetry for preschoolers. Counting Coconuts links back to My Montessori Journey as the inspiration for the poetry basket. Be sure to check out the posts on both Counting Coconuts and My Montessori Journey for ideas on how to prepare and present the poetry basket.
Here are links to some other wonderful Montessori-inspired Christmas activities (along with other activities in the posts) which are perfect for use at home or school:
Montessori Winter Holiday Traditions: Meaningful Activities to Celebrate Cultures, Traditions and Peace by Jocelyn Scotty at Suite 101.
On Our Shelves – December and December Discovery Tray from Counting Coconuts
On Our Shelves: December Activities from Sunrise Learning Lab
What’s on the Shelves – December from The Adventures of Bear
Montessori Monday from One Hook Wonder
Montessori Monday from Barefoot in Suburbia
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like… from LaPaz Home Learning
Toddler Tuesday from The Work Plan
Fantastic Friday from The Education of Ours
December Practical Life Activities and Christmas Story Bracelets from My Montessori Journey
Montessori Christmas Ideas from The Home Teacher
Sorting by Shape and Size– Christmas Edition from Leptir
Christmas Activities from Lily Tots
Preschool Montessori Christmas Activities from Never Picture Perfect
Christmas Learning – Day 1 from 1+1+1=1
Prepare some Montessori-inspired Christmas fun for your child!
Discovering Montessori says
December 13, 2010 at 6:24 amThis is a really nice post. You have a really great list of links for some wonderful activities that I will be doing. Thank you for including me on this list.
Deb Chitwood says
December 13, 2010 at 4:04 pmYou’re welcome! And thanks for sharing some great Christmas-themed activities on your blog!
Leptir says
December 13, 2010 at 11:34 amThanks Deb! I’m so proud because you including my activities on your lists 🙂
Deb Chitwood says
December 13, 2010 at 4:06 pmYou’re welcome – I love your Christmas sorting activities (and your decorating the Christmas tree activity I featured two weeks ago)!
Jessie says
December 13, 2010 at 2:11 pmYou chose all my favorite Blogs! Thanks for including me, you made my day.
Merry Christmas
Deb Chitwood says
December 13, 2010 at 4:08 pmYou’re welcome, Jessie! I love the activities and photos you share of your girls’ activities!
Liz says
December 13, 2010 at 11:27 pmFollowing you via Hip Homeschool Hop from lil-LIZ-bits, lil-bits from my Homeschooling Navy Wife Life Mom-prenuer adventures. Love to see you on Facebook too!
Deb Chitwood says
December 14, 2010 at 5:36 pmThanks for following me, Liz! I’ll be sure to check out your blog and Facebook page!
Joy says
December 14, 2010 at 4:47 amThanks for sharing this! Looks like a lot of great ideas! Praying you have an awesome day!
Deb Chitwood says
December 14, 2010 at 5:37 pmThanks for your comment, Joy! Yes, there are lots of great ideas at the blogs I featured! I hope you have an awesome day, too!
Counting Coconuts says
December 14, 2010 at 11:55 amThank you again, Deb, for featuring my post! Isn’t this just a fun time of year with so many festive ideas floating around the blogosphere?! Hooray for spreading joy! 🙂
I also wanted to share that I have since provided a PDF of the poem, which you can find here: http://countingcoconuts.blogspot.com/2010/12/december-poem-pdf.html.
Merry Christmas!
Deb Chitwood says
December 14, 2010 at 5:45 pmYou’re welcome, Mari-Ann! I’m a true Christmas activity addict – I’m having way too much fun finding all these great ideas online! And thanks so much for creating the PDF of the Christmas poem and for giving us the link! I just added it to my post. Merry Christmas to you, too!
Sue says
December 14, 2010 at 2:27 pmDeb,
You always have the BEST stuff on your site every time I stop by for a visit! Love the links to all of those cool Christmas activities.
Blessings from the Hip Homeschool Hop,
Sue 😉
Deb Chitwood says
December 14, 2010 at 5:48 pmThanks so much, Sue! I love all the great new additions to Hip Homeschool Moms – it was great to begin with and just keeps getting better all the time! Blessings to you, too!