This post is part of the 15 Days of Montessori for the Holidays series. It is a wonderful multicultural holiday event with activities for children of all ages. Please visit the homepage and check out the other holiday blog posts. Today’s part of the series is a collection of 8 Montessori Inspired Christmas Activities for toddlers and preschooler to enjoy! Decorating the…
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One aspect of Montessori education is to follow the child’s interests and their sensitive periods. Little Bee is fascinated by snakes right now and wants to learn all about them. I compiled this fun collection of Montessori inspired snake unit activities for Little Bee to learn pre-reading, prewriting, sensory play, art, life-cycle and real snake observation. He is especially fascinated when…
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This is the perfect time of year to get outside in the cool autumn weather with your toddler to enjoy learning and playing. This blog post includes 8 pumpkin activities for toddlers – dissect a pumpkin, autumn treasure bowl, mess-free pumpkin exploration, pumpkin play dough, wash a pumpkin, water play with pumpkins, sensory tray, and pumpkin/gourd matching game. Please click…
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This month for the 12 Months of Montessori series, we are concentrating on biology. Little Bee and I decided to study about our amazing bodies. In this hands-on unit study, we learned about our external body parts, various skin colors, skeletal structure, and body systems. Please enjoy this Montessori human anatomy introduction with toddlers and preschoolers. Body Parts Matching Game Little…
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This month the leaves have started turning colors in the neighborhood and in our backyard. I explained to Little Bee that these are the signs of fall and that winter is coming soon. This was the perfect time to share a Montessori inspired leaf unit with Little Bee. He enjoyed learning about the autumn leaf colors, the parts of a…
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Land, Water, Air – Montessori by Mom Kit Several weeks ago, I received this amazing kit from Montessori by Mom in the mail. It arrived in a well packed box containing all the materials that are needed for a land, water, and air Montessori presentation! The kit also includes an awesome Montessori turtle puzzle, that we will enjoy in our…
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This is an amazing list of 100+ Montessori practical life skills with a free printable check list. This list was created over the last year and a half by reading various Montessori resources – Montessori Compass, Montessori Mom, Montessori Print Shop, my NAMC manuals and more. This Montessori Practical Life Skills list is part of our Montessori Homeschool Curriculum for 3-4…
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Last year, Little Bee and I learned all about pumpkins. This year we decided to concentrate on learning all about apples. This Montessori inspired apple unit includes activities for fine motor art work, practical life snack preparation, examining the parts of an apple, apple life cycle matching work, language work, and visiting a “real” apple tree. Pine Cone Apple Art…
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Welcome back to the 12 Months of Montessori Learning series! This month we are concentrating on the subject of mathematics. I am sharing ideas for introducing Montessori math to toddlers. Please remember to scroll all the way down to the bottom and visit all the other awesome bloggers who are sharing Montessori math activities this month. Sensorial – Pink Tower…
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