tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78206552236558501232024-03-18T23:47:07.576-04:00PreKandKSharingA collaboration of experts in the field of young children, early childhood development, early childhood education, the arts, mental health and brain development focused on making a successful transition to kindergarten and formal education. This group has a collection of authors, performers and seasoned bloggers who hope to expand the impact of the group's expertise for the benefit of children through teachers and parents efforts world wide.RainbowsWithinReachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539319184558859828noreply@blogger.comBlogger1073125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-85817220266455878932024-03-15T23:30:00.001-04:002024-03-16T06:39:15.408-04:00Montessori-Inspired Red Panda Activities Using Free Printables<span style="font-family: verdana;">By Deb Chitwood from <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/">Living Montessori Now</a></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Red pandas aren't related to giant pandas, but they're very cute ... and they're fun to study! They're also an endangered species. We're starting a red panda unit for preschool through early elementary.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hsDXA6r5rjPh8iXucAsArpbKzTBQWuZP7u36_C37utbdskeK8Cb87Qc4O2QTZz_jTkO4D5lHV2j51s4cgiKy-R2i_MtpQ494Wr_zHeYrIxt8yvzuQS6w3QG94jMHMkkYW5LOpRE1FMvy36hn6f920pKf9a-OZkrD9VEYZOEPphdm0ah-rL-vZueNEpc/s1028/Free%20Red%20Panda%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Red%20Panda%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hsDXA6r5rjPh8iXucAsArpbKzTBQWuZP7u36_C37utbdskeK8Cb87Qc4O2QTZz_jTkO4D5lHV2j51s4cgiKy-R2i_MtpQ494Wr_zHeYrIxt8yvzuQS6w3QG94jMHMkkYW5LOpRE1FMvy36hn6f920pKf9a-OZkrD9VEYZOEPphdm0ah-rL-vZueNEpc/w426-h640/Free%20Red%20Panda%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Red%20Panda%20Activities.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our red panda unit has Montessori-inspired activities using free red panda printables along with a new Montessori-inspired red panda pack for subscribers to our free newsletter at </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-red-panda-printables-and-montessori-inspired-red-panda-activities/" style="font-family: verdana;">Living Montessori Now</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">
You'll find many activities for preschoolers through early elementary throughout the year in my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/category/prek-k-sharing/">previous posts at PreK + K Sharing</a>. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2013/03/04/montessori-monday-how-to-use-printables-to-create-montessori-inspired-activities/">How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities</a>.
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At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2014/04/14/montessori-monday-free-printables-for-montessori-homeschools-and-preschools/">Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools</a>.
</span><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Montessori Shelves with Red Panda Themed Activities</span></strong></h2><div><strong><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxk9p46UdtlHXe6FuWHiN3OJH7cgA5R6PhfW_lAzsdc_WBFBrn4W-N8GNpYKxleddHDiaMfBGdN3NZAC37KHl2jZDU1aYYQLpGtzy15n03P7xhurTupGqSwMEr1VHkcm1D6qj2zQPk1lEhEr_P30DIvPVkqKbaFi7VKDqOFkmJfTtoG3WYhPlq6S9Llc/s685/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Red%20Panda%20Themed%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxk9p46UdtlHXe6FuWHiN3OJH7cgA5R6PhfW_lAzsdc_WBFBrn4W-N8GNpYKxleddHDiaMfBGdN3NZAC37KHl2jZDU1aYYQLpGtzy15n03P7xhurTupGqSwMEr1VHkcm1D6qj2zQPk1lEhEr_P30DIvPVkqKbaFi7VKDqOFkmJfTtoG3WYhPlq6S9Llc/w640-h640/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Red%20Panda%20Themed%20Activities.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montessori Shelves with Red Panda Themed Activities</td></tr></tbody></table></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You’ll find Montessori-inspired red panda themed numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">sign up for my email</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber) </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Go to my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-red-panda-printables-and-montessori-inspired-red-panda-activities/"><strong>Free Red Panda Printables and Montessori-Inspired Red Panda Activities post</strong></a><strong> </strong>at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!</span></div>
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<h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Free Montessori-Inspired Red Panda Pack</span></strong></h2><div><strong><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvISktJJSqlThzzTWmD2ZRkpBRnjzmmy5oKHrc490LS2uwuzTaKIe3Z2hAG8FZrYel7681_Dk5QPKqhnOzEvzUwC7LgtrcaA_2GqxcXm20xl2B9AuxJrDIIoIGWzF1aBJv2KRmBF76goG5eigLqQUCmy0liSiXfq6MqtYulOcn9sW6wWecEBBoEUej96M/s650/Montessori-Inspired%20Red%20Panda%20Pack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvISktJJSqlThzzTWmD2ZRkpBRnjzmmy5oKHrc490LS2uwuzTaKIe3Z2hAG8FZrYel7681_Dk5QPKqhnOzEvzUwC7LgtrcaA_2GqxcXm20xl2B9AuxJrDIIoIGWzF1aBJv2KRmBF76goG5eigLqQUCmy0liSiXfq6MqtYulOcn9sW6wWecEBBoEUej96M/s16000/Montessori-Inspired%20Red%20Panda%20Pack.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/">Montessori-Inspired Red Panda Pack</a> for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just <strong><a href="https://forms.aweber.com/form/50/773231250.htm">sign up for my email to get the link and password</a></strong> – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).
</span><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Related Resources and Activities</span></strong></h2>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong>Amazon Affiliate:</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong><br /></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=red+panda&i=stripbooks&linkCode=ll2&tag=livimontnow09-20&linkId=c493b2ab6089420cccc19d990057aab1&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Red Panda Books for Kids</strong></a> </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Red+Panda&i=toys-and-games&linkCode=ll2&tag=livimontnow09-20&linkId=314c314f35a8bb2570963c10b6237f3c&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Red Panda Toys on Amazon</strong></a>
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<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-panda-printables-montessori-inspired-panda-activities/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Panda Printables and Montessori-Inspired Panda Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-panda-dot-printable-montessori-inspired-instant-download/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Panda Do-a-Dot Printables (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-panda-cutting-strips-montessori-inspired-instant-download/">Free Panda Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</a>, </span></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-woodland-animal-printables-and-montessori-inspired-woodland-animal-activities/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Woodland Animal Printables and Montessori-Inspired Woodland Animal Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-endangered-animal-songs-and-educational-videos-save-the-animals/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Endangered Animal Songs and Educational Videos {Save the Animals}</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-endangered-animal-printables-and-montessori-inspired-endangered-animal-activities/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Endangered Animal Printables and Montessori-Inspired Endangered Animal Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-mammal-printables-and-montessori-inspired-mammal-activities/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Mammal Printables and Montessori-Inspired Mammal Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-vertebrate-resources-for-preschool-through-elementary/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Vertebrate Resources (including a Mammal Printable Pack) for Preschool Through Elementary</span></a></li>
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<h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Helpful Animal Classification Posts</span></strong></h2>
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<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-living-and-non-living-resources-and-activities/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Living and Non-Living</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-montessori-plant-and-animal-sorting/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Plant and Animal Sorting</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-montessori-animal-classification/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Animal Classification</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-zoo-printables-montessori-inspired-zoo-activities/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Zoo Printables and Montessori-Inspired Zoo Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-montessori-inspired-animal-units/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Animal Units</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-vertebrate-resources-for-preschool-through-elementary/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Vertebrate Resources for Preschool Through Elementary</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-amphibian-printables-and-montessori-inspired-amphibian-activities/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Amphibian Printables and Montessori-Inspired Amphibian Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-reptile-printables-and-montessori-inspired-reptile-activities/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Reptile Printables and Montessori-Inspired Reptile Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-fish-printables-and-montessori-inspired-fish-activities/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Fish Printables and Montessori-Inspired Fish Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-bird-printables-and-montessori-inspired-bird-activities/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Bird Printables and Montessori-Inspired Bird Activities post</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-mammal-printables-and-montessori-inspired-mammal-activities/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Mammal Printables and Montessori-Inspired Mammal Activities post</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-invertebrate-resources-for-preschool-through-elementary/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Invertebrate Resources for Preschool Through Elementary</span></a></li>
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If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout March and April, see my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/march-themed-activities-for-kids/">March Themed Activities for Kids</a>. and <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/april-themed-activities-for-kids/">April Themed Activities for Kids</a>.
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<div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong>Be sure to go to my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-red-panda-printables-and-montessori-inspired-red-panda-activities/">Free Red Panda Printables and Montessori-Inspired Red Panda Activities post</a> at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!</strong></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Have a wonderful spring!</span></div>
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<div><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/47745580@N08/24366923756/in/dateposted/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank" title="Deb Chitwood"><img alt="Deb Chitwood" class="alignleft" height="100" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1634/24366923756_b3bddd0f63_t.jpg" title="Deb Chitwood" width="100" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 48 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/">Living Montessori Now.</a></span></span></div></div></div></div>Deb Chitwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665549481411417908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-17466267382847599482024-02-15T23:30:00.001-05:002024-02-16T07:14:53.487-05:00Montessori-Inspired Women in Science Activities Using Free Printables<span style="font-family: verdana;">By Deb Chitwood from <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Living Montessori Now</a></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">March is Women's History Month, and I'm sharing resources today for our new women in science unit! This unit has resources for preschool through elementary!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVhR1cSV8I0-tmA3olW0UOLVjEqmG-Bvl4GzRTqp9oQMEP4TWfF1CjK4E8zdjkmcpo5OQJiznz87BZq0o2O1noKafcHr_uXr5rDzoPDevq_3qKwc9Aseb2PZmw8qXJVgauJoNFLi2yDE1do2ibT3mvQKKHq0Bnwwsfr3mmuXcImnX5pzI7ZzS7GH1VOY/s1028/Free%20Women%20in%20Science%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVhR1cSV8I0-tmA3olW0UOLVjEqmG-Bvl4GzRTqp9oQMEP4TWfF1CjK4E8zdjkmcpo5OQJiznz87BZq0o2O1noKafcHr_uXr5rDzoPDevq_3qKwc9Aseb2PZmw8qXJVgauJoNFLi2yDE1do2ibT3mvQKKHq0Bnwwsfr3mmuXcImnX5pzI7ZzS7GH1VOY/w426-h640/Free%20Women%20in%20Science%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Activities.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our women in science unit has Montessori-inspired activities using free women in science printables along with a new Montessori-inspired women in science pack for subscribers to our free newsletter at </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-women-in-science-printables-and-montessori-inspired-activities/" style="font-family: verdana;">Living Montessori Now</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">
You'll find many activities for preschoolers through early elementary throughout the year in my <a href="http://prekandksharing.blogspot.com/search/label/Deb%20Chitwood" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">previous posts at PreK + K Sharing</a>. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2013/03/04/montessori-monday-how-to-use-printables-to-create-montessori-inspired-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities</a>.
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At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2014/04/14/montessori-monday-free-printables-for-montessori-homeschools-and-preschools/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools</a>.
</span><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Shelves with Women in Science Themed Activities</span></strong></h2><div><strong><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMV5sT9RqVgpow3l5otjX4WOmyFOtsCNGHccjdX8qK96Wk-1OtoLbs40jsGMlERj-bwwNuMesEO9_tCgiHMRrMgDA247VHOjyPcHIuDeQQ3HQE1_5fee2-4Z1dH8FshpUtqRFcjhKxEkAHl0qGVBtNcTOvjXXLWP1R7mw9TH4lM5UPU_6TgdgG414DEM8/s685/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Women%20in%20Science%20Themed%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMV5sT9RqVgpow3l5otjX4WOmyFOtsCNGHccjdX8qK96Wk-1OtoLbs40jsGMlERj-bwwNuMesEO9_tCgiHMRrMgDA247VHOjyPcHIuDeQQ3HQE1_5fee2-4Z1dH8FshpUtqRFcjhKxEkAHl0qGVBtNcTOvjXXLWP1R7mw9TH4lM5UPU_6TgdgG414DEM8/w640-h640/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Women%20in%20Science%20Themed%20Activities.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montessori Shelves with Women in Science Themed Activities</td></tr></tbody></table></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You’ll find Montessori-inspired women in science themed numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">sign up for my email</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber) </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Go to my <strong><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-women-in-science-printables-and-montessori-inspired-activities/">Free Women in Science Printables and Montessori-Inspired Activities post</a></strong><strong> </strong>at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!</span></div>
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<h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Montessori-Inspired Women in Science Pack</span></strong></h2><div><strong><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPCuqNmRXq4fjhtLmfi3TWyNu1gIRfp65Ek8mdIoZBnYBr_2m9UKZljlaOyevAugLeVQ6-YlzN0diLoUYs2bubR7a84j6_cERjflXXB_sBbhEUA7InMfVzI4umW3xiib7ZGzsZ43SHl0JePYOD-2H8p93lzPPcfsbXeE_3feup05sLoqHy1Io7gZgXIvE/s650/Montessori-Inspired%20Women%20in%20Science%20Pack%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPCuqNmRXq4fjhtLmfi3TWyNu1gIRfp65Ek8mdIoZBnYBr_2m9UKZljlaOyevAugLeVQ6-YlzN0diLoUYs2bubR7a84j6_cERjflXXB_sBbhEUA7InMfVzI4umW3xiib7ZGzsZ43SHl0JePYOD-2H8p93lzPPcfsbXeE_3feup05sLoqHy1Io7gZgXIvE/s16000/Montessori-Inspired%20Women%20in%20Science%20Pack%20.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></strong></div><div><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Montessori-Inspired Women in Science Pack</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just </span><strong style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://forms.aweber.com/form/50/773231250.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign up for my email to get the link and password</a></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"> – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">
If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout February and March, see my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/february-themed-activities-for-kids/">February Themed Activities for Kids</a> and <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/march-themed-activities-for-kids/">March Themed Activities for Kids</a>.
