I found this book in the library and was inspired by this beautiful illustration, to make some dragonflies. When we go to the dam at Walkabout creek for a swim or a kayak they are skimming across the water, showing of their skills and bright colours. I have seen ideas before for threading beads … More Pipecleaner dragonflies
… or how to get homework done! So the homework question was to define solution and to list different solutions solution səˈluːʃ(ə)n/ noun 1. a means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation. “there are no easy solutions to financial and marital problems” 2. a liquid mixture in which the minor … More Solutions experiment
It’s Spring here in sunny Brisbane and the birds are on the wing. My Scottish Father-in-Law used to say; Spring is sprung, the grass is riz, I wonder where the flowers is? And everywhere are signs of spring. The little boid is on the wing. “gee ma’am but that absoid! I thought the wing was … More Drawing birds
Simple paper plate spider’s web sewing. Cut out and colour in a spider and attach it to the left over spider’s web.
I love children’s picture book The Blue Balloon by Mick Inkpen. My favourite line is ‘At first I thought it was just an ordinary balloon.’. I thought this would be a great inspiration for some artwork. The watercolour illustrations are beautiful so we wanted to experiment with watercolour paints. My son came with me to the … More The Blue Balloon inspired artwork
I have set up this experiment for Science week again this year. This time I used the celery stalks in the centre of the celery which are newer and paler, so thirstier! The results were a lot more dramatic and we could see the colour in the leaves within hours. I forgot to take a … More Celery osmosis experiment
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
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
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/
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
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