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Montessori-Inspired Turtle Activities

May 20, 2013 By Deb Chitwood 14 Comments

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. Summer is a great time for a turtle unit, too. Today, I want to share some Montessori-inspired turtle and tortoise printables and activities from around the blogosphere.

Montessori-Inspired Turtle Activities

 

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Montessori-Inspired Turtle and Tortoise Printables

Free Turtle Cards from Montessori Materials

Free Life Cycle of a Sea Turtle by Montessori Motivation at Teachers Pay Teachers

Free Snappy the Syllable Turtle Game (with art/practical life snapping turtle) from Relentlessly Fun, Deceptively Educational

Turtle Printables available for purchase from Montessori Print Shop

Free Turtle Printables and Montessori-Inspired Turtle Activities

Free Turtle Printables and Montessori-Inspired Turtle Activities (my post with Montessori-Inspired Turtle Pack subscriber freebie)

Free Turtle Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)

Free Turtle Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download) – my post

Free Turtle Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)

Free Turtle Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download) – my post

Montessori-Inspired Turtle and Tortoise Activities

Montessori-Inspired Pond Unit (my roundup post, which contains some turtle activities)

Montessori-Inspired Activities for The Tortoise and the Hare

Montessori-Inspired Activities for the Tortoise and the Hare

Turtle Work from A Lakes Region Montessori

Pond Sensory Tub (Photo from Counting Coconuts)

Pond Sensory Tub (Photo from Counting Coconuts)

Pond Sensory Tub from Counting Coconuts

Turtle Sensory Table from PreKinders

Sea Turtle Scrubbing in Ocean Life Unit at Inspired Montessori and Arts at Dundee Montessori

Egg Carton Turtle Craft (Photo from Train Up a Child)

Egg Carton Turtle Craft (Photo from Train Up a Child)

Turtle Posts (Photo from Egg Carton Turtle Craft) from Train Up a Child

Playdough Pond, Egg Carton Turtles, and Foam Patterning Block Turtle from Sorting Sprinkles

Paper Bowl Turtle Art from Montessori Design

Collaging a Turtle Shell (Photo from The Work Plan)

Collaging a Turtle Shell (Photo from The Work Plan)

Collaging a Turtle Shell (Photo from The Work Plan)

Turtle Art from Montessori Mom

Apple and Grape Turtles from Our Little Monkeys

Turtle Puzzle Activity (Photo from Homeschool Mo)

Turtle Puzzle Activity (Photo from Homeschool Mo)

Montessori-Inspired Reptile Unit for Preschoolers from Homeschool Mo (blog is no longer available)

Turtle from What DID We Do All Day?

Turtle Transfer (Photo by Julie at The Adventures of Bear)

Turtle Transfer (Photo by Julie at The Adventures of Bear)

Tortoise and T is for Turtle (photo) from The Adventures of Bear

Snapping Turtle Math (Photo from The Preschool Experiment)

Snapping Turtle Math (Photo from The Preschool Experiment)

Snapping Turtle Math from The Preschool Experiment

Froggy and Turtle Frenzy from School Time Snippets

A Montesori Approach to Turtle Geometry from TJLeone.com

Have fun with World Turtle Day! 🙂

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Comments

  1. JDaniel4's Mom says

    May 20, 2013 at 5:18 am

    This is such a great theme! I love the sensory bin.

    Reply
    • Deb says

      May 22, 2013 at 11:35 pm

      Thanks! I agree … Counting Coconuts always has awesome sensory bins. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Valerie says

    May 20, 2013 at 6:31 am

    Wow! Maybe I should do a “turtle” week next year. I always try to keep my themes wide enough so I don’t run out of ideas but there are so many just here! Thank you for including Sorting Sprinkles’s turtle activities by the way! 🙂

    Reply
    • Deb says

      May 22, 2013 at 11:36 pm

      Thanks, Valerie! And my pleasure … I love your activities. 🙂

      Reply
  3. OneMommy says

    May 21, 2013 at 9:02 am

    We love turtles here!

    stopped by to stumble this post

    Reply
    • Deb says

      May 22, 2013 at 11:39 pm

      Thanks for stopping by, commenting, and stumbling my post! 🙂

      Reply
  4. maria says

    May 21, 2013 at 11:44 am

    What a great post full of ideas! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Deb says

      May 22, 2013 at 11:40 pm

      Thanks so much! I really had fun with this! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Kristen B says

    May 22, 2013 at 4:49 am

    Great collection of learning crafts and activities.

    I would love if you would come link up on our Artsy Play Wednesday linky.

    Reply
    • Deb says

      May 22, 2013 at 11:40 pm

      Thanks, Kristen! I’ll try to do that next week. 🙂

      Reply
  6. Tara from The Magnolia Barn says

    May 25, 2013 at 12:30 pm

    I’m so glad I found your site! I’ve been looking for Montessori based activities to start with my youngest daughter (10 months) so this a great resource. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Deb says

      May 26, 2013 at 9:20 pm

      Thanks so much, Tara! I’m so glad you found my site, too! Whenever you have Montessori-inspired activities on your blog, I’d love to have you link them up with Montessori Monday. We also have a Saturday and Sunday activity share (for kid-related activities of any kind) at the Living Montessori Now Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LivingMontessoriNow. We’d love to have you share there, too. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Carrie says

    May 29, 2013 at 8:11 am

    What a great round-up!! We love turtles in my house, so we may have to try some of these. Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!

    Reply

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