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<div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong>Be sure to go to my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-women-in-science-printables-and-montessori-inspired-activities/">Free Women in Science Printables and Montessori-Inspired Activities post</a> at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!</strong></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Have a great Women's History Month!</span></div>
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<div><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/47745580@N08/24366923756/in/dateposted/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank" title="Deb Chitwood"><img alt="Deb Chitwood" class="alignleft" height="100" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1634/24366923756_b3bddd0f63_t.jpg" title="Deb Chitwood" width="100" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 48 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/">Living Montessori Now.</a></span></span></div></div></div></div>Deb Chitwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665549481411417908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-84206736674047138902024-01-15T23:30:00.004-05:002024-01-16T08:36:08.062-05:00Montessori-Inspired New Baby Activities Using Free Printables<span style="font-family: verdana;">By Deb Chitwood from <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Living Montessori Now</a></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">My daughter and son-in-law are expecting a new baby in March ... and their 5-year-old son is expecting a new sibling! So we are having lots of fun with a new baby unit, which is easily adaptable for home or classroom! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNGijKw0qjMQpclwHlgFnsj-dxyGfhhZAAeC3R_fgYo4WA82uoQuBkc0xyySOG1r0DVDI5Hu3PE_Ir1aRqFKbWMqjw7IIyvm5t-tmhoF6u8mB8aWq6EVcAweBuGc_ezVlYJp_pq1JuuubsB996MbCGvk-P7aN7BQou5xgyoPyT7Q6ipqx96_NooCzHPE/s1028/Free%20New%20Baby%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20New%20Baby%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNGijKw0qjMQpclwHlgFnsj-dxyGfhhZAAeC3R_fgYo4WA82uoQuBkc0xyySOG1r0DVDI5Hu3PE_Ir1aRqFKbWMqjw7IIyvm5t-tmhoF6u8mB8aWq6EVcAweBuGc_ezVlYJp_pq1JuuubsB996MbCGvk-P7aN7BQou5xgyoPyT7Q6ipqx96_NooCzHPE/w426-h640/Free%20New%20Baby%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20New%20Baby%20Activities.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our new baby unit has Montessori-inspired activities using free new baby printables along with a Montessori-inspired new baby pack for subscribers to our free newsletter at </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-new-baby-printables-and-montessori-inspired-new-baby-activities/" rel="noopener" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">LivingMontessoriNow.com</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">
You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year in my <a href="http://prekandksharing.blogspot.com/search/label/Deb%20Chitwood" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">previous posts at PreK + K Sharing</a>. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2013/03/04/montessori-monday-how-to-use-printables-to-create-montessori-inspired-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities</a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2014/04/14/montessori-monday-free-printables-for-montessori-homeschools-and-preschools/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools</a>.
</span><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Montessori Shelves with New Baby Themed Activities</span></strong></h2><div><strong><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb4FC-g2rk32kworvAoVXlK51RQZhJAfLMn6SrrEX9MdLlDq-WYSLL7lpdBi9RbVyVRhCZ3-lvsrk2aduEL2i0kwtR4vZ81SZNggVKS5reluqCbTOX0QOYKrhLK0ABtJTWempiKKFOzAGx_wUeHSYnmsmET_JCyxXkc3uhV53GI3ACucx3Xb4CrkggN4E/s685/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20New%20Baby%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb4FC-g2rk32kworvAoVXlK51RQZhJAfLMn6SrrEX9MdLlDq-WYSLL7lpdBi9RbVyVRhCZ3-lvsrk2aduEL2i0kwtR4vZ81SZNggVKS5reluqCbTOX0QOYKrhLK0ABtJTWempiKKFOzAGx_wUeHSYnmsmET_JCyxXkc3uhV53GI3ACucx3Xb4CrkggN4E/w640-h640/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20New%20Baby%20Activities.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montessori Shelves with New Baby Activities</td></tr></tbody></table></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You’ll find Montessori-inspired new baby themed numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">sign up for my email</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber) </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Go to my </span><strong style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-new-baby-printables-and-montessori-inspired-new-baby-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free New Baby Printables and Montessori-Inspired New Baby Activities post</a> </strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!</span></div><div>
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<h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Free Montessori-Inspired New Baby Pack</span></strong></h2><div><br /></div><div><strong><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPXvlFfuRn8-lPjf9PTFFGnPfv26CPn53hFcbth3CuT06m1kTykkxGrtX2eqgGZywxaf9ubsrT18IzC8NX6IvFaqRf1hin3TbTZtaTadnKpA5F-672qu5y1PH89g7ZjG34gbmd6aqVZm5dUJ_BFQppLqlTMBRBnE3-3TFkZX0G53os7hAqzW1v2KIR_c/s640/Montessori-Inspired%20New%20Baby%20Pack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPXvlFfuRn8-lPjf9PTFFGnPfv26CPn53hFcbth3CuT06m1kTykkxGrtX2eqgGZywxaf9ubsrT18IzC8NX6IvFaqRf1hin3TbTZtaTadnKpA5F-672qu5y1PH89g7ZjG34gbmd6aqVZm5dUJ_BFQppLqlTMBRBnE3-3TFkZX0G53os7hAqzW1v2KIR_c/s16000/Montessori-Inspired%20New%20Baby%20Pack.jpg" /></a></div></strong><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Montessori-Inspired New Baby Pack</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just </span><strong style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://forms.aweber.com/form/50/773231250.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign up for my email to get the link and password</a></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"> – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).</span></div><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">More New Baby Resources</span></strong></h2><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Amazon Affiliate:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=new+baby+books+for+kids&i=stripbooks&crid=1KDGLKYUHOZPE&sprefix=new+baby+books+for+kid%2Cstripbooks%2C130&linkCode=ll2&tag=livimontnow09-20&linkId=3c9cafeb7eb81ead918eb958901abaa0&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><strong>New Baby Books for Kids</strong></a>
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<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/welcoming-new-baby-montessori-family/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Welcoming a New Baby into Our Montessori Family</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/baby-doll-washing-practical-life-toddlers-preschoolers/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Baby Doll Washing: Practical Life for Toddlers and Preschoolers</a> (my post with YouTube video)</span></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/20-baby-doll-washing-activities-indoors-outdoors/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">20+ Doll Washing Activities for Indoors or Outdoors</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/welcoming-another-new-baby-montessori-family/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Welcoming Another New Baby into Our Montessori Family</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/preventing-choking-in-babies-and-toddlers-with-older-siblings/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Preventing Choking in Babies and Toddlers with Older Siblings</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2011/03/15/how-to-prepare-a-montessori-baby-room-at-home/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to Prepare a Montessori Baby Room at Home</a> </span></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/preparing-montessori-newborn-baby-space-home/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Preparing a Montessori Newborn Baby Space at Home</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/use-montessori-mobiles-encourage-newborn-babys-development-delight/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">How to Use Montessori Mobiles to Encourage a Newborn Baby’s Development and Delight</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/preparing-a-montessori-baby-space-with-shelves-at-home/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Preparing a Montessori Baby Space with Shelves at Home</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/preparing-a-montessori-baby-space-in-your-living-room/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Preparing a Montessori Baby Space in Your Living Room</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/how-to-prepare-montessori-homeschool-spaces-for-babies-through-first-graders/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">How to Prepare Montessori Homeschool Spaces for Babies through First Graders</span></a></li>
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If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout January and February, see my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/january-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">January Themed Activities for Kids</a> and <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/february-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">February Themed Activities for Kids</a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong><br /></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong>Be sure to go to my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-new-baby-printables-and-montessori-inspired-new-baby-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free New Baby Printables and Montessori-Inspired New Baby Activities post</a> at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!</strong>
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Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 48 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/">Living Montessori Now.</a></span></div></div></div>Deb Chitwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665549481411417908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-57224133059597153272024-01-14T11:44:00.001-05:002024-01-14T11:44:12.950-05:00When a Child Says, "I HATE YOU"<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqVaZGIEj6BjFc4tK9dTE94O-y9KoagNI2n995cXy_2xsNG1iivLeOyOZ1vyv_SM2G7Nf8mexDJVLcMe_8AM-ptsQIsx3IOSTjfJ6Bi3-SooLT4yxgPXPBG96FdTHAIeImQFO1gw31BUbwGKYygtjm5V9rzEAg7-tjmEk3hPmLEWjJysZU_H1Pz9IFzM5/s1280/mad%20boy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqVaZGIEj6BjFc4tK9dTE94O-y9KoagNI2n995cXy_2xsNG1iivLeOyOZ1vyv_SM2G7Nf8mexDJVLcMe_8AM-ptsQIsx3IOSTjfJ6Bi3-SooLT4yxgPXPBG96FdTHAIeImQFO1gw31BUbwGKYygtjm5V9rzEAg7-tjmEk3hPmLEWjJysZU_H1Pz9IFzM5/w199-h199/mad%20boy.JPG" width="199" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />You've done so much for them, slaved for them and sacrificed for them, and then if you don't give them what they want, they get mad at you. It hardly seems fair, all the things we do for our kids and they don't appreciate it. Then we hear them say things like, "I hate you," or "I hate this house." We hear, "You're a mean mom," or "I'm mad at you!" It's common for kids to get mad at their parents but the solution is the hardest for parents to do... just let them be mad. Good parents learn quickly that they are not their child's friend; they are their parents. But if the parents aren't prepared to hear it and know how to respond, they get defensive or they get even. Worse, they give in to regain the love the child is withholding.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I was in the toy section of a department store one day, shopping for a gift for my grandson. A mom and her little boy were in the same aisle, and the little boy, about seven, was admiring a toy airplane. "Mom," he said, "I want this airplane." </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The woman replied, "No, sweetheart, you have toy airplanes all over your bedroom floor; I'm not going to buy you the plane." </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The boy quickly replied, "Mom! I want this airplane." </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Mom replied, "No, I said no airplane, I don't have any extra money." </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">"But mom!!!! I want this airplane!: The volume and intensity of the boy's voice were increasing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">"Honey, your father is on a business trip, and he took all of our money; I'm not buying you the toy." The boy continued to demand that Mom buy him the plane and the woman continued offering different excuses.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">"Your birthday is right around the corner and I'm sure your grandparents are going to buy you</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZIpPTd3so_nTToj8fD9Qi8sJUCSOaPHgwR443GBh1YgmY3PW_FkPx3sATwtC6nz42hM8KBXHhiKx0_rIGHQwFo9wOsWkiWbKOjpVaOhTmc-TjqaoU9bnspYWjMWTFK1JW3JiGdas13kMLeUJCclyYNZRLBDbhy9x-elz9lpCRX2ns2I-4F-Ljtdzs7Z2/s1024/Frustrated%20TOOM%20mom.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZIpPTd3so_nTToj8fD9Qi8sJUCSOaPHgwR443GBh1YgmY3PW_FkPx3sATwtC6nz42hM8KBXHhiKx0_rIGHQwFo9wOsWkiWbKOjpVaOhTmc-TjqaoU9bnspYWjMWTFK1JW3JiGdas13kMLeUJCclyYNZRLBDbhy9x-elz9lpCRX2ns2I-4F-Ljtdzs7Z2/w202-h202/Frustrated%20TOOM%20mom.JPG" width="202" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> a new airplane." With the intensity of a near scream, the boy demanded she buy him the airplane, and Mom quickly complied.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Children, especially young children, either love us or hate us; there is nothing in between. They get mad at us because in a moment of not getting their way or not having the emotional intelligence to know how to deal with frustration, they act out in a way that tells us they are mad at us and don't like us; it hurts our feelings. Often times our initial response to that hurt is to act out some sort of retaliation or, as in the case of the mom above, to give in to get them to like us again and not be mad.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Children getting mad at their parents is just emotion, and emotion is not right or wrong; it just is. The best response to your child getting mad is to just let them be mad. That means not reacting and not getting mad back. Conjure up your best listening skills and don't talk at first. Just stay physically close to them, get to eye level if you can, and hear them. If you do feel the need to speak, tell them what you see. Say to them, "It looks like you're mad at Mom," especially if they say, "I hate you!" If they agree, let them agree. Don't react and don't talk... just listen. Getting mad is energy and when the parent allows that energy to come out, the mad moment will evaporate.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">When your child or teen is mad at you, don't get mad back, don't ignore them, and certainly don't try to make it all better. Your child needs to feel that emotion so that they will eventually learn to let it be and then move on. It's the beginning of the development of their emotional intelligence. We spend years teaching children reading, writing, and arithmetic but do very little in the area of emotional intelligence. The prisons are filled with adults who can read, write and add numbers just fine, but it was probably their inability to manage their emotions that got them there to begin with.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Bill Corbett is the a</span><span style="font-family: arial;">uthor of the book LOVE, LIMITS & LESSONS: A PARENT'S GUIDE TO RAISING COOPERATIVE KIDS and h</span><span style="font-family: arial;">ost of the podcast: CREATING COOPERATIVE KIDS (https://billcorbett.podbean.com/). He h</span><span style="font-family: arial;">as a degree in clinical psychology and is the author of 8 books. In 2011, he developed and launched the Creating Cooperative Kids public access television show that aired on over 650 public access stations internationally. He has spoken at hundreds of behavior conferences and delivered the keynote at the Dutch Education Conference in Amsterdam, NL. Bill Corbett has three children, three stepchildren, five grandchildren and one great-grandson. He and his wife Elizabeth travel the US in their Tiffin motorhome.</span></i></p><div><br /></div>Bill Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625543685482534313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-6592141287842294592023-12-15T23:30:00.002-05:002023-12-16T07:56:21.123-05:00Montessori-Inspired Ice Skating Activities Using Free Printables<span style="font-family: verdana;">By Deb Chitwood from <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Living Montessori Now</a></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Winter is such a fun time for ice skating in all its forms! Our new ice skating unit has Montessori-inspired activities using free ice skating printables along with a new Montessori-inspired ice skating pack for newsletter subscribers at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-ice-skating-printables-and-montessori-inspired-ice-skating-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">LivingMontessoriNow.com</a>!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxlkuK_0JsdtB9z_hR36VsPuYDzgVyEr_fAC7Ov7gnhxV8CcFz-xYVOXgA1Ukocu6T2f-KOxPn1qX5Y-GjLUOuQuYbKmr5_FUZczyy7KyLHXg_zpU7utAeCu1B-6pZgqj-5v5dVMnQj01MXHS9pfvPAw6kYl0iM_Tf3BLs2tYLHQI8q8b6THoLzEqdvA/s1028/Free%20Ice%20Skating%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Ice%20Skating%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxlkuK_0JsdtB9z_hR36VsPuYDzgVyEr_fAC7Ov7gnhxV8CcFz-xYVOXgA1Ukocu6T2f-KOxPn1qX5Y-GjLUOuQuYbKmr5_FUZczyy7KyLHXg_zpU7utAeCu1B-6pZgqj-5v5dVMnQj01MXHS9pfvPAw6kYl0iM_Tf3BLs2tYLHQI8q8b6THoLzEqdvA/w426-h640/Free%20Ice%20Skating%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Ice%20Skating%20Activities.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year in my </span><a href="http://prekandksharing.blogspot.com/search/label/Deb%20Chitwood" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">previous posts at PreK + K Sharing</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2013/03/04/montessori-monday-how-to-use-printables-to-create-montessori-inspired-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2014/04/14/montessori-monday-free-printables-for-montessori-homeschools-and-preschools/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools</a>.
