Ideas and resources for preparing Montessori continent boxes after children work with the Montessori continent map

Learn over 80 Montessori Math Extensions for your Homeschool and Classroom! Keep kids engaged in the Montessori math works with these unique ideas!

Continuing on with our study of Asia… Our display took on more of a Middle Eastern theme I found these treasures on one of my trips to Qatar. The last frame has different colored sand from the deserts of Arabia. A few items to add to our mystery bag. There’s a glass mosque, […]

Seemi of Trillium Montessori has published a 7 Continents Bundle ... perfect for Montessori continent boxes or any continent work with young children.

How the stomach breaks down food: a hands-on demonstration to understand the two ways in which the stomach breaks down food during digestion.

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Teaching landforms to your primary students can be super fun with my ideas for experiments and resources to make your job easier. Plus, get a freebie!

After the first great story there are a variety of activities and resource you may want to do or present Laws of the Universe. These are a series of experiments that show elements of the creation story. Some people then represent these in a quasi alternative version of the First Great Story which focuses more on the

Montessori fraction bundle This Montessori fraction bundle features my fraction products (which are also available as individual products by clicking on the green links)   EQUIVALENT FRACTION TASK CARDS 35 Pages SUBTRACTION OF FRACTIONS TICKETS 40 pages ORDERING FRACTIONS WITH SAME DENOMINATOR 6 pages ADDITION OF FRACTIONS TICKETS 65 pages FRACTION SORTING CARDS 7 pagesChild sorts photographs of fractions under the header card.  FRACTION CLIP CARDS 28 pagesClip cards for students to learn how to identify fractions  FRACTIONS OF AN AMOUNT  CHART 8 pagesThis fraction chart works in the same way as the traditional Montessori math charts. Students use it to find out fractions of amounts. The aim of this activity is to help students start to see patterns between fractions of amounts so that they can apply this to other numbers.  FRACTIONS OF AN AMOUNT WITH STAMP GAME 42 pagesUsing the stamp game material the child works out fractions for halvesthirdsquarters FRACTION POSTERS 28 pagesThese fraction posters help young learners identify fractions. ORDER FRACTION ACTIVITIES 24 Pages Montessori Inspired Activity to order fractions with similar denominators or numerators. These are a good extension for children interested in exploring this concept further after they have explored the fraction circles by themselves Set 1: 5 cards ordering from smallest to largest with a denominator of 1. 5 cards ordering from largest to smallest with a denominator of 1. You will need pegs so students can show order (see example in thumbnails) Set 2: 5 cards ordering from smallest to largest with differing numerators and denominators. 5 cards ordering from largest to smallest with different numerators and denominators. Set 3: A combination of error analysis, problems with more than one answer and problem solving (knowledge of equivalences will be needed for some of these)  IMPROPER FRACTION MATCH UP CARDS 12 pages This activity is to use after students have been introduced to improper fractions. Put down the heading cardsPut down all the pictures in a long columnPut down the improper fractionsPut down the mixed fractions MONTESSORI INSPIRED IMPROPER TO MIXED FRACTION ACTIVITY These number line conversion exercises are for children who have used the Montessori manipulatives to look at equivalences and conversions. 312 PAGES   You can see all my money saving bundles for a variety of curriculum areas here.

Long list of free solar system printables and ideas for using printables to create Montessori-inspired themed activities for preschoolers through grade 1!

Learn about famous landmarks for kids with these free printable Landmarks Worksheets for preschool, pre k, kindergarten, and first grade students.

I love teaching Montessori History. There is nothing like seeing the children's reactions when you unwind the timeline of history and see the children's faces. While the Great Stories are essential to Montessori there are not always easy to use resources that we can use for follow up or that meet the needs of today's c

These Montessori-inspired world landmarks 3-part cards is perfect for a geography and social studies activity. It is even better for object matching with Safari Ltd TOOB sets. The activity features 17 famous landmarks including Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, Pyramids of Egypt, Great Wall of China, Taj Mahal, Tower of Pisa, Mount Rushmore and more! This activity can be done with homeschoolers of all ages; even preschoolers can learn landmarks.

Making history fun in your homeschool does not have to be difficult or expensive! It might, however, involve thining outside the textbook!

14 Machines That Were Brilliant in 1985

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Ik mag deze week Ilse van Kreanimo weer ondersteunen bij Crea-Cross en ik heb weer iets leuks voor jullie in petto (vind ik zelf haha)....

