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DIY Easter Resurrection Miniatures

He is Risen! The resurrection is WHY we are Christians and it’s a true joy to pass on the lesson to our children. Use these DIY Easter Resurrection Miniatures to create a Montessori-Inspired lesson for your homeschool and church preschool. (more…)

in Homeschool· Seasons & Holidays

Spring Baby Bird Craft

This “Spring Baby Bird Craft” has been on my mind for over a year and we finally took the time to put it all together to share with you! Little Bee loves transfer activities. He loved them when he was 2 years old and he still loves them at 5 years old! This fun messy little craft has loads of…
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in Homeschool· Preschool (3-6 years)· Unit Studies

Montessori Arctic Activities and Printables

Yesterday, we received half a foot of snow outside and the kids have been outside enjoying the cold weather. This was the perfect time to work on our Montessori Arctic Activities and Printables. These printables cover the following activities: polar bear anatomy, polar bear life-cycle, Arctic animals, Inuit people, and a fun Arctic landscape with cut out figurines. If you…
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in Preschool (3-6 years)

DIY Felt Turkey with Free Printable Template

I created this DIY Felt Turkey with Free Printable Template as a hands-on way for Little Bee to learn more about the parts of a turkey. I enjoy using felt to create DIY Montessori puzzles. Felt is an economical alternative to actually purchasing the Montessori puzzles and sometimes there are not Montessori puzzles for every topic. Also, the DIY felt puzzles…
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in Preschool (3-6 years)· Unit Studies

All About Nature Bundle

All About Nature Bundle What is this bundle? “All about nature bundle” is an organized collection of educational materials for teaching children about the natural world. The materials are carefully prepared and chosen so you can use them during the whole year. What is inside? It includes more than 70 printables. The whole bundle is divided into 3 sections: zoology,…
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in Preschool (3-6 years)· Sensory play

Learning about Emotions and Feelings

This unit study is a wonderful way to explore learning about emotions and feelings. During the time that we completed this study, I was pregnant with our baby girl – Sweet Bee. Little Bee was experiencing many emotions and some anxiety about having a little sister. I wanted to help him with expressing these emotions by giving him hands-on tools…
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in Homeschool· Montessori at Home· Preschool (3-6 years)

Montessori Continent Learning Activities

This month in our homeschooling journey, we are concentrating on learning about the world. A wonderful place to start Montessori continent learning activities is with the sensorial sandpaper globe (tactile), colored globe (visual & tactile), 3-part cards (pre-reading), continent song (auditory), and Montessori continent puzzle (fine motor). Little Bee’s first work for learning the continents of the world was to…
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in Preschool (3-6 years)· Unit Studies

Montessori Animals and Continents

I love how Montessori encourages using hands-on materials for learning. Geography material can be abstract for a child, but it doesn’t have to be! I am going to share with you several fun concrete activities for learning all about Montessori animals and continents. Hands-On Schleich Animals Children love hands-on animal figurines that they can examine in their hands. We love…
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