</span><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Shelves with Ice Skating Themed Activities</span></strong></h2><div><strong><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8GyMz28DnIpNvi78HmP_ucDSMx2p_bU4ogfTZD9gWxIG5AuGVCsQCmGQCTmIaxrzLS0H6pWEdPBAYxuTcc9e3NfbPYRNImK3SSo5dk1JVdQ66qc7E7Ib-7-CFL2xkH97bnIUZvHjw8SWcRi_Fmb6Yi0NIoQryDswoEmVooPTLIlyzrhsJId5Iv879OF0/s685/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Ice%20Skating%20Themed%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8GyMz28DnIpNvi78HmP_ucDSMx2p_bU4ogfTZD9gWxIG5AuGVCsQCmGQCTmIaxrzLS0H6pWEdPBAYxuTcc9e3NfbPYRNImK3SSo5dk1JVdQ66qc7E7Ib-7-CFL2xkH97bnIUZvHjw8SWcRi_Fmb6Yi0NIoQryDswoEmVooPTLIlyzrhsJId5Iv879OF0/w640-h640/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Ice%20Skating%20Themed%20Activities.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montessori Shelves with Ice Skating Themed Activities</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></strong></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">
You’ll find Montessori-inspired ice skating themed numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign up for my email</a> to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber) </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Go to my <strong><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-ice-skating-printables-and-montessori-inspired-ice-skating-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Ice Skating Printables and Montessori-Inspired Ice Skating Activities post</a> </strong>at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!
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<h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Montessori-Inspired Ice Skating Pack</span></strong></h2><div><strong><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3HVirg1IzPVT6lpvmiK8F8qMNd6MfBtsjDaOO5q5pTQ26EAJRRZumT2c8Uump0LzZ9Oe0OAiioyQJroJe6os7S3rVTE74nT0pR62u83pASPTe-e7PbrrNT5J5Frk-g0oi4e0kWfC65DMFUEO01_ECoFBJOUGWJ5mbba3n4yjGODsD7Ocfa3u0ISdjTU/s640/Montessori-Inspired%20Ice%20Skating%20Pack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3HVirg1IzPVT6lpvmiK8F8qMNd6MfBtsjDaOO5q5pTQ26EAJRRZumT2c8Uump0LzZ9Oe0OAiioyQJroJe6os7S3rVTE74nT0pR62u83pASPTe-e7PbrrNT5J5Frk-g0oi4e0kWfC65DMFUEO01_ECoFBJOUGWJ5mbba3n4yjGODsD7Ocfa3u0ISdjTU/s16000/Montessori-Inspired%20Ice%20Skating%20Pack.jpg" /></a></div><br /></strong></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Montessori-Inspired Ice Skating Pack</a> for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just <strong><a href="https://forms.aweber.com/form/50/773231250.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign up for my email to get the link and password</a></strong> – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).
</span><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">More Winter Sports Resources </span></strong></h2>
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<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-winter-sports-printables-montessori-inspired-winter-sports-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Winter Sports Printables and Montessori-Inspired Winter Sports Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-winter-sports-dot-printable-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Winter Sports Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-winter-sports-cutting-strips-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Winter Sports Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><a data-blogger-escaped-target="_blank" href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-montessori-inspired-activities-for-winter-or-summer-olympics/" rel="noopener"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Activities for Winter or Summer Olympics</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitsofpositivity.com/ultimate-guide-to-olympic-values-character-education-resources/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ultimate Guide to Olympic Values {Free Character Education Resources for a Variety of Ages}</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Montessori-Inspired Winter Sports Pack</a> for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just <strong><a href="https://forms.aweber.com/form/50/773231250.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign up for my email to get the link and password</a></strong> – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).</span></li>
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If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout December and January, see my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/december-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">December Themed Activities for Kids</a> and <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/january-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">January Themed Activities for Kids</a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong><br /></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong>Be sure to go to my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-ice-skating-printables-and-montessori-inspired-ice-skating-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Ice Skating Printables and Montessori-Inspired Ice Skating Activities post</a> at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!</strong>
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<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Have fun!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>
<div><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/47745580@N08/24366923756/in/dateposted/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank" title="Deb Chitwood"><img alt="Deb Chitwood" class="alignleft" height="100" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1634/24366923756_b3bddd0f63_t.jpg" title="Deb Chitwood" width="100" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 48 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Living Montessori Now.</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div></div></div>Deb Chitwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665549481411417908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-54976932958908062842023-11-15T23:30:00.020-05:002023-11-16T07:24:33.079-05:00Montessori-Inspired Evergreen Tree Activities Using Free Printables<span style="font-family: verdana;">By Deb Chitwood from <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Living Montessori Now</a></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is the perfect time of year for an evergreen tree unit! You can either focus on evergreen trees in general or add Christmas trees to the unit. Our evergreen tree unit has Montessori-inspired activities using free evergreen tree printables along with a new Montessori-inspired evergreen tree pack for newsletter subscribers at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-evergreen-tree-printables-and-montessori-inspired-evergreen-tree-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">LivingMontessoriNow.com</a>!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpc3vgP4066wV8-0QRhkP3FjihGZ_ug5yNMqZVr3K_0S2Ku4uk7i4Zx36dPLZ6QpuE6MJNuTe06mMecEdc3_clHsFvT4km0ULkTOzaSEie04jU9Hkmb0YN10Gg-qpWvR6tujXAcH5zvMqdvHVOFMNwuZxcOthiwHqJDcIuCw1xumMcwAnL4m8p6iViKo/s1028/Free%20Evergreen%20Tree%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Evergreen%20Tree%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpc3vgP4066wV8-0QRhkP3FjihGZ_ug5yNMqZVr3K_0S2Ku4uk7i4Zx36dPLZ6QpuE6MJNuTe06mMecEdc3_clHsFvT4km0ULkTOzaSEie04jU9Hkmb0YN10Gg-qpWvR6tujXAcH5zvMqdvHVOFMNwuZxcOthiwHqJDcIuCw1xumMcwAnL4m8p6iViKo/w426-h640/Free%20Evergreen%20Tree%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Evergreen%20Tree%20Activities.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year in my </span><a href="http://prekandksharing.blogspot.com/search/label/Deb%20Chitwood" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">previous posts at PreK + K Sharing</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2013/03/04/montessori-monday-how-to-use-printables-to-create-montessori-inspired-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2014/04/14/montessori-monday-free-printables-for-montessori-homeschools-and-preschools/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools</a>.<em> </em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><em><br /></em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">
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</span><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Montessori Shelves with Evergreen Tree Themed Activities</span></strong></h2><div><strong><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT6F66khwxWbbnlMAobm_8y1blLO1BLSN15559JMdD58Hz_MxSB70M58OipWnAF8KCtRx7fladVMtptM-bP0_ooiUqSCCN3YvGuH7dwzWS7LP0QKcFzol7oU3h790sviM5Z7Wqi-ZPtxCX-aeH6u1cguT0xSs_SpFq2foj5ZPzLOE_vcQnxN4cgzHbwu8/s685/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Evergreen%20Tree%20Themed%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT6F66khwxWbbnlMAobm_8y1blLO1BLSN15559JMdD58Hz_MxSB70M58OipWnAF8KCtRx7fladVMtptM-bP0_ooiUqSCCN3YvGuH7dwzWS7LP0QKcFzol7oU3h790sviM5Z7Wqi-ZPtxCX-aeH6u1cguT0xSs_SpFq2foj5ZPzLOE_vcQnxN4cgzHbwu8/w640-h640/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Evergreen%20Tree%20Themed%20Activities.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montessori Shelves with Evergreen Tree Themed Activities</td></tr></tbody></table></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Go to my </span><strong style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-evergreen-tree-printables-and-montessori-inspired-evergreen-tree-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Evergreen Tree Printables and Montessori-Inspired Evergreen Tree Activities post</a> </strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!</span></div></div><div><div>
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<h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Free Montessori-Inspired Evergreen Tree Pack</span></strong></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxzekbnaGHuAsFfa9KmsAVcp07g2rTOBUkBi37QSEYL51ZYCHK6cd8IUG0YspN8rQRH-STLa7HBWV-dOh1OfKgIilD_bJKxBrzIYysm5H6J2usHHK7Lz8q6RDg2b5BcPbn8vRNaI9UpgH4ifp_3y6xPpP0TkXzFPEPqZbvmib21CJYah6mLlbQkMNnmM/s640/Montessori-Inspired%20Evergreen%20Tree%20Pack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="495" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxzekbnaGHuAsFfa9KmsAVcp07g2rTOBUkBi37QSEYL51ZYCHK6cd8IUG0YspN8rQRH-STLa7HBWV-dOh1OfKgIilD_bJKxBrzIYysm5H6J2usHHK7Lz8q6RDg2b5BcPbn8vRNaI9UpgH4ifp_3y6xPpP0TkXzFPEPqZbvmib21CJYah6mLlbQkMNnmM/w496-h640/Montessori-Inspired%20Evergreen%20Tree%20Pack.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Montessori-Inspired Evergreen Tree Pack</a> for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just <strong><a href="https://forms.aweber.com/form/50/773231250.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign up for my email to get the link and password</a></strong> – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).
