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Montessori-Inspired Weather Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}

March 30, 2017 By Deb Chitwood 4 Comments

Many places have almost every type of weather at some point in the spring. So spring is an especially fun time to include some weather activities, even if you aren’t studying a full weather unit. Spielgaben educational toys and free printables make it easy to include some hands-on weather activities for a variety of ages.

Montessori-Inspired Weather Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Spielgaben. All opinions are honest and my own. This post also contains affiliate links (at no cost to you).

Spielgaben, Version 4

Spielgaben, Version 4

Cabinet for Spielgaben Version 4

Cabinet for Spielgaben Version 4

In case you’re not familiar with Spielgaben toys, they are exceptionally high-quality educational toys designed for ages 3-12. You can see from the photo that the cabinet is very high quality and fits in well in a room with traditional Montessori materials. I love the new, easily removable drawers in version 4.

The Spielgaben complete set comes with over 700 pages of full-color printed learning materials. These printed materials help you as a parent or teacher easily use Spielgaben toys educationally with your child and/or students.

Note: The yarn balls in set 1 are fine for babies and toddlers. The other sets should only be used with ages 3 and older unless your toddler no longer mouths objects or you are constantly supervising your toddler during an activity using the materials.

Spielgaben Materials Used in This Post

For this post, I used the Spielgaben points (wooden dots) to create Montessori-inspired activities. If you’re using Spielgaben toys in the traditional sequence used in Froebel education, these points are the 9th set or “gift” and have activities that can be used for advanced mathematical/geometric concepts. The points can also be used to create objects and designs.

Montessori-Inspired Weather Activities with Spielgaben using Free Printables

Cloud and Raindrop Dot Transfer

Cloud and Raindrop Dot Transfer

Cloud and Raindrop Dot Transfer

This activity used a printable from the free spring dot activity printables from The Resourceful Mama. I printed it out at 45% so that the Spielgaben dots would fit perfectly.

I used a a medium-size tray and added a strawberry huller from Montessori Services to help with fine-motor skills.

This is an activity that doesn’t require a special presentation. Your child can easily discover how to complete the work.

Weather I Spy Activity

Weather I Spy Tray

Weather I Spy Tray

This activity uses the free weather I Spy game from Gift of Curiosity. There are three versions of this printable. I used the first one for an activity that focuses on weather vocabulary, simple counting, visual discrimination, and sorting.

I used a Multicraft tray and small bamboo condiment cup for the Spielgaben dots.

I simply taped a different color of dot beside each weather symbol as a way to mark each symbol as it’s found.

Working with Weather I Spy Game

Working with Weather I Spy Game

My 3-year-old granddaughter, Zoey, liked using the different colors of dots to mark the weather symbols.

When Zoey was finished, she had fun helping me sort the dots in the dot drawer and the wooden parquetry tablets in that drawer. These are actually fabulous sorting activities. The dots were sorted by color, but the wooden parquetry tablets were sorted by shape, including compartments for a number of different types of triangles. It was fun to see that Zoey was able to easily sort in a variety of ways. That she enjoyed the process and was interested throughout the entire sorting work was fun to observe, too!

Weather Skip Counting Hundreds Activity

Weather Skip Counting Hundreds Activity

Weather Skip Counting Hundreds Activity

For this activity, I used the free no-prep weather math and literacy activities sample by Where the Wild Kinders Learn at Teachers Pay Teachers.

I used a Multicraft tray and small bamboo condiment cup for the Spielgaben dots. I used tweezers for a fine-motor activity, although a  strawberry huller, quick sticks, toast tongs, or sugar tongs would work well also.

This was so easy to prepare, yet it’s a great way to extend the Montessori hundred board and work on skip counting.

Weather Syllable Counting Activity

Weather Syllable Counting Activity

Weather Syllable Counting Activity

For this activity, I used the free weather 3-part cards from Imagine Our Life.

This uses a Montessori Services basket and small bamboo condiment cup for the Spielgaben dots.

I just created this as an extension of Montessori 3-part cards for weather words.

Counting Syllables of Weather Words

Counting Syllables of Weather Words

The child would lay out the cards, say and listen to the number of syllables in each word, and placed the correct number of dots below the word.

Weather Sentence Building and Grammar Activity

Weather Sentence Building and Grammar Activity

Weather Sentence Building and Grammar Activity

For this activity, I used the weather pre-k pack (subscriber freebie) from Life Over C’s. I also used the free grammar symbols by Montessori Centre Wales at Teachers Pay Teachers.

