Culture activity

Halloween spider’s web sewing

October 24, 2017

Simple paper plate spider’s web sewing. Cut out and colour in a spider and attach it to the left over spider’s web.

Parts of the pumpkin and apple

October 7, 2017

These superb parts of books are available from the helpful garden. I also made up the types of apple cards and the lifecycle cards. I love making these activities as meaningful as possible for children so having a real apple and pumpkin for them to touch and take apart is a simple way to do … More Parts of the pumpkin and apple

Animals of the continents bingo

September 30, 2017

I was so excited when I found this. I just made one change and had a ready to print bingo game! We love bingo and this one is no exception! I found it at the wonderful Montessori Nature site.This is such a great activity to extend the children’s interest in the continents. The set comes with … More Animals of the continents bingo

The Very Hungry Caterpillar artwork

September 26, 2017

It’s silkworm time again in our neck of the woods. As well as the many ideas that we have used previously I thought we could try to create the superb illustrations of The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carl. The silkworms are just as hungry as the caterpillar and we have to climb the Mulberry … More The Very Hungry Caterpillar artwork

Islam themed Bingo – free printable

September 12, 2017

I’m a member of the Montessori Bloggers Network. Recently a group of us did a swap where we shared activities we could use with young children, to learn about Islam. This was the activity I made. Let me know if you would like a copy of the document to print out your own Islam themed … More Islam themed Bingo – free printable

North and South Pole activities

July 7, 2017

I have used this photo from Odyssey Montessori School. They have a curriculum spotlight on Geography at this link. It’s winter here in Australia and even in Brisbane it is starting to feel cold. While we don’t have snow and ice this is the time of year that I turn to the North and South Poles on … More North and South Pole activities

Flower identification activities

June 22, 2017

I found this great free flowers resource from 1plus1plus1equals1 I love the idea of the mini pocket chart. How do you use your 3 part cards? Carisa says “Nomenclature cards are a Montessori based idea. The word Nomenclature comes from the Latin “nomenclatura” which means assigning of names to things. Nomenclature cards are also called … More Flower identification activities

Introducing landforms

April 23, 2017

If you don’t have access to a sandpit you could buy a bag of sand and work on a tray. Alternatively you can work on a smaller scale using clay or plasticine. It’s best to start with an island and a lake as these are recognisable to most children (in Australia anyway!). Your child may … More Introducing landforms

Feathers investigation

February 28, 2017

We have had another flutter of feathers land on our nature table. I can’t help but pick them up and I’m not the only one! If you love feathers too have a look at Peacock feather drawing inspired by Ursula Kolbe This beautiful book is full of inspiration and is so calming. I also refer regularly … More Feathers investigation

Pysanka Easter Egg inspiration

February 21, 2017

Here is an idea for your watercolour table leading up to Easter.Last years Easter post with egg template Add some beautiful inspiration in the form of these printables from I believe in Montessori Just magical! I love these Easter around the world cards from Montessori Nature. This is a good way to confirm to children that … More Pysanka Easter Egg inspiration