</span><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">More Tree Resources</span></strong></h2>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=tree+books+for+kids&i=stripbooks&crid=UF8ZEZMPJ7ZW&sprefix=tree+books+for+kids%2Cstripbooks%2C125&linkCode=ll2&tag=livimontnow09-20&linkId=68b71a21ab2b7110ae5b25e6f42b7782&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Tree Books for Kids</a></strong> </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Montessori-Inspired Tree Pack</a> for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber)
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<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-christmas-tree-printables-and-montessori-inspired-christmas-tree-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Christmas Tree Printables and Montessori-Inspired Christmas Tree Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-tree-printables-and-montessori-inspired-tree-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Tree Printables and Montessori-Inspired Tree Activities</span></a></li>
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If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout November and December, see my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/november-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">November Themed Activities for Kids</a>. and <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/december-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">December Themed Activities for Kids</a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong><br /></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong>Be sure to go to my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-evergreen-tree-printables-and-montessori-inspired-evergreen-tree-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Evergreen Tree Printables and Montessori-Inspired Evergreen Tree Activities post</a> at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!</strong>
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<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Have a great evergreen tree unit!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDn-dr9smRmJi6MCCj1kP-RkswCQ0heCix2po5R0hj5s42hP6QSZoLfxuYTgiVCy9XbqvIjzxTl7ETtn_0upylG3nL8ZWlwQQKZn1ZKWxEulHZrQ-zATlT9U_HxUpYZFeDNxCPgVNtVGIkZDCTz_FaM1eJloKoDj6ANFbuCrZjlJbJlFVUUL4x2m7j-yE/s685/Deb%20Chitwood.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="685" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDn-dr9smRmJi6MCCj1kP-RkswCQ0heCix2po5R0hj5s42hP6QSZoLfxuYTgiVCy9XbqvIjzxTl7ETtn_0upylG3nL8ZWlwQQKZn1ZKWxEulHZrQ-zATlT9U_HxUpYZFeDNxCPgVNtVGIkZDCTz_FaM1eJloKoDj6ANFbuCrZjlJbJlFVUUL4x2m7j-yE/w200-h200/Deb%20Chitwood.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 48 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/" style="font-family: verdana;">Living Montessori Now</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/">.</a></span></div></div>Deb Chitwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665549481411417908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-27890595325565740092023-10-15T23:30:00.002-04:002023-10-16T18:33:18.918-04:00Montessori-Inspired Detective Activities Using Free Printables<span style="font-family: verdana;">By Deb Chitwood from <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Living Montessori Now</a></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This month, we have a high-interest unit for pre-k through elementary! It's a detective unit with Montessori-inspired activities using free detective printables and a new Montessori-inspired detective pack for newsletter subscribers at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-detective-printables-and-montessori-inspired-detective-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">LivingMontessoriNow.com</a>!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3_bq1yWXBRYBobG7Ci065RZ91LYppOWawa7L6h2Xk-i8UXmDw6cRTrGiRY2yXd1d3IjKurdzfrSiUS60FMk8IY2k6dX3rr8xCwytB1Cq5hujg3-aMdLKyUhpM5CbS1C3wBWvcTnWOsK6wFFsS_FaIXANDtsNVPb02U6UH51YpvWkae0M8AZdvcHf-XM/s1028/Free%20Detective%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Detective%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3_bq1yWXBRYBobG7Ci065RZ91LYppOWawa7L6h2Xk-i8UXmDw6cRTrGiRY2yXd1d3IjKurdzfrSiUS60FMk8IY2k6dX3rr8xCwytB1Cq5hujg3-aMdLKyUhpM5CbS1C3wBWvcTnWOsK6wFFsS_FaIXANDtsNVPb02U6UH51YpvWkae0M8AZdvcHf-XM/w426-h640/Free%20Detective%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Detective%20Activities.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year in my </span><a href="http://prekandksharing.blogspot.com/search/label/Deb%20Chitwood" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">previous posts at PreK + K Sharing</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2013/03/04/montessori-monday-how-to-use-printables-to-create-montessori-inspired-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2014/04/14/montessori-monday-free-printables-for-montessori-homeschools-and-preschools/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><em>Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (at no cost to you).</em>
</span><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Montessori Shelves with Detective-Themed Activities</span></strong></h2><div><strong><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKYeEjfXcwYMNnm34dp7dtooHpWaeNN-ofh8LqtPBSXHiKR_y1_cXZMEuAZxueRg0utUWJ57ucGS9yguouNp3vJbXxanawFv7vD5Ssrkxcy8D7txmR43gTp9CDGsk32GgutngHFGGdwwJOEqZozsJIlJ80aMw3fzugdEONTkZrNziJCBMVcVP1SEF11Y/s685/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Detective-Themed%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKYeEjfXcwYMNnm34dp7dtooHpWaeNN-ofh8LqtPBSXHiKR_y1_cXZMEuAZxueRg0utUWJ57ucGS9yguouNp3vJbXxanawFv7vD5Ssrkxcy8D7txmR43gTp9CDGsk32GgutngHFGGdwwJOEqZozsJIlJ80aMw3fzugdEONTkZrNziJCBMVcVP1SEF11Y/w640-h640/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Detective-Themed%20Activities.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montessori Shelves with Detective-Themed Activities</td></tr></tbody></table></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You’ll find Montessori-inspired detective-themed numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">sign up for my email</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber) </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Go to my <strong><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-detective-printables-and-montessori-inspired-detective-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Detective Printables and Montessori-Inspired Detective Activities post</a></strong><strong> </strong>at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!
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<h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Free Montessori-Inspired Detective Pack</span></strong></h2><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><strong><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rbvUqAQKnMY9-1f81RmprprJNGPTVXKuGx05SpRQCAwHH7Hb6_TkOpkBiDdwtnNy64vse4DRzzb_iGSwC4AXFnF5AucEfuxjiDiOk8Okiobk6mfxqSUO1zzP6Gq1krS73fwrG7X3szotXFlMdV6mXZIDo_ilAfpf418RpEReVZFdgf3_-Mng3tm5AOA/s640/Montessori-Inspired%20Detective%20Pack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rbvUqAQKnMY9-1f81RmprprJNGPTVXKuGx05SpRQCAwHH7Hb6_TkOpkBiDdwtnNy64vse4DRzzb_iGSwC4AXFnF5AucEfuxjiDiOk8Okiobk6mfxqSUO1zzP6Gq1krS73fwrG7X3szotXFlMdV6mXZIDo_ilAfpf418RpEReVZFdgf3_-Mng3tm5AOA/s16000/Montessori-Inspired%20Detective%20Pack.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></strong><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Montessori-Inspired Detective Pack</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just </span><strong style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://forms.aweber.com/form/50/773231250.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign up for my email to get the link and password</a></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"> – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).</span></div><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">More Resources</span></strong></h2>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=detective+books+for+kids&i=stripbooks&crid=3PR2GACCVPNK7&sprefix=detective+books+for+kid%2Cstripbooks%2C113&linkCode=ll2&tag=livimontnow09-20&linkId=2b85b7d82047e9ef6c181b4a2fea2133&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><b>Detective Books for Kids</b></a> </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=detective+kits&i=toys-and-games&crid=3UDWU19VXSKL0&sprefix=detective+kits%2Ctoys-and-games%2C110&linkCode=ll2&tag=livimontnow09-20&linkId=5bbb84e3474999e245ee3b8f2e05ca6c&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><b>Detective Kits on Amazon</b></a> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout October and November, see my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/october-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">October Themed Activities for Kids</a>. and <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/november-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">November Themed Activities for Kids</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong><br /></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong>Be sure to go to my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-detective-printables-and-montessori-inspired-detective-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Detective Printables and Montessori-Inspired Detective Activities post</a> at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!</strong>
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<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Have fun!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">De<span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/47745580@N08/24366923756/in/dateposted/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank" title="Deb Chitwood"><img alt="Deb Chitwood" class="alignleft" height="100" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1634/24366923756_b3bddd0f63_t.jpg" title="Deb Chitwood" width="100" /></a>b Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 48 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Living Montessori Now.</a><div><br /></div></div></div>Deb Chitwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665549481411417908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-49939008067515839642023-09-15T23:30:00.001-04:002023-09-16T07:45:51.618-04:00Montessori-Inspired Road Construction Activities Using Free Printables<span style="font-family: verdana;">By Deb Chitwood from <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Living Montessori Now</a></span><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">A road construction theme is lots of fun for vehicle lovers in pre-k through first grade! This month, I have Montessori-inspired activities using free road construction printables along with a brand new Montessori-inspired road construction pack for newsletter subscribers at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-road-construction-printables-and-montessori-inspired-road-construction-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">LivingMontessoriNow.com</a>!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKWLn20wdyuLd0dz9rbLWvmXXFVS0BugkhytJem9F04uDxQQ2kT2g_7_l15Fg2DyrkJg4EW9Krr-uFVkULQQDRR01pKHElxM8isRStvK-3llLPJW_EAhpKHeyBrb9lhrG2iDcfiCHgOhd8ReOFYFZZwVJjkJKmCq_e73zOzsKKaVnuJgqsXrjky3xMAQ/s1028/Free%20Road%20Construction%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Road%20Construction%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKWLn20wdyuLd0dz9rbLWvmXXFVS0BugkhytJem9F04uDxQQ2kT2g_7_l15Fg2DyrkJg4EW9Krr-uFVkULQQDRR01pKHElxM8isRStvK-3llLPJW_EAhpKHeyBrb9lhrG2iDcfiCHgOhd8ReOFYFZZwVJjkJKmCq_e73zOzsKKaVnuJgqsXrjky3xMAQ/w426-h640/Free%20Road%20Construction%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Road%20Construction%20Activities.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year in my </span><a href="http://prekandksharing.blogspot.com/search/label/Deb%20Chitwood" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">previous posts at PreK + K Sharing</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2013/03/04/montessori-monday-how-to-use-printables-to-create-montessori-inspired-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2014/04/14/montessori-monday-free-printables-for-montessori-homeschools-and-preschools/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools</a>.<em> </em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><em><br /></em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">
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</span><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Shelves with Road Construction Themed Activities</span></strong></h2><div><strong><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVX-WWx3ehXsQt_Dx_CgLshHC53R-F2N6RZ2WBubm4QI_sCbWEN906IyuzWTK_fQY8dcledKyAqvVoIyarQBS7JKa78UoOzVjEnV0ytig5DerUwBdrctblKTg3f5Q_rKaUkjujPH-HN4sHmMe56kMmcfEGxpiCJOy5Zy_IlLqrwy2SNjrdGCi6w3AnJw/s685/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Road%20Construction%20Themed%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVX-WWx3ehXsQt_Dx_CgLshHC53R-F2N6RZ2WBubm4QI_sCbWEN906IyuzWTK_fQY8dcledKyAqvVoIyarQBS7JKa78UoOzVjEnV0ytig5DerUwBdrctblKTg3f5Q_rKaUkjujPH-HN4sHmMe56kMmcfEGxpiCJOy5Zy_IlLqrwy2SNjrdGCi6w3AnJw/w640-h640/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Road%20Construction%20Themed%20Activities.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montessori Shelves with Road Construction Themed Activities</td></tr></tbody></table></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You’ll find Montessori-inspired road construction themed numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">sign up for my email</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber) </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Go to my <strong><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-road-construction-printables-and-montessori-inspired-road-construction-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Road Construction Printables and Montessori-Inspired Road Construction Activities post</a> </strong>at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!
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<h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Montessori-Inspired Road Construction Pack</span></strong></h2><div><strong><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfK3WeXKvaUsxGmwQ_4Idn5KvGfLqVgrfPbS_-yxYGVkFcTDhDP0BMS944o1VZjTSyzl4FqJzx87Mza8oVj0vfB8dEDdu8D3FpPqiDNNuG9D2_XnuFZyOlvjwYdh4e32MqMIYZPRC4Ip03X6w-EIO0PdAT-mxAJMr1e5ahMFpTV9dBTWfDVXnnB0U_unI/s640/Montessori-Inspired%20Road%20Construction%20Pack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="495" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfK3WeXKvaUsxGmwQ_4Idn5KvGfLqVgrfPbS_-yxYGVkFcTDhDP0BMS944o1VZjTSyzl4FqJzx87Mza8oVj0vfB8dEDdu8D3FpPqiDNNuG9D2_XnuFZyOlvjwYdh4e32MqMIYZPRC4Ip03X6w-EIO0PdAT-mxAJMr1e5ahMFpTV9dBTWfDVXnnB0U_unI/w496-h640/Montessori-Inspired%20Road%20Construction%20Pack.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></strong></div>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Montessori-Inspired Road Construction Pack</a> for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just <strong><a href="https://forms.aweber.com/form/50/773231250.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign up for my email to get the link and password</a></strong> – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).
