Rabbit activities are lots of fun in the spring. My granddaughters are also in love with rabbits. So I decided this is the perfect time for a rabbit theme!
Here, you’ll find free printables and activities for a rabbit unit. As usual, you’ll find a new printable pack (a Montessori-inspired rabbit pack) for our newsletter subscribers’ resource library!
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Montessori Shelves with Rabbit-Themed Activities
Montessori Shelves with Rabbit-Themed Activities
You’ll find Montessori-inspired rabbit numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber).
Note: The Montessori-inspired rabbit pack isn’t designed as a complete rabbit unit but as supplemental materials. I design the packs using realistic images that I’ve often looked for when preparing a unit study (such as font cards and phonogram cards featuring the letter and phonogram related to the theme and math cards with realistic images that fit the theme and can be adapted for math activities at a variety of levels.)
You could mix your rabbit-themed activities among your shelves according to curriculum area. Or you could have a special rabbit-themed area something like the one pictured. My shelves at the beginning of our unit have a mixture of skill levels. Many of the activities can be adapted for a variety of levels. Many of these are designed for early elementary as well as preschoolers. If you’re a homeschooler, just choose the activities that work for your child’s interests and ability levels. If you don’t have room for all the activities you’d like to do, simply rotate them.
Montessori Shelves with Rabbit-Themed Activities and Titian Art Appreciation
Notice the framed copy of The Madonna of the Rabbit (1530) by Titian. It’s a free download from Wikipedia.
For our monthly featured art print, I purchased a Li’l DAVINCI art frame that opens in the front for easily changing a free art masterpiece printable or vintage illustration to fit with the month’s theme. The frame can be switched from horizontal to vertical without changing the hanger, which is perfect!
If you’re wondering about the rugs and rug box I use, both the rugs and wooden rug holder are from Montessori Services. I love the Montessori Services rugs and rug holder! I used to use an umbrella stand something like these. I loved that for 1-3 rugs, but I needed something different when I had more grandchildren and some projects that needed more than one rug.
Rabbit Books for Kids
Even though I have books on shelves, I’m now keeping many of my themed books in a forward-facing display after placing a bromeliad plant where the themed book basket was before. My seasonal books are now in that book basket.
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).
Books for a Rabbit Unit
Rabbit-Themed Books We’re Using:
Top Shelf of Main Themed Shelf:
Top Shelf of Forward -Facing Display:
- Tree of Life: The Incredible Biodiversity of Life on Earth
- First Animal Encyclopedia: A First Reference Guide to the Animals of the World
- Animals Born Alive and Well: A Book About Mammals
2nd Shelf:
- Animal Classifications: Mammals
- Ultimate Explorer Field Guide: Mammals
- Welcome to the World of Rabbits and Hares
- Bunnies: A Wild Wonders Book
3rd Shelf:
4th Shelf:
Bottom Shelf
You can also see lots of rabbit books as they’re published here.
Favorite Shelves, Trays, Baskets, and More for Montessori Homeschoolers
I often get asked about the trays, baskets, etc., that I use, so I published a post with many of the items. You can find lots of helpful resources here. They’re not all essential, so don’t feel you need to have everything. Just choose what’s best for your budget and your unique family’s needs. You’ll find more ideas in the Living Montessori Now Amazon shop.
Rabbit Books with Bunny Basket Weaving Activities
Rabbit Books with Bunny Basket Weaving Activities
Free Printable: Woven Bunny Basket Printable from Red Ted Art
You’ll see the books Rabbits and Rabbits, Squirrels and Chipmunks along with a tray with two printables for bunny basket weaving. This is fun for multiple ages, especially when you use watercolors or watercolor pencils to color the bunny!
Rabbits, Hares, and Pikas Pages from DK Smithsonian The Animal Book with Rabbit Activities in the Background
Rabbit Pages from The Animal Book with Rabbit Activities in the Background
On the cookbook easel, I show two rabbits, hares, and pikas pages from The Animal Book: A Visual Encyclopedia of Life on Earth.
You can see more rabbit activities behind the book. They aren’t free, but they’re lots of fun for learning at home.
Working with Rabbit Figures and Montessori Grammar Materials
The first tray is a grammar tray using Schleich rabbits with hutch. (There’s more than one option and price range to choose from.)
If you’re doing beginning grammar work, you might like to use the free Farm Vocabulary for Labeling the Farm Montessori Activity by Finding Montessori at Teachers Pay Teachers. It has farm printables for nouns, verbs, articles, and adjectives.
I wanted to have all the basic parts of speech available, so I used the grammar farm game labels from Montessori Print Shop. They’re inexpensive but not free. My 8-year-old granddaughter, Zoey, enjoyed creating sentences with the rabbit figures and grammar farm labels.
The basket behind the grammar farm work has a Click N’ Play Kids Magician Costume with Accessories, Pretend Play Magic Hat & Cape Dress Up Set with Wand & Rabbit Magic Tricks. I got that as an elementary activity for Zoey. She can learn some magic tricks from the directions that come with the set and perform a magic show for us. It’s a fun way to focus on a number of skills!
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We’ve just started working with materials from the Spring Mega Bundle, and we’re having so much fun! It’s absolutely gorgeous! This photo shows my 4-year-old grandson, Caleb (@chrissychitwood‘s son), working with the beautiful Backyard Biome printable from @mylittlemontessorian.
We talked about biomes and the elements of the backyard biome. We also used our Rabbits, Squirrels and Chipmunks book to identify the differences between the habitats of rabbits and hares. (Swipe to see more from the Backyard Biome printable and the Soil Anatomy printable we’re using to identify where in the soil the rabbits’ burrow is. I also can’t wait to identify mammals/rabbits in the gorgeous Tree of LIfe activities from My Little Montessorian!)
