I love farmers markets and farm-fresh produce! Here are some of our favorite books from our farmers market unit.
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Just choose books based on your child’s age and what you think will engage your child’s interest. I recommend checking out the “Read Sample” feature on Amazon and reading reviews there. Another place to learn about a book is on YouTube. You can typically see the entire book there.
Montessori-friendly books use photos or realistic illustrations. They don’t have talking animals or a lot of fantasy. But many books that have fantasy and talking animals are wonderful books, and I love sharing them with children who understand the difference between fantasy and reality.
For toddlers and preschoolers, about ¾ of the books I use are typically Montessori friendly (focusing on reality without smiling or talking animals or smiling or talking vehicles). This theme has lots of Montessori-friendly books!
Books for a Farmers Market Theme
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Books for a Farmers Market Theme
I’m featuring books here for a farmers market theme for toddlers through elementary-age kids. This theme has lots of fun, Montessori-friendly books!
Top Shelf of Forward -Facing Display:
- I love Gail Gibbons books for lots of facts that are easy to understand. For this unit, we’re using both The Fruits We Eat and The Vegetables We Eat.
- Food Anatomy: The Curious Parts & Pieces of Our Edible World by Julia Rothman has gorgeous illustrations and lots of information that appeals to any age. I have the Julia Rothman boxed collection that includes Farm Anatomy, Nature Anatomy, and Food Anatomy. I use the books for many units.
2nd Shelf:
- Farm Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of Country Life (also from the fabulous Julia Rothman collection. I have some other Julia Rothman books, too)
- On the Farm, at the Market with information about farmers markets and three different types of farms preparing to sell at the farmers market
- Our Farmers’ Market with easy-to-understand information about farmers’ markets
3rd Shelf:
- Fresh-Picked Poetry: A Day at the Farmers’ Market
- Farmers Market: Share the Joy!
- Fun at the Farmers’ Market
4th Shelf:
- Farmers Market: Standard Measurement
- Sunday at the Farmers’ Market
- Farmers Market: Dia de mercado
- Max Goes to the Farmers’ Market
Bottom Shelf
- Izzy Goes to the Farmers Market: A Sign Language Adventure
- Apple Farmer Annie (one of my grandson’s favorite books when he was a toddler. It does have smiling animals.)
- What Will Fit? (Storytelling Math Board Book)
Some other books we’re using that are in a book basket:
- Where Do Bananas Come From? A Book of Fruits and Where Does Broccoli Come From? A Book of Vegetables. The books are recommended for kindergarten through grade 6. They’re packed with information and illustrations, but I don’t think they would be appealing for children younger than kindergarten age.
- Fruits and Vegetables (Healthy Eating with MyPlate)
- The Vegetable Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallota is Montessori friendly except for three words that aren’t phonetic. I find that most alphabet books have a few letters without phonetic words.
- Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z
- Vegetables: Verduras (My First Bilingual Book) – board book not available on Amazon right now. (My grandson always loved this book.)
You can see many farmers market books here: Farmers Market Books for Kids (including books as they’re published)
MORE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE RESOURCES
Montessori-Inspired Farmers Market Pack for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).
Free Farmers Market Printables and Montessori-Inspired Farmers Market Activities
- Free Fruit & Vegetable Printables and Montessori-Inspired Fruit & Vegetable Activities
- Free Vegetables Do-a-Dot Phonics Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Free Fruit and Vegetable Songs and Educational Videos
- Free Fruit and Vegetable Cutting Strips
- Free Eat-a-Rainbow Printables and Montessori-Inspired Activities
- Free Fruit Rainbow Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download
- Free Eat-a-Rainbow Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Montessori-Inspired Fruit Unit
- Montessori-Inspired Vegetable Unit
- Montessori-Inspired Food Art
- Montessori-Inspired Fruit Matching and Tasting for Toddlers
- Healthy, Yummy, Gluten-Free Blueberry Muffins
- Kids’ Kitchen: Berry Yummy and Healthy Protein-Rich Popsicles
- Cutting a Banana Practical Life Activity for Toddlers
- Healthy, Frozen Raspberry and Yogurt Desert (Dairy-Free and Gluten-Free)
- Ants on a Log Food Fun Preparation for Preschoolers
- Fun with Montessori Apple Coring, Slicing, Spreading, and Sharing
- Yummy Gluten-Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Delicious and Nutritious Vegan, Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pie or Pumpkin-Pie Squares
- Super-Healthy and Super-Yummy Strawberry Pineapple Smoothie
- Favorite Gluten-Free Sweet Spinach Muffins {AKA Green Monster Muffins}
- Kids’ Food Fun Pinterest Board
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