</span><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">More Montessori-Inspired Construction Resources and Activities</span></strong></h2>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=construction+books+for+kids&i=stripbooks&crid=1J15UOSBH83OY&sprefix=construction+books+for+kid%2Cstripbooks%2C129&linkCode=ll2&tag=livimontnow09-20&linkId=a664b0df009b840854860f28f3e4c879&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Construction Books for Kids</a></strong> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=construction+vehicles&i=toys-and-games&crid=2FV1DHJKI47CF&sprefix=construction+vehicles%2Ctoys-and-games%2C129&linkCode=ll2&tag=livimontnow09-20&linkId=e9ef4977c202ca9980b74c9d2b5511b2&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Construction Vehicle Toys on Amazon</a></strong> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=construction+puzzles&i=toys-and-games&crid=2T11G7EY56RC2&sprefix=construction+puzzles%2Ctoys-and-games%2C126&linkCode=ll2&tag=livimontnow09-20&linkId=9d486e0771db06b470cf5f69144bf7f1&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Construction Puzzles on Amazon</a></strong>
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<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/roadwork-road-construction-printable-pack/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Roadwork: Road Construction Printable Pack for Hands-on Fun and Learning</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-construction-printables-and-montessori-inspired-construction-activities/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Construction Printables and Montessori-Inspired Construction Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-construction-do-a-dot-phonics-printable-montessori-inspired-instant-download/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Construction Do-a-Dot Phonics Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-construction-vehicle-cutting-strips-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Construction Vehicle Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-construction-vehicle-printables-and-montessori-inspired-construction-vehicle-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Construction Vehicle Printables and Montessori-Inspired Construction Vehicle Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-inspired-construction-unit/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Construction Unit</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-construction-songs-and-rhymes-for-circle-time/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Construction Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-inspired-construction-printables-for-preschool-through-early-elementary/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Construction Printables for Preschool Through Early Elementary</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/debchitwood/construction-unit-study/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Construction Unit Study Pinterest Board</span></a></li>
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<h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">For Vehicle Lovers: More Montessori-Inspired Transportation Resources and Activities</span></strong></h2>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-inspired-transportation-unit/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Ultimate Montessori-Inspired Transportation Unit</a>
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<li data-slot-rendered-dynamic="true"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-construction-printables-and-montessori-inspired-construction-activities/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Construction Printables and Montessori-Inspired Construction Activities</span></a></li>
<li data-slot-rendered-dynamic="true"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2014/01/20/montessori-monday-montessori-inspired-activities-for-preschoolers-car-parking-game/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Activities for Pre-Schoolers: Car Parking Game</span></a></li>
<li data-slot-rendered-dynamic="true"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2014/05/15/free-transportation-printables-and-montessori-inspired-transportation-math-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Transportation Printables and Montessori-Inspired Transportation Math Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-construction-vehicle-printables-and-montessori-inspired-construction-vehicle-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Construction Vehicle Printables and Montessori-Inspired Construction Vehicle Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-inspired-construction-unit/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Construction Unit</span></a></li>
<li data-slot-rendered-dynamic="true"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-police-printables-and-montessori-inspired-police-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Police Printables and Montessori-Inspired Police Activities</span></a></li>
<li data-slot-rendered-dynamic="true"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-fire-safety-printables-and-montessori-inspired-fire-safety-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Fire Safety Printables and Montessori-Inspired Fire Safety Activities</span></a></li>
<li data-slot-rendered-dynamic="true"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-ambulance-printables-and-montessori-inspired-ambulance-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Ambulance Printables and Montessori-Inspired Ambulance Activities</span></a></li>
<li data-slot-rendered-dynamic="true"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2015/09/28/montessori-monday-montessori-inspired-train-activities-with-spielgaben-free-printables/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Train Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}</span></a></li>
<li data-slot-rendered-dynamic="true"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2015/11/15/free-train-printables-and-montessori-inspired-train-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Train Printables and Montessori-Inspired Train Activities</span></a></li>
<li data-slot-rendered-dynamic="true"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2016/05/15/free-car-printables-montessori-inspired-car-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Car Printables and Montessori-Inspired Car Activities</span></a></li>
<li data-slot-rendered-dynamic="true"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2016/05/16/super-cool-beginning-reading-activity-race-car-blending-montessori-monday/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Super-Cool Beginning Reading Activity – Race Car Blending</span></a></li>
<li data-slot-rendered-dynamic="true"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2016/05/19/free-car-dot-printable-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Car Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li data-slot-rendered-dynamic="true"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2016/05/23/free-car-cutting-strips-montessori-inspired-instant-download-montessori-monday/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Car Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li data-slot-rendered-dynamic="true"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/fun-magnetic-vehicle-stem-trays-activity-bags/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fun Magnetic Vehicle STEM Trays and Activity Bags</span></a></li>
<li data-slot-rendered-dynamic="true"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/spielgaben-stem-challenge-build-fly-magnetic-airplane/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Spielgaben STEM Challenge: Build and Fly a Magnetic Airplane</span></a></li>
<li data-slot-rendered-dynamic="true"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-resources-land-air-water-transportation-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Resources for Land, Air, and Water Transportation Activities</span></a></li>
<li data-slot-rendered-dynamic="true"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/debchitwood/transportation-unit-study/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Transportation Unit Study Pinterest Board</span></a></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: verdana;"> If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout September and October, see my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/september-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">September Themed Activities for Kids</a> and <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/october-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">October Themed Activities for Kids</a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong><br /></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong>Be sure to go to my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-road-construction-printables-and-montessori-inspired-road-construction-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Road Construction Printables and Montessori-Inspired Road Construction Activities post</a> at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!</strong>
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Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 48 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/">Living Montessori Now.</a></span></div></div></div>Deb Chitwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665549481411417908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-88817434172316267282023-08-15T23:30:00.003-04:002023-08-28T23:18:38.322-04:00Montessori-Inspired Mammal Activities Using Free Printables<span style="font-family: verdana;">By Deb Chitwood from <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Living Montessori Now</a></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We're completing our vertebrate series with a mammal theme, which is adaptable for any time of year! I have Montessori-inspired activities using free mammal printables along with a brand-new Montessori-inspired mammal pack for newsletter subscribers at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-mammal-printables-and-montessori-inspired-mammal-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">LivingMontessoriNow.com</a>!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvWOE4j8wurNaJvy5Zn0U3zdOTwcnSafKqNIxZJ0-6qp3Ftm5rZdb7CvhwWkQGJmBRd1NW0Fph7wWVYi0aM9yQxxl5tFU_L3fWnmEFJTi5koJySB8_FrmwCkcwPFIOqRoUEgTMZpilbv7eJ5NnZAsZvYIhCTY9kksmEddh7enwhSV-8oJl5N_JTiJWUg/s1028/Free%20Mammal%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Mammal%20Activities.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvWOE4j8wurNaJvy5Zn0U3zdOTwcnSafKqNIxZJ0-6qp3Ftm5rZdb7CvhwWkQGJmBRd1NW0Fph7wWVYi0aM9yQxxl5tFU_L3fWnmEFJTi5koJySB8_FrmwCkcwPFIOqRoUEgTMZpilbv7eJ5NnZAsZvYIhCTY9kksmEddh7enwhSV-8oJl5N_JTiJWUg/w426-h640/Free%20Mammal%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Mammal%20Activities.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year in my </span><a href="http://prekandksharing.blogspot.com/search/label/Deb%20Chitwood" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">previous posts at PreK + K Sharing</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2013/03/04/montessori-monday-how-to-use-printables-to-create-montessori-inspired-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2014/04/14/montessori-monday-free-printables-for-montessori-homeschools-and-preschools/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools</a>.<em> </em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><em><br /></em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">
<em>Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (at no cost to you).</em>
</span><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Montessori Shelves with Mammal-Themed Activities</span></strong></h2><div><strong><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgey63f3VN_I7Bm2bkapVn4BXOk_YlVBITbKO-HL9YsgRYNAvbc9CMPeXJ8zh_JonLt2vnbdw1a2MY9zwUb-ZApF4ZE2c2mCTuD87kR4lVL2ljnrz2GXM02vgKYnGy1txgkDea6mK8ilZPIg6Chsy-nIPedSFSdwnSrNMfxbSrNnD77iz1vf-3IEZlUMw/s685/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Mammal-Themed%20Activities.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgey63f3VN_I7Bm2bkapVn4BXOk_YlVBITbKO-HL9YsgRYNAvbc9CMPeXJ8zh_JonLt2vnbdw1a2MY9zwUb-ZApF4ZE2c2mCTuD87kR4lVL2ljnrz2GXM02vgKYnGy1txgkDea6mK8ilZPIg6Chsy-nIPedSFSdwnSrNMfxbSrNnD77iz1vf-3IEZlUMw/w640-h640/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Mammal-Themed%20Activities.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montessori Shelves with Mammal-Themed Activities</td></tr></tbody></table></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You’ll find Montessori-inspired mammal-themed numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">sign up for my email</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber)</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Go to my <strong><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-mammal-printables-and-montessori-inspired-mammal-activities/">Free Mammal Printables and Montessori-Inspired Mammal Activities post</a> </strong><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-bird-printables-and-montessori-inspired-bird-activities/"> </a>at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!
</span><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Free Montessori-Inspired Mammal Pack</span></strong></h2><div><strong><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbJubhb6e6JyFoOchKknHGWhXtoF0QmULYkcLAGn54NLJQPMTuh_XqBV0jjiDa3y1-KLlGp7suZWiQfhnBY-0i26lgrmr6WGdWYWMchIfn1oHyCM7lzB6NXhOclTfnc9lu7ZtWLJbyp1ygFtcKetvGBespyVthlok-IhHtZI4pNn3iXFKnSnZvvjspAs/s640/Montessori-Inspired%20Mammal%20Pack.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbJubhb6e6JyFoOchKknHGWhXtoF0QmULYkcLAGn54NLJQPMTuh_XqBV0jjiDa3y1-KLlGp7suZWiQfhnBY-0i26lgrmr6WGdWYWMchIfn1oHyCM7lzB6NXhOclTfnc9lu7ZtWLJbyp1ygFtcKetvGBespyVthlok-IhHtZI4pNn3iXFKnSnZvvjspAs/s16000/Montessori-Inspired%20Mammal%20Pack.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Montessori-Inspired Mammal Pack</a> for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just <strong><a href="https://forms.aweber.com/form/50/773231250.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign up for my email to get the link and password</a></strong> – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).</span><div><div><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">More Mammal Resources and Activities</span></strong></h2>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=mammal+toys&crid=22ZG1WXBSPLGZ&sprefix=mammal+toys%2Caps%2C127&linkCode=ll2&tag=livimontnow09-20&linkId=58ed92003d69487481a7c9b9bb21bd6c&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Mammal Toys on Amazon</strong></a>
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<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-inspired-toddler-geography-activities-baby-beluga/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Toddler Geography Activities with Baby Beluga</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-montessori-inspired-horse-unit/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Horse Unit</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/wonderful-whale-water-bead-sensory-bin-free-printables/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wonderful Whale and Water-Bead Sensory Bin</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-raccoon-printables-montessori-inspired-raccoon-activities-kissing-hand-unit/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Raccoon Printables and Montessori-Inspired Raccoon Activities {Kissing Hand Unit}</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-raccoon-dot-printable-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Raccoon Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-raccoon-cutting-strips-montessori-inspired-instant-download-montessori-monday/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Raccoon Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-polar-bear-dot-printable-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Polar Bear Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-lamb-printables-montessori-inspired-lamb-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Lamb Printables and Montessori-Inspired Lamb Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-lamb-cutting-strips-montessori-inspired-instant-download-montessori-monday/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Lamb Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-lamb-dot-printable-montessori-inspired-instant-download-montessori-monday/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Lamb Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/simple-african-animal-continent-map-cut-paste-activity-free-printables/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Simple African Animal and Continent Map Cut-and-Paste Activity {Free Printables}</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-bear-printables-montessori-inspired-bear-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Free Bear Printables and Montessori-Inspired Bear Activities</a>,</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-bear-dot-printable-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Free Bear Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download</a>,</span></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-bear-cutting-strips-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Bear Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-panda-printables-montessori-inspired-panda-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Panda Printables and Montessori-Inspired Panda Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-panda-dot-printable-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Panda Do-a-Dot Printables (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-panda-cutting-strips-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Free Panda Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</a>, </span></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-bat-printables-and-montessori-inspired-bat-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Bat Printables and Montessori-Inspired Bat Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-bat-and-vampire-bat-do-a-dot-printables-montessori-inspired-phonics-instant-download/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Bat and Vampire Bat Do-a-Dot Printables (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-bat-cutting-strips-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Bat Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-rabbit-printables-and-montessori-inspired-rabbit-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Rabbit Printables and Montessori-Inspired Rabbit Activities</a></span></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-rabbit-and-kitten-do-a-dot-printables-montessori-inspired-phonics-instant-download/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Rabbit and Kitten Do-a-Dot Printables (Montessori-Inspired Phonics Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-rabbit-cutting-strips-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Rabbit Cutting Strips</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-inspired-dolphin-and-whale-resources-for-preschool-through-elementary/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Dolphin and Whale Resources for Preschool Through Elementary</span></a></li>
</ul><div><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">All-About Me-Related Posts About Humans (Since We’re Mammals, too)</span></strong></h2>
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<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/all-about-me-free-printables-and-activities-for-back-to-school/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“All About Me” Free Printables and Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-me-on-the-map-printables-and-montessori-inspired-me-on-the-map-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Me on the Map Printables and Montessori-Inspired Me on the Map Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-feelings-printables-for-a-montessori-inspired-emotions-and-feelings-unit/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Feelings Printables for a Montessori-Inspired Emotions and Feelings Unit</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-montessori-inspired-skeleton-unit/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Skeleton Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2015/10/17/free-skeleton-printables-and-montessori-inspired-skeleton-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Skeleton Printables and Montessori-Inspired Skeleton Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/hands-fun-montessori-inspired-human-skeleton-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hands-on Fun with Montessori-Inspired Human Skeleton Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-brain-and-growth-mindset-printables-and-montessori-inspired-brain-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Brain and Growth Mindset Printables and Montessori-Inspired Brain Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/brain-hemisphere-hat-and-montessori-activities-to-learn-about-parts-of-the-brain/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brain Hemisphere Hat and Montessori Activities to Learn about Parts of the Brain</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-brain-cutting-strips-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Brain Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-brain-do-a-dot-printable-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Brain Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-heart-printables-and-montessori-inspired-heart-activities-human-heart-and-valentine-hearts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Heart Printables and Montessori-Inspired Heart Activities {Human Heart and Valentine Hearts}</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-montessori-inspired-heart-and-circulatory-system-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Heart and Circulatory System Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-inspired-heart-unit-hundreds-of-human-heart-and-valentine-heart-resources/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Heart Unit {Hundreds of Human Heart and Valentine Heart Resources}</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-heart-and-valentine-do-a-dot-printables-montessori-inspired-instant-downloads/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Heart and Valentine Do-a-Dot Printables (Montessori-Inspired Instant Downloads)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/the-best-heart-books-for-kids-human-heart-love-and-valentines-day-books/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Best Heart Books for Kids {Human Heart, Love, and Valentine’s Day Books}</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-colors-diversity-printables-and-montessori-inspired-colors-diversity-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Colors and Diversity Printables and Montessori-Inspired Colors and Diversity Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/debchitwood/human-body-unit-study/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Human Body Unit Study Pinterest Board</span></a></li></ul></div>
<h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Helpful Animal Classification Posts</span></strong></h2>