I used a Montessori Services basket plus a large bamboo condiment cup to hold the pieces.

This isn’t a traditional Montessori grammar activity, but it’s a variation that works well for a weather unit. To begin with, I used the words and the pronoun, verb, and noun grammar symbols for “I see lightning” or “I see sun.”

Weather Sentence Building and Grammar Layout

Weather Sentence Building and Grammar Layout

I used the Spielgaben black dot to make a period at the end of the sentence. It wouldn’t be essential to use the wooden dot, but I like that it adds interest with a 3-dimensional object.

Later, I would add the article “a” (with article grammar symbol) and the images and words for rainbow, cloud, tornado, and snowflake.

For more ideas about grammar and introducing Montessori grammar materials, see my Montessori-inspired grammar activities and resources.

All My Spielgaben Posts

Many of these include links to free printables! (Click on an image to go to the related blog post. The gallery is ordered according to publication date with my latest post at the top.)

Nature Card Inspiration and First Grade Position and Direction Work with Spielgaben
Working with or Reviewing Addition Facts with Spielgaben
Number Writing Practice along with Spielgaben Hands-on Activities
Cube Building with Montessori and Spielgaben Materials
Montessori-Inspired Moon Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
Spielgaben STEM Challenge - Build and Fly a Magnetic Airplane
Montessori-Inspired Symmetry and Spinner Activities with Spielgaben
Montessori-Inspired Flower Activities with Spielgaben
Montessori-Inspired Weather Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
How to Get Started with Spielgaben Educational Toys
How to Have a Fun Fraction Party for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Montessori-Inspired Phonics Activities Using Wooden Cubes and Free Printables
Ten Apples Up On Top Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
How to Use Spielgaben for Montessori-Inspired Homeschooling or Afterschooling
Fine Motor Fun and Exploring Shapes with Spielgaben Set 8
Quick and Easy Spielgaben Activity Bags
un with Matchstick Puzzles for Multiple Ages {Free Printables}
Montessori-Inspired Spring Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
Telling Time Activities with Wooden Sticks and Dots {Free Printables}
Montessori-Inspired Winter Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
How to Prepare Montessori Sensorial Extensions with Spielgaben
Montessori-Inspired Fall Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
Montessori-Inspired Train Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-montessori-inspired-addition-activities-using-dots-free-printables/
Toddler Fine-Motor Activities with Spielgaben
Montessori-Inspired Summer Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
Montessori-Inspired Color Activities for Toddlers {Free Printables}
Montessori-Inspired Easter Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
Montessori-Inspired Rainbow Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
Montessori-Inspired Valentine Activities with Spielgaben
Montessori-Inspired Color Games {Free Printables}
Montessori-Inspired Christmas Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
Montessori-Inspired Phonics Activities Using Dots {Free Printables}
Montessori-Inspired Sphere, Cube, Cylinder Activities
Montessori-Inspired Activities Using Spheres
Montessori-Inspired Activities for Babies and Toddlers Using Yarn Balls
Montessori-Inspired Math Activities Using Cubes and Free Printables
Montessori-Inspired Age and Birthday Activities
Are Spielgaben Educational Toys Worth the Price?
Using Montessori-Inspired Activities for Elementary-Level Learning
Geometric Solid Dressing, Wrapping, and Gift Giving (and Receiving)
Montessori-Inspired Color Activities Using Yarn Balls and Free Printables
Montessori-Inspired Geometry Activities Using Wooden Shapes and Free Printables
Montessori-Inspired Math Activities Using Wooden Beads and Free Printables
Montessori-Inspired Color Activities Using Wooden Toys and Free Printables
Spielgaben Educational Toy Review

Version 4 of Spielgaben Educational Toys 

I highly recommend Spielgaben as an amazing educational material for home or school. Even though the toys aren’t inexpensive, they’re definitely worth the price because of the high quality of materials and number of years your children or students can use them.

Spielgaben Version 4

Spielgaben Version 4

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  1. Michele Morin says

    April 2, 2017 at 1:30 pm

    I always loved tracking weather and noticing changes in the atmosphere with my kids as part of our homeschooling experience!

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  2. Fiona Cambouropoulos says

    April 2, 2017 at 2:39 pm

    I love how visual these are #PracticalMondays

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  3. Anitha says

    April 3, 2017 at 4:34 am

    Very good. I am a fellow blogger and a regular reader of your blog. I have posted a lesson on Weather as well that was taught in my class with picture.

    Reply

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