School doesn't officially start until September 6 for us over here in Germany but that doesn't mean we are not anxious to! :) Until I get back to my regular posting about what we've been up to on that matter, I thought I'd let you know how we've been preparing for it. For example, this year, Adrian will be presented with a lot of geography activities. We've never really done much in that matter because until recently, his interests didn't push him in that direction that much and also, we didn't have access to as many materials as we do now. Overall, Adrian should "visit" every continent this school year, starting with Europe as we happen to live here. Most Montessori schools usually provide a "continent box"/'treasure box" for their students to sift through when it comes to "continental discovery" but as we'll be spending an entire week per continent, I couldn't possibly just put together a box filled with European objects and hope Adrian would have a nice learning week. As such, I'm preparing "trays" filled with actual learning activities that will fit the continent we are learning about. Most activities will include items that could have been found in the continent box (stamps, coins, postcards, etc.), only I will present them instead of simply leaving them in a box. Europe "Flag Peg People" on Labelled Map Amongst the activities you would not have found in a continent box is one involving flags. Adrian has been "obsessed" with flags for the last two months or so. With this in mind, I set to prepare more flag activities than less to feed this curiosity. Yes we'll have the "regular" pin-the-flag-on-the-country map activities this year but I also wanted to add some fun. In comes the peg people covered with their national flag! I won't lie, these will only be used as a "revision" activity once Adrian is already familiar with the flags and countries... Also, there will be peg people for all the continent but at this point, I've only painted the European dolls you see... Nine European dolls are currently part of our collection I initially ordered a bag of 25 wooden and unpainted peg dolls (USD$8.25 not including shipping from a seller on Etsy). I won't lie. Painting all of these dolls is time consuming but it is relaxing as well as I like crafting. I will also say that the children were very excited to see these the next morning so it was rewarding in a way. I had to keep telling them it would be for school and that we wouldn't just play with them on a daily basis. Adrian loved that they had flags on them and already could tell a few by memory. I did not venture to tell him how they would be used but as you can see, they'll have to be matched with their countries! :) Control of error: Bottom of peg doll has country symbol As I plan on using these for a few years (get my money out of the investment), I took the time to write under each doll the abbreviation for each country with a pencil. Eventually, I think Adrian will learn these and that it will be a great way for control of error, especially when all continents are put together, but for now, all dolls will be kept in their separate "continent bag" and that we may have to rely on our book of flags for control of error. Close-up of the wooden dolls; happy European citizens! All these peg people were initially unpainted. To give them their national colors, I used acrylic paints (one coat worked well) and lacquered all the dolls with two coats of clear shiny sealant once they were dry to prevent the paints from future damage. So far, the only complaint I have received from the initial dolls being seen is that the "Danish" doll was "missing". I was expecting that actually and it is my mistake. I originally had intended on making one as my son was born in Denmark and identifies with the country but as I had already painted a Swiss doll, I felt the Danneborg might be too similar and decided to go with the Swedish flag instead. Hmm. We'll see if I'm forgiven in a few weeks when I present these during Europe Week! :) P.S. Don't have time to make your own flag peg dolls? Check out LaLutine's store on Etsy! She sells very similar flag peg dolls that are also eco-friendly. I love crafting so I decided to make my own version of my dolls but that is where I found the original idea for them! :) * * * Your comments make my day ! (Please note : comments won't be visible until after my approval!) * * * Today, I'm happily linking up to Montessori Monday, The Kids Co-Op, Show-and-Share Saturday, Link & Learn, TGIF, Share it Saturday, Mom's Library, The Sunday Showcase, Sun Scholars's For the Kids Friday, Preschool Corner &5K, Serenity Saturday, We Made That, and Artsy Play Wednesday, Creative Kids Culture Blog Hop. If you would like me to link up with you, please don't hesitate to ask, it might take me a week or two, but I generally do!

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A few weeks ago, we launched the Plate Tectonic Stories competition which is celebrating the important role of narrative and storytelling in geology and now we’re looking for inspired creativ…

Now that Jax is being homeschooled, I tend to make his quietbooks more educational. (My current project is a huge world map and continent book!) I am so happy that I made a solar system quietbook p…

This is going to have to be a quick post. Firstly I want to thank Marnie at Carrots are orange for her inspiring Learning to tell time post. Freya has been enjoying using the 5 bead chains to lear…

Éclipse de soleil aux États-Unis et en Asie

Ben je op zoek naar een leuk en leerrijk sensopatisch proefje? Ga zelf een vulkaan maken en laten uitbarsten. Op 4 verschillende manieren !