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<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-living-nonliving/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Living and Non-Living</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-montessori-plant-and-animal-sorting/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Plant and Animal Sorting</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-montessori-animal-classification/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Animal Classification</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-zoo-printables-montessori-inspired-zoo-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Zoo Printables and Montessori-Inspired Zoo Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-montessori-inspired-animal-units/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Animal Units</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-vertebrate-resources-for-preschool-through-elementary/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Vertebrate Resources for Preschool Through Elementary</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-amphibian-printables-and-montessori-inspired-amphibian-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Amphibian Printables and Montessori-Inspired Amphibian Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-reptile-printables-and-montessori-inspired-reptile-activities/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Reptile Printables and Montessori-Inspired Reptile Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-fish-printables-and-montessori-inspired-fish-activities/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Fish Printables and Montessori-Inspired Fish Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-bird-printables-and-montessori-inspired-bird-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Bird Printables and Montessori-Inspired Bird Activities post</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-invertebrate-resources-for-preschool-through-elementary/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Invertebrate Resources for Preschool Through Elementary</span></a></li>
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If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout August and September, see my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/august-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">August Themed Activities for Kids</a> and <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/september-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">September Themed Activities for Kids</a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong><br /></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong>Be sure to go to my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-mammal-printables-and-montessori-inspired-mammal-activities/">Free Mammal Printables and Montessori-Inspired Mammal Activities post</a> at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!</strong>
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<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I hope you enjoy studying mammals!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>
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Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 48 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/">Living Montessori Now.</a></span></div></div></div>Deb Chitwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665549481411417908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-42938459199923430092023-07-15T23:30:00.006-04:002023-07-16T06:44:56.842-04:00Montessori-Inspired Bird Activities Using Free Printables<span style="font-family: verdana;">By Deb Chitwood from <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Living Montessori Now</a></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We have a new vertebrate theme ... a bird theme, which is adaptable for any time of year! I have Montessori-inspired activities using free bird printables along with a brand new Montessori-inspired bird pack for newsletter subscribers at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-bird-printables-and-montessori-inspired-bird-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">LivingMontessoriNow.com</a>!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4wwSlvk6NNd8p2PQnqLNWwnGJk-xbsLoYBNKrsNd49eBTrxdGtT21vV_t5d8-5gUC-gYyD_LHsIr8LNFPTs9bNmqHJpsu9sdohnulRYwHXwWv7_euDLagGj3PhW4wx5sBR99qwZWDW-SH1ev3JtQWFsPzj4zjSLdekb5I5nQ3Cg40oC4CuoRGcNtqQU/s1028/Free%20Bird%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Bird%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4wwSlvk6NNd8p2PQnqLNWwnGJk-xbsLoYBNKrsNd49eBTrxdGtT21vV_t5d8-5gUC-gYyD_LHsIr8LNFPTs9bNmqHJpsu9sdohnulRYwHXwWv7_euDLagGj3PhW4wx5sBR99qwZWDW-SH1ev3JtQWFsPzj4zjSLdekb5I5nQ3Cg40oC4CuoRGcNtqQU/w426-h640/Free%20Bird%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Bird%20Activities.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year in my </span><a href="http://prekandksharing.blogspot.com/search/label/Deb%20Chitwood" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">previous posts at PreK + K Sharing</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2013/03/04/montessori-monday-how-to-use-printables-to-create-montessori-inspired-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2014/04/14/montessori-monday-free-printables-for-montessori-homeschools-and-preschools/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools</a>.<em> </em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><em><br /></em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">
<em>Disclosure: This post contains some affiliate links (at no cost to you).</em>
</span><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Montessori Shelves with Bird-Themed Activities</span></strong></h2><div><strong><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORckJiHzlPNwI4BWhM7uAD38ujiuw8hbPw6qAxtTWzNxixCEaX5EEoP54V-v15ZCGqa-RO5d7Mmc8yivo_RQZ4S4N-gxtbk-rqsMOv8VtBcxYnnEe4LsjNsYcAcZSPTvz5EOdhYprpjZLVEx7RyFdcGV36PaXam2Kfrcbfd4hIPN8crZU-r90phVcP5M/s685/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Bird-Themed%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORckJiHzlPNwI4BWhM7uAD38ujiuw8hbPw6qAxtTWzNxixCEaX5EEoP54V-v15ZCGqa-RO5d7Mmc8yivo_RQZ4S4N-gxtbk-rqsMOv8VtBcxYnnEe4LsjNsYcAcZSPTvz5EOdhYprpjZLVEx7RyFdcGV36PaXam2Kfrcbfd4hIPN8crZU-r90phVcP5M/w640-h640/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Bird-Themed%20Activities.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montessori Shelves with Bird-Themed Activities</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></strong></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You’ll find Montessori-inspired bird-themed numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">sign up for my email</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber) </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Go to my </span><strong style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-bird-printables-and-montessori-inspired-bird-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Bird Printables and Montessori-Inspired Bird Activities post</a> </strong><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-bird-printables-and-montessori-inspired-bird-activities/" style="font-family: verdana;"> </a><span style="font-family: verdana;">at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!</span></div><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Free Montessori-Inspired Bird Pack</span></strong></h2><div><strong><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9b0S1ssfpoRbL9LT4DgmecSY5E_fnBPMPJaxI_H0VMPgNq6O9ZWg3fT-24MadHNEInL47uNbDy8sXUlY96L1rgUw0yWIPzE22LwrL5q-HnFaKDX5Do3SlSpTcWEH1lmhJ2IJ29z0qIHoeC4oydXACNLqrXaiHLOmQ9t2ae0L6IbyjeHFy7X9PVkpSlY/s640/Montessori-Inspired%20Bird%20Pack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="495" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9b0S1ssfpoRbL9LT4DgmecSY5E_fnBPMPJaxI_H0VMPgNq6O9ZWg3fT-24MadHNEInL47uNbDy8sXUlY96L1rgUw0yWIPzE22LwrL5q-HnFaKDX5Do3SlSpTcWEH1lmhJ2IJ29z0qIHoeC4oydXACNLqrXaiHLOmQ9t2ae0L6IbyjeHFy7X9PVkpSlY/w496-h640/Montessori-Inspired%20Bird%20Pack.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></strong></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Montessori-Inspired Bird Pack</a> for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just <strong><a href="https://forms.aweber.com/form/50/773231250.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign up for my email to get the link and password</a></strong> – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).
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<h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">More Bird Resources and Activities</span></strong></h2>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Montessori+bird&i=toys-and-games&crid=WSDWKNU0VWGC&sprefix=montessori+bird%2Ctoys-and-games%2C189&linkCode=ll2&tag=livimontnow09-20&linkId=1d35878d3450f5553c2f744444b392ed&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl">Montessori-Friendly Bird Toys</a></strong> </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Montessori-Inspired Backyard Bird Pack</a> for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just <strong><a href="https://forms.aweber.com/form/50/773231250.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign up for my newsletter to get the link and password</a></strong> – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).
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<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-backyard-bird-printables-and-montessori-inspired-backyard-bird-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Backyard Bird Printables and Montessori-Inspired Backyard Bird Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-warbler-and-yellow-warbler-do-a-dot-printables-montessori-inspired-phonics-instant-download/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Warbler and Yellow Warbler Do-a-Dot Printables (Montessori-Inspired Phonics Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-backyard-bird-cutting-strips-montessori-inspired-instant-download/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Backyard Bird Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/the-best-bird-books-for-kids/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Best Bird Books for Kids</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-inspired-bird-unit/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Bird Unit</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-montessori-inspired-life-cycle-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Montessori-Inspired Life Cycle Activities</a><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-inspired-bird-unit/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a></span></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-inspired-arctic-and-antarctic-unit/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Arctic and Antarctic Unit {Hundreds of Resources}</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-inspired-continent-activities-penguins-of-antarctica/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Continent Activities – Penguins of Antarctica</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-inspired-multi-level-penguin-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Multi-Level Penguin Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-penguin-printables-montessori-inspired-penguin-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Penguin Printables and Montessori-Inspired Penguin Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-penguin-cutting-strips-montessori-inspired-instant-download-montessori-monday/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Penguin Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-penguin-dot-printable-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Penguin Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/simple-arctic-vs-antarctic-cut-paste-activity-free-printables-montessori-monday/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Simple Arctic vs. Antarctic Cut-and-Paste Activity {Free Printables}</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-penguin-songs-educational-videos/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Penguin Songs and Educational Videos</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-arctic-vs-antarctic-songs-educational-videos/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Arctic vs. Antarctic Songs and Educational Videos</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/easy-fun-antarctic-sensory-bin-winter-summer/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Easy and Fun Antarctic Sensory Bin for Winter or Summer</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-owl-printables-and-montessori-inspired-owl-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Owl Printables and Montessori-Inspired Owl Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-inspired-owl-unit-free-printables-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Owl Unit with Free Printables and Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-great-horned-owl-dot-printable-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Great Horned Owl Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-nature-tray-owl-themed-craft-art-appreciation/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Nature Tray with Owl-Themed Craft and Art Appreciation</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-owl-cutting-strips-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Owl Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-nest-printables-montessori-inspired-nest-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Nest Printables and Montessori-Inspired Nest Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-nest-dot-printable-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Nest Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-nature-tray-bird-themed-nest-building-art-appreciation/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Nature Tray with Bird-Themed Nest Building and Art Appreciation</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-bird-sounds-songs-and-rhymes-for-circle-time/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Bird Sounds, Songs, and Rhymes for Circle Time</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/the-best-nest-books-for-kids/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Best Nest Books for Kids</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-nest-cutting-strips-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Nest Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-inspired-fun-with-easter-eggs-and-oviparous-animals/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Fun with Easter Eggs and Oviparous Animals</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-duckling-printables-and-montessori-inspired-duckling-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Duckling Printables and Montessori-Inspired Duckling Activitie</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-inspired-bird-unit/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-make-way-for-ducklings-do-a-dot-printable-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Free Make Way for Ducklings Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</a></span></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/the-best-duck-and-duckling-books-for-kids/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Best Duck and Duckling Books for Kids</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/fun-montessori-hundred-board-extension-count-100-ducks-free-printable/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fun 100 Board Extension – Count 100 Ducks {Free Printable}</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-duckling-cutting-strips-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Duckling Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-oviparous-animal-printables-and-montessori-inspired-oviparous-animal-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Free Oviparous Animal Printables and Montessori-Inspired Oviparous Animal Activities</a></span></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-oviparous-animal-songs-and-educational-videos/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Oviparous Animal Songs and Educational Videos</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-egg-do-a-dot-phonics-printable-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Egg Do-a-Dot Phonics Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-oviparous-animal-cutting-strips-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Oviparous Animal Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/penguin-game-puzzle-and-editable-tracing-pack/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Penguin Game, Puzzle, and Editable Tracing Pack in Print or Cursive</span></a></li>
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<h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Helpful Animal Classification Posts</span></strong></h2>
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<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-living-nonliving/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Living and Non-Living</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-montessori-plant-and-animal-sorting/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Plant and Animal Sorting</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-montessori-animal-classification/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Animal Classification</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-zoo-printables-montessori-inspired-zoo-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Zoo Printables and Montessori-Inspired Zoo Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-montessori-inspired-animal-units/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Animal Units</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-vertebrate-resources-for-preschool-through-elementary/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Vertebrate Resources for Preschool Through Elementary</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-amphibian-printables-and-montessori-inspired-amphibian-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Amphibian Printables and Montessori-Inspired Amphibian Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-reptile-printables-and-montessori-inspired-reptile-activities/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Reptile Printables and Montessori-Inspired Reptile Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-fish-printables-and-montessori-inspired-fish-activities/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Fish Printables and Montessori-Inspired Fish Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-bird-printables-and-montessori-inspired-bird-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Bird Printables and Montessori-Inspired Bird Activities post</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-invertebrate-resources-for-preschool-through-elementary/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Invertebrate Resources for Preschool Through Elementary</span></a></li>
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If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout July and August, see my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/july-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">July Themed Activities for Kids</a> and <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/august-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">August Themed Activities for Kids</a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong><br /></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong>Be sure to go to my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-bird-printables-and-montessori-inspired-bird-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Bird Printables and Montessori-Inspired Bird Activities post</a> at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!</strong>
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<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Have fun studying birds!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>
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Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 48 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/" target="_blank">Living Montessori Now</a>.<span style="font-family: verdana;">
</span></span></div></div></div>Deb Chitwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665549481411417908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-77765726634713244882023-06-15T23:30:00.001-04:002023-06-16T15:08:31.316-04:00Montessori-Inspired Fish Activities Using Free Printables<span style="font-family: verdana;">By Deb Chitwood from <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Living Montessori Now</a></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We have a new vertebrate theme that's perfect for summer ... a fish theme! I have Montessori-inspired activities using free fish printables along with a brand new Montessori-inspired fish pack for newsletter subscribers at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-fish-printables-and-montessori-inspired-fish-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">LivingMontessoriNow.com</a>!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqkPm7mffPdvV9FtAsSBrAmD1ahzSDfZiYVowS6nA6b-F5FGsARuXF09C3pzuXdmNe4v8RFILwCio_WTDyIWtwAEoEF9IGfNkIeCZgJ7qIdGzjCJjOEW43QFiSQa9JuWXr6UJ6m_KaBiUPti0auMqbEDine4yr690zoKxpi2UObRacAQjmhtXlNtr/s1028/Free%20Fish%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Fish%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqkPm7mffPdvV9FtAsSBrAmD1ahzSDfZiYVowS6nA6b-F5FGsARuXF09C3pzuXdmNe4v8RFILwCio_WTDyIWtwAEoEF9IGfNkIeCZgJ7qIdGzjCJjOEW43QFiSQa9JuWXr6UJ6m_KaBiUPti0auMqbEDine4yr690zoKxpi2UObRacAQjmhtXlNtr/w426-h640/Free%20Fish%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Fish%20Activities.jpg" width="426" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">
You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year in my <a href="http://prekandksharing.blogspot.com/search/label/Deb%20Chitwood" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">previous posts at PreK + K Sharing</a>. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2013/03/04/montessori-monday-how-to-use-printables-to-create-montessori-inspired-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities</a>. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2014/04/14/montessori-monday-free-printables-for-montessori-homeschools-and-preschools/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools</a>.<em> </em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><em><br /></em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><em>Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (at no cost to you).</em>
</span><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Shelves with Fish-Themed Activities</span></strong></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hnfixn_ikMzzyXqVAlhm8uqgZpKe39NNjRQqZXFQavYnoB5_7yeQbLqeZQf9m4OnzffkYzIwRGvFaJW929csX7khLJHy0usCnuq4QWE2Iu33uBPycQLaJvSHRR1M-8KrxoVq_7HBYxOsnLKOjEMvJS_NkrJAnuwYwgMYZFD4m2MM6pZvJQaOT3vi/s685/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Fish-Themed%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hnfixn_ikMzzyXqVAlhm8uqgZpKe39NNjRQqZXFQavYnoB5_7yeQbLqeZQf9m4OnzffkYzIwRGvFaJW929csX7khLJHy0usCnuq4QWE2Iu33uBPycQLaJvSHRR1M-8KrxoVq_7HBYxOsnLKOjEMvJS_NkrJAnuwYwgMYZFD4m2MM6pZvJQaOT3vi/w640-h640/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Fish-Themed%20Activities.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montessori Shelves with Fish-Themed Activities</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>You’ll find Montessori-inspired fish-themed numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign up for my email</a> to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber)
Go to my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-fish-printables-and-montessori-inspired-fish-activities/"><strong>Free Fish Printables and Montessori-Inspired Fish Activities post</strong></a><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-germ-printables-and-montessori-inspired-germ-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> </a>at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!</div></span><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Montessori-Inspired Fish Pack</span></strong></h2><div><strong><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDMTVzEirXY04xdwva-Ws0JxflomgHXMOvyWvYFAckT3wvmEMZr1wqBafEhHq27fILQGQTGN87qW9pAzSaDoxLonzMYxIwAkV419aos0f2oCTrxCLX0it5XU7ehPa5nbfRUnuqK9N7B4D83bHilQJVlGq5wWihmiSL6UQabRBrxUdUsJ3_DmfYhBv/s640/Montessori-Inspired%20Fish%20Pack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDMTVzEirXY04xdwva-Ws0JxflomgHXMOvyWvYFAckT3wvmEMZr1wqBafEhHq27fILQGQTGN87qW9pAzSaDoxLonzMYxIwAkV419aos0f2oCTrxCLX0it5XU7ehPa5nbfRUnuqK9N7B4D83bHilQJVlGq5wWihmiSL6UQabRBrxUdUsJ3_DmfYhBv/s16000/Montessori-Inspired%20Fish%20Pack.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></strong></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Montessori-Inspired Fish Pack</a> for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just <strong><a href="https://forms.aweber.com/form/50/773231250.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign up for my email to get the link and password</a></strong> – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).
