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A Sing and Read story book by scholastic, Illustrated by Constanza Basaluzzo I love playing this game with pre-schoolers so I thought the book would be a great resource to extend this. I’ve also made a puppet activity using the Montessori Parts of the Frog outline. Obviously this is also…
I have recently had the pleasure of visiting a Reggio Emilio environment and I was reminded of the power of a provocation or an invitation to play. So I’m going to be experimenting with that a little. I chose this activity because my son brought these river rocks back from an adventure with his Granny. He told … More Invitations to play
On Friday 16th February we celebrated Chinese New Year. Its a big year for us as my son and I are both Dogs and this is the year of the Dog. The end of the celebrations are marked by the Lantern Festival Find some red and gold thin card or thick paper. Fold it in half length … More Chinese New Year lanterns
This is a very interesting article, submitted by Paula Lillard Preschalk, to the Forest Bluff School. Freedom and Responsibility
This article from Forest Bluff School is worth reading. http://forestbluffschool.org/maria-montessori-speaks-to-parents-a-new-book-illuminates-how-to-simplify-our-parenting-roles/
I used sunflower seeds to set up the ‘What plants need to grow’ experiment. To finish the experiment we gave each seed what it needed to grow and were rewarded with towering sunflowers. The flowers are gradually opening ready for the little Native Stingless bees. Now the flower heads are heavy with seeds so they … More Montessori Sunflower seed transfering activity
I love paint shops for the colour choices but have reststed taking the paint charts or sample cards for activities. However what can a girl do when she is presented with a whole box when the shop restocked! Its always worth asking. My practitioner keeps cardboard till rolls for me which are just perfect for … More Colour matching natural items
Look at this beautiful idea using a leaf! Snake leaf We are lucky where we live to have access to lots of natural resources such as snake skins and photos of the lovely big pythons that slide through back gardens looking for rodents and sleepy possums. I find these box frame from Ikea ideal for displaying … More More Snake appreciation activities
I photographed the rocks and printed them out for a simple matching activity. I’ve put the names on the back. Here are some more cards by http://littleschoolhouseinthesuburbs.com/2012/06/minerals-classified-cards.html/ The above is available from Montessori Print Shop I’m looking for something to explain the formation of Sedimentary, Igneous and Metamorphic rocks. I’ve seen some interesting activities for weathering and … More Rock and Mineral activity
Using the outline I made for this Feather cutting activity I have made a Parts of the feather activity. Have a look at this Feather investigation. Lucy x
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