You can swipe to see more of the fabulous rabbit printables we’ll be using from the Spring Mega Bundle: Rabbits as pets from @montessoriinspiredco‘s Pet Animal Bundle (which includes activities for ages 3-9 … even Montessori grammar!), animals as farm animals with @ourlifeintheshire‘s Farm Unit Study, and rabbits as forest animals with @montessori.multilingual‘s Spring Forest Quiet Book!
If you purchased the Spring Mega Bundle, you have all these printables available!
Rabbit-Themed Salt Writing Tray
Rabbit-Themed Salt Writing Tray
Free Printable: Rabbit letter r, kitten letter k, and hare _a_e phonogram for rabbit salt writing tray (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber)
You’ll see a variety of simple letter writing trays in my previous unit study posts. I often used the wooden tray from the Melissa & Doug Lace and Trace Shapes. You can use whatever tray or container works best for you, though.
I typically now use this lovely spelling/alphabet tray from FamilyTreeWW on Etsy. I love that it has a slot that fits sandpaper letters as well as any type of cardstock! The sandpaper letters I use are available in print or cursive. I added a Schleich rabbit to the tray for interest.
If you would like help with introducing phonetic sounds, introducing objects with sounds, or beginning phonics in general, check out my DIY Beginning Montessori Phonics with Preschoolers.
Bunny-in-a-Basket Alphabet Card Scavenger Hunt
Finding Bunny-in-a-Basket Alphabet Cards
Free Printable: Bunny-in-basket alphabet in print (the print and cursive bunny-in-a-basket alphabet are included in my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber)
Here, my 4-year-old granddaughter, Sophia, is on a scavenger hunt to find all the bunny-in-a-basket alphabet cards. You could use however many cards you wish or all of them like we did. We used a Beanie Baby bunny we had, although you could use any type of rabbit. I said the Beanie Baby bunny was looking for her babies.
Sophia loved this activity. For the cards she didn’t find right away, I gave clues such as, “The bunny was playing in the flowers.”
Finding More Bunny-in-a-Basket Alphabet Cards
Sophia had so much fun with this activity that Zoey asked for a turn. So, Sophia hid the alphabet cards and Zoey searched for them!
Movable Alphabet with Parts of a Bunny 3-Part Cards
Free Printable: Montessori Parts of a Bunny 3-Part Cards by CK Montessori at Teachers Pay Teachers
This Montessori printable (shown on the right side of the middle shelf) has very basic parts of a bunny, but I like to use it for work with the movable alphabet. The child can choose a card, spell it, and then check it with the control card. Of course, these can be used as traditional 3-part cards. The printable also includes pages for making a parts-of-a- bunny booklet.
Working with Rabbit, Carrots, and Bead Bars 11-19
Working with Rabbit, Carrots, and Bead Bars 11-19
Free Printable: Rabbit number cards 1-19 (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber)
I recommend this activity for children who’ve already worked with the teen boards. Younger children can use the numerals and bead bars to prepare carrots and bead bars for 1-10.
This activity uses bead bars from the decanomial box in a Multicraft tray. (My bead bars, which I love, are from Alison’s Montessori. You can get bead bars on Amazon, although I haven’t personally used materials from those companies.) Aren’t these miniature carrots cute?!
You could make a game using one of the spinners from our subscriber freebie or you could play it like a card game. This time, I mixed the cards up, turned them over, and had my 4-year-old grandson, Caleb, draw a card. The rabbits are laid out and then the bead bars to represent the number drawn. After working working with the number 16, Caleb read more about rabbits in the Rabbits book.
Math 100 Chart Surprise Pink Easter Bunny
Math 100 Chart Surprise Pink Easter Bunny
Free Printable: Math 100 Chart Surprise Pink Easter Bunny by Jessica Renee Montessori at Teachers Pay Teachers
This is a great extension for the Montessori hundred board! I definitely recommend using a paper cutter to cut it out. But the child, children, or you and a child can put the pieces together to create a mystery bunny picture! Caleb and I worked together to complete the hundred chart.
100 Board with 100 Bunnies
Working with Mirus Toys Hundred Board and 100 Miniature Rabbits
I found this adorable 100-piece set of miniature rabbits! These would work well as counters for DIY rabbit cards and counters, too. I used them with my Mirus Toys hundred board. They aren’t made to fit perfectly with the hundred board, but I had Caleb put each rabbit in its hole tail first. It worked well that way (and was also a great fine-motor activity). Caleb completed the whole board!
If you don’t have a hundred board and would like to use a free printable, our count 100 ducks activity uses a free printable to make a large hundred board.
I hope you find these printables and activities helpful!
More Free Rabbit Printables
Montessori-Inspired Rabbit 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 newsletter to get the link and password – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).
Spring Resources with at Least One Rabbit Activity
- Free Spring Printables and Montessori-Inspired Spring Math Activities
- Montessori-Inspired Spring Playdough Activities
- Montessori-Inspired Snacktime Subtraction Activity
- Free Easter Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
- Montessori-Inspired Spring Themes and Activities {Hundreds of Resources}
- How to Prepare a Simple Spring Playdough Tray
- Spring-Themed, Editable Name and Word-Tracing Pack
- Montessori Spring Printables for Classroom or Home
- Kids’ Spring Activities Pinterest Board
If you’d like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout March and April, see my March Themed Activities for Kids and April-Themed Activities for Kids.
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