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<h2 style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">More Fish Resources :</span></strong></h2>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=fish+science&i=toys-and-games&crid=XJ0ZZ1AORA6&sprefix=fish+science%2Ctoys-and-games%2C119&linkCode=ll2&tag=livimontnow09-20&linkId=a8b4b6981cde2d5ea195abf4d0e848b4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Fish Science on Amazon</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">These are our blog posts with at least one fish activity:</span></div>
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<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-inspired-ocean-unit-for-summer-learning-and-fun/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Ocean Unit</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-inspired-resources-for-world-oceans-day/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Montessori-Inspired Resources for World Oceans Day</a>
<a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-inspired-ocean-math-activites-at-prek-and-k-sharing/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Montessori-Inspired Ocean Math Activities</a></span></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-shark-unit-study/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Shark Unit Study</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/shells-and-starfish-activities-free-printable-from-montessori-by-mom/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Shells and Starfish Activities + Free Printable from Montessori By Mom</span></a></li>
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<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-shark-water-bead-number-or-letter-sensory-bin/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Shark Water-Bead Number or Letter Sensory Bin</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/farm-zoo-ocean-animal-sensory-bottles-for-babies-and-toddlers/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Farm, Zoo, & Ocean Animal Sensory Bottles for Babies and Toddlers"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Farm, Zoo, & Ocean Animal Sensory Bottles for Babies and Toddlers</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/coral-reef-kit-and-sensory-bin/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Coral Reef Kit and Sensory Bin</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/diy-coral-reef-water-table-practical-life-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">DIY Coral Reef Water Table with Practical Life Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/ultimate-montessori-inspired-shark-unit/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Ultimate Montessori-Inspired Shark Unit</span></a></li>
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<li><a href="https://bitsofpositivity.com/free-guided-ocean-meditations-for-kids-mindfulness-resources/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Guided Ocean Meditations for Kids {Mindfulness Resources}</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitsofpositivity.com/free-guided-ocean-meditations-mindfulness-resources-for-teens-and-adults/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Guided Ocean Meditations {Mindfulness Resources for Teens and Adults}</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-ocean-animal-cutting-strips-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Ocean Animal Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/non-scary-and-montessori-friendly-resources-for-a-shark-tooth-dig/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Non-Scary and Montessori-Friendly Resources for a Shark Tooth Dig</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/the-best-ocean-books-for-kids/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Best Ocean Books for Kids</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/how-to-make-a-simple-ocean-animal-water-table-or-sensory-bin-featuring-sharks/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">How to Make a Simple Ocean Animal Water Table or Sensory Bin Featuring Sharks</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/ocean-themed-editable-name-and-word-tracing-pack-in-print-or-cursive/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ocean-themed, Editable Name and Word Tracing Pack in Print or Cursive</span></a></li>
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<h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Helpful Animal Classification Posts</span></strong></h2>
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<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-living-nonliving/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Living and Non-Living</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-montessori-plant-and-animal-sorting/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Plant and Animal Sorting</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-montessori-animal-classification/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Animal Classification</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-zoo-printables-montessori-inspired-zoo-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Zoo Printables and Montessori-Inspired Zoo Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-montessori-inspired-animal-units/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Animal Units</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-vertebrate-resources-for-preschool-through-elementary/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Vertebrate Resources for Preschool Through Elementary</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-amphibian-printables-and-montessori-inspired-amphibian-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Amphibian Printables and Montessori-Inspired Amphibian Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-invertebrate-resources-for-preschool-through-elementary/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Invertebrate Resources for Preschool Through Elementary</span></a></li>
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If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout June and July, see my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/june-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">June Themed Activities for Kids</a> and <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/july-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">July Themed Activities for Kids</a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong><br /></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong>Be sure to go to my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-fish-printables-and-montessori-inspired-fish-activities/">Free Fish Printables and Montessori-Inspired Fish Activities post</a> at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!</strong>
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<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Have a wonderful summer!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>
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Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 48 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/">Living Montessori Now.</a></span>
</div></div></div>Deb Chitwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665549481411417908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-31314325541620460512023-05-15T23:30:00.002-04:002023-05-16T06:32:06.804-04:00Montessori-Inspired Reptile Activities Using Free Printables<span style="font-family: verdana;">By Deb Chitwood from <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Living Montessori Now</a></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We've loved studying various types of reptiles, and this month we're putting them all together with new activities in a reptile unit! I have Montessori-inspired activities using free reptile printables along with a brand new Montessori-inspired reptile pack for newsletter subscribers at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-reptile-printables-and-montessori-inspired-reptile-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">LivingMontessoriNow.com</a>!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5IT7WyCzVY6JjaYiTd25AmGIyGVnsjtN5G9djNtqBnS0Cade_Qf_4Fk1uzYL0fdbO-zos_NLfSMZ4rDUMpyfhjMt89GXdmpoFOIvGnLs7ildLscctki0NR3tgv_7cqQ3phBoegSuAcW0_sCILH4D-FS2vOAgr5RBBSD8tzOGPUVGzlx63QHtEgAA/s1028/Free%20Reptile%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Reptile%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5IT7WyCzVY6JjaYiTd25AmGIyGVnsjtN5G9djNtqBnS0Cade_Qf_4Fk1uzYL0fdbO-zos_NLfSMZ4rDUMpyfhjMt89GXdmpoFOIvGnLs7ildLscctki0NR3tgv_7cqQ3phBoegSuAcW0_sCILH4D-FS2vOAgr5RBBSD8tzOGPUVGzlx63QHtEgAA/w426-h640/Free%20Reptile%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Reptile%20Activities.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year in my </span><a href="http://prekandksharing.blogspot.com/search/label/Deb%20Chitwood" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">previous posts at PreK + K Sharing</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2013/03/04/montessori-monday-how-to-use-printables-to-create-montessori-inspired-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2014/04/14/montessori-monday-free-printables-for-montessori-homeschools-and-preschools/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools</a>.<em> </em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><em><br /></em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">
<em>Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (at no cost to you).</em>
</span><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Shelves with Reptile-Themed Activities</span></strong></h2><div><strong><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qgJ3a9lhgSzfiLUtqcyzqo8pVXsYAi7quWqQTukdwXntzljv5_cetwx7ZuLi0nbB1AHVA9LrRi7vOIie2CaAEQIloXLfTqjuutsjPJg8KTNCDc6EnL72xTb54tJzCZKBXfNhZtS9PUYfFkGGTDgIikv24N7TaJq1COgtCgNS8at25NbcQl5Ubm42/s685/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Reptile-Themed%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qgJ3a9lhgSzfiLUtqcyzqo8pVXsYAi7quWqQTukdwXntzljv5_cetwx7ZuLi0nbB1AHVA9LrRi7vOIie2CaAEQIloXLfTqjuutsjPJg8KTNCDc6EnL72xTb54tJzCZKBXfNhZtS9PUYfFkGGTDgIikv24N7TaJq1COgtCgNS8at25NbcQl5Ubm42/w640-h640/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Reptile-Themed%20Activities.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montessori Shelves with Reptile-Themed Activities</td></tr></tbody></table></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You’ll find Montessori-inspired reptile-themed numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">sign up for my email</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber)
Go to my </span><strong style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-reptile-printables-and-montessori-inspired-reptile-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Reptile Printables and Montessori-Inspired Reptile Activities post</a></strong><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-germ-printables-and-montessori-inspired-germ-activities/" rel="noopener" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank"> </a><span style="font-family: verdana;">at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!</span></div><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Montessori-Inspired Reptile Pack</span></strong></h2><div><strong><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCEGp6Mw1jG0wxqf0Oe87FFzi0ckSvLsZDvAFP9O5IQtdGcnus7v9G2z2tR8YOST8Z_UCzs9tBTpuYhTpoNx1WUSrNtHoHVVMkLopsjbAJh9g2iwO3aCP3c_6BCimYfOohEoJ5dTk5bXUO0p0TQ_ID16EIJL-qAtW32jT3m96qQiy1H4Zzbsn8-D2/s640/Montessori-Inspired%20Reptile%20Pack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="495" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCEGp6Mw1jG0wxqf0Oe87FFzi0ckSvLsZDvAFP9O5IQtdGcnus7v9G2z2tR8YOST8Z_UCzs9tBTpuYhTpoNx1WUSrNtHoHVVMkLopsjbAJh9g2iwO3aCP3c_6BCimYfOohEoJ5dTk5bXUO0p0TQ_ID16EIJL-qAtW32jT3m96qQiy1H4Zzbsn8-D2/w496-h640/Montessori-Inspired%20Reptile%20Pack.jpg" width="496" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table></strong><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Montessori-Inspired Reptile Pack</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just </span><strong style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://forms.aweber.com/form/50/773231250.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign up for my email to get the link and password</a></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"> – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).</span></div><div>
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<h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Helpful Animal Classification Posts</span></strong></h2>
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<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-montessori-animal-classification/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Animal Classification</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-zoo-printables-montessori-inspired-zoo-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Zoo Printables and Montessori-Inspired Zoo Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-montessori-inspired-animal-units/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Animal Units</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-vertebrate-resources-for-preschool-through-elementary/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Vertebrate Resources for Preschool Through Elementary</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-amphibian-printables-and-montessori-inspired-amphibian-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Amphibian Printables and Montessori-Inspired Amphibian Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-invertebrate-resources-for-preschool-through-elementary/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Invertebrate Resources for Preschool Through Elementary</span></a></li>
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If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout May and June, see my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/may-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">May Themed Activities for Kids</a>.and <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/june-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">June Themed Activities for Kids</a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong><br /></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong>Be sure to go to my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-reptile-printables-and-montessori-inspired-reptile-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Reptile Printables and Montessori-Inspired Reptile Activities post</a> at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!</strong>
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<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Have a great end of the school year!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>
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Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 48 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/">Living Montessori Now.</a></span>
</div></div></div>Deb Chitwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665549481411417908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-53223795980229340192023-04-15T23:30:00.003-04:002023-04-16T10:07:40.292-04:00Montessori-Inspired Amphibian Activities Using Free Printables<span style="font-family: verdana;">By Deb Chitwood from <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Living Montessori Now</a></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I love spring for a variety of pond activities ... and an amphibian unit is perfect for that! Today, I have Montessori-inspired activities using free amphibian printables along with a brand new Montessori-inspired amphibian pack for newsletter subscribers at LivingMontessoriNow.com!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsOmqNw67CSveRmZX0EgPESRm40Vgy4p5orGK6Tu1f4D7DU7Vfsq7E0LXefKgfuhggkDLi7PUIpx_r_osJMLAXEDf9a58Yj-_WlZTKc_WcxHG_XJFDEZumhifY11aoytJLH0E9yd2uiQYgLGsvsN43iLpY97DWsdGu00LxWZPy0FDn1l_FqILOC8c/s1028/Free%20Amphibian%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Amphibian%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsOmqNw67CSveRmZX0EgPESRm40Vgy4p5orGK6Tu1f4D7DU7Vfsq7E0LXefKgfuhggkDLi7PUIpx_r_osJMLAXEDf9a58Yj-_WlZTKc_WcxHG_XJFDEZumhifY11aoytJLH0E9yd2uiQYgLGsvsN43iLpY97DWsdGu00LxWZPy0FDn1l_FqILOC8c/w426-h640/Free%20Amphibian%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Amphibian%20Activities.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year in my </span><a href="http://prekandksharing.blogspot.com/search/label/Deb%20Chitwood" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">previous posts at PreK + K Sharing</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2013/03/04/montessori-monday-how-to-use-printables-to-create-montessori-inspired-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2014/04/14/montessori-monday-free-printables-for-montessori-homeschools-and-preschools/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools</a>.<em> </em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><em><br /></em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">
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</span><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Montessori Shelves with Amphibian Themed Activities</span></strong></h2><div><strong><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoev9BhD01OIeabTwqqjmHZwfSK6xg0i7Zs1VAjX2vDSWbd7C5usHwa4uVvpHSwFHFhejYkz_9fnHKODM-JVo3C1wHqH7RCRpyCBQgeMaPjBwIaDmfMkHwb17UVQXN6VWDVy7eDW_GCm960l7gp8_j6Kmf6HwOtMsU4gqCAb9m2eaNcT6Pv9l5pkUJ/s685/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Amphibian-Themed%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoev9BhD01OIeabTwqqjmHZwfSK6xg0i7Zs1VAjX2vDSWbd7C5usHwa4uVvpHSwFHFhejYkz_9fnHKODM-JVo3C1wHqH7RCRpyCBQgeMaPjBwIaDmfMkHwb17UVQXN6VWDVy7eDW_GCm960l7gp8_j6Kmf6HwOtMsU4gqCAb9m2eaNcT6Pv9l5pkUJ/w640-h640/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Amphibian-Themed%20Activities.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montessori Shelves with Amphibian-Themed Activities</td></tr></tbody></table></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You’ll find Montessori-inspired amphibian-themed numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">sign up for my email</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber)
Go to my </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-amphibian-printables-and-montessori-inspired-amphibian-activities/" rel="noopener" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank"><strong>Free Amphibian Printables and Montessori-Inspired Amphibian Activities post</strong></a><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-germ-printables-and-montessori-inspired-germ-activities/" rel="noopener" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank"> </a><span style="font-family: verdana;">at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!</span></div><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Free Montessori-Inspired Amphibian Pack</span></strong></h2><div><strong><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LIbIGCV1-SX6F19am9THxYKINtgwbJUx9OL-lgV8pJExpZkdT8KdGVdPrrvehEjLkm09G8oNrgfS7EZgCcFlCGHweNvaf7HtlfqGCbsp6btBgfbqEGfBF9dsmKro9ro3S7SKlrh9nr-M93GjFP4Y4UoxHYNyGuRDPFJVyMWsg3BPxwKY4VzdRTTJ/s640/Montessori-Inspired%20Amphibian%20Pack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LIbIGCV1-SX6F19am9THxYKINtgwbJUx9OL-lgV8pJExpZkdT8KdGVdPrrvehEjLkm09G8oNrgfS7EZgCcFlCGHweNvaf7HtlfqGCbsp6btBgfbqEGfBF9dsmKro9ro3S7SKlrh9nr-M93GjFP4Y4UoxHYNyGuRDPFJVyMWsg3BPxwKY4VzdRTTJ/s16000/Montessori-Inspired%20Amphibian%20Pack.jpg" /></a></div><br /></strong></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">
<a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Montessori-Inspired Amphibian Pack</a> for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just <strong><a href="https://forms.aweber.com/form/50/773231250.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign up for my email to get the link and password</a></strong> – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).
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<div><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Be sure to go to my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-amphibian-printables-and-montessori-inspired-amphibian-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Amphibian Printables and Montessori-Inspired Amphibian Activities post</a> at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!</span></strong></div>
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<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-frog-printables-and-montessori-inspired-frog-math-activities-montessori-monday/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Frog Printables and Montessori-Inspired Frog Math Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-montessori-inspired-frog-activities-for-leap-year-or-anytime/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Frog Activities for Leap Year or Anytime</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://chrissychitwood.com/simple-and-fun-frog-leap-activity-for-kids-free-printable/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span data-contrast="none">Simple and Fun Frog Leap Activity for Kids {Free Printable}</span></a><span data-contrast="auto">from ChrissyChitwood.com </span></span></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-frog-printables-and-montessori-inspired-frog-math-activities-montessori-monday/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Frog Printables and Montessori-Inspired Frog Math Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-frog-dot-printable-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Frog Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-frog-cutting-strips-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Frog Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/5-green-speckled-frogs-props-free-printables-montessori-monday/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“5 Green and Speckled Frogs” with Props and Free Printables</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/lots-learning-fun-frogs-sensory-bin/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lots of Learning and Fun with Frogs Sensory Bin</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-inspired-pond-unit/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Pond Unit</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-oviparous-animal-printables-and-montessori-inspired-oviparous-animal-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Oviparous Animal Printables and Montessori-Inspired Oviparous Animal Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/debchitwood/kids-frog-and-leap-year-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kids’ Frog and Leap Year Activities Pinterest Board</span></a></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout April and May, see my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/april-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">April Themed Activities for Kids</a> and <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/may-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">May Themed Activities for Kids</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong><br /></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong>Be sure to go to my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-amphibian-printables-and-montessori-inspired-amphibian-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Amphibian Printables and Montessori-Inspired Amphibian Activities post</a> at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!</strong>
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<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Have fun!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>
<div><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/47745580@N08/24366923756/in/dateposted/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank" title="Deb Chitwood"><img alt="Deb Chitwood" class="alignleft" height="100" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1634/24366923756_b3bddd0f63_t.jpg" title="Deb Chitwood" width="100" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 47 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Living Montessori Now.</a></div></div></div>Deb Chitwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665549481411417908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-76966641299326226032023-03-15T23:30:00.019-04:002023-03-16T12:30:15.922-04:00Montessori-Inspired Caterpillar to Butterfly Activities Using Free Printables<span style="font-family: verdana;">By Deb Chitwood from <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Living Montessori Now</a></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Spring is almost here, and I'm ready for a caterpillar to butterfly unit! I also have a brand new Montessori-inspired caterpillar to butterfly pack for newsletter subscribers at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-caterpillar-to-butterfly-printables-and-montessori-inspired-activities/" target="_blank">LivingMontessoriNow.com</a>!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96RFtSV1FN8ghhbuFUe0AkVE0fVRaUsxv6GWVo-Cnz0EZ7Jl-u0Nxd8WOavRnfVzM9ilX9cGfUX7sIcyYD6tmktNG7wwo3-wETyNrsTSrB2_zwe8pR86Dh5sFNmCiNWblw04CAq42cqV3IkVpcl15l_F5MgJTKzt4nmFE17l1YD02OBh4bS6xuypi/s1028/Free%20Caterpillar%20to%20Butterfly%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Activities.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96RFtSV1FN8ghhbuFUe0AkVE0fVRaUsxv6GWVo-Cnz0EZ7Jl-u0Nxd8WOavRnfVzM9ilX9cGfUX7sIcyYD6tmktNG7wwo3-wETyNrsTSrB2_zwe8pR86Dh5sFNmCiNWblw04CAq42cqV3IkVpcl15l_F5MgJTKzt4nmFE17l1YD02OBh4bS6xuypi/w426-h640/Free%20Caterpillar%20to%20Butterfly%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Activities.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year in my </span><a href="http://prekandksharing.blogspot.com/search/label/Deb%20Chitwood" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">previous posts at PreK + K Sharing</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2013/03/04/montessori-monday-how-to-use-printables-to-create-montessori-inspired-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2014/04/14/montessori-monday-free-printables-for-montessori-homeschools-and-preschools/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools</a>.<em>
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</span><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Shelves with Caterpillar to Butterfly Themed Activities</span></strong></h2><div><strong><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKoMw0wznd4zkKbYtAjCsWnCyUaRvqQ9eZfZo2E6jqyBaWChtq29PLtK3BU9E1H6zm2TIozZo4JazaNvJ_unvjBHBV1NH3oDUBxB9_EVYtWwx4V9_xyawPIILiTHVBvWVfJWPaJY-9ZHOS70C80FquNjO81aIoCEoLmak-ebvaMG_X-9tFMycEE_k/s685/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Caterpillar%20to%20Butterfly%20Themed%20Activities.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKoMw0wznd4zkKbYtAjCsWnCyUaRvqQ9eZfZo2E6jqyBaWChtq29PLtK3BU9E1H6zm2TIozZo4JazaNvJ_unvjBHBV1NH3oDUBxB9_EVYtWwx4V9_xyawPIILiTHVBvWVfJWPaJY-9ZHOS70C80FquNjO81aIoCEoLmak-ebvaMG_X-9tFMycEE_k/w640-h640/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Caterpillar%20to%20Butterfly%20Themed%20Activities.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montessori Shelves with Caterpillar to Butterfly Themed Activities</td></tr></tbody></table></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You’ll find Montessori-inspired caterpillar to butterfly themed numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">sign up for my email</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber)
Go to my </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-caterpillar-to-butterfly-printables-and-montessori-inspired-activities/" rel="noopener" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank"><strong>Free Caterpillar to Butterfly Printables and Montessori-Inspired Activities post</strong></a><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-germ-printables-and-montessori-inspired-germ-activities/" rel="noopener" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank"> </a><span style="font-family: verdana;">at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!</span></div><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Montessori-Inspired Caterpillar to Butterfly Pack</span></strong></h2><div><strong><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7FV8EsUNvnpUya7O8bljA3cE8ohIKDeOKe_x9nfJyQ77rTcNkiZC-s40ZuIJ2SbOG1JBDkkg55Ujee4fU9zmvF9u5mAx3gePtFYuq8-A2OlfUSkikxihsgZCM_if3qoFKSgssVZvaoYhmp-GgnnR1NGsTiWF6Bma0Z00QEatQlU5NQcQCktpFsRkt/s640/Montessori-Inspired%20Caterpillar%20to%20Butterfly%20Pack.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7FV8EsUNvnpUya7O8bljA3cE8ohIKDeOKe_x9nfJyQ77rTcNkiZC-s40ZuIJ2SbOG1JBDkkg55Ujee4fU9zmvF9u5mAx3gePtFYuq8-A2OlfUSkikxihsgZCM_if3qoFKSgssVZvaoYhmp-GgnnR1NGsTiWF6Bma0Z00QEatQlU5NQcQCktpFsRkt/s16000/Montessori-Inspired%20Caterpillar%20to%20Butterfly%20Pack.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></strong><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Montessori-Inspired Caterpillar to Butterfly Pack</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just </span><strong style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://forms.aweber.com/form/50/773231250.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign up for my email to get the link and password</a></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"> – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).</span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">More Butterfly Resources </span></strong></h2>
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<li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-inspired-caterpillar-butterfly-unit/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Montessori-Inspired Caterpillar-Butterfly Unit</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-montessori-inspired-life-cycle-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Montessori-Inspired Life Cycle Activities</a></span></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-butterfly-printables-and-montessori-inspired-butterfly-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Butterfly Printables and Montessori-Inspired Butterfly Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-butterfly-printables-montessori-inspired-butterfly-letter-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Butterfly Printables and Montessori-Inspired Butterfly Letter Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-butterfly-cutting-strips-montessori-inspired-instant-download-montessori-monday/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Butterfly Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/butterfly-sensory-bin-scavenger-hunt-life-cycle-activities-free-printables/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Butterfly Sensory Bin with Scavenger Hunt and Life Cycle Activities {Free Printables}</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-inspired-spring-activities-spielgaben-free-printables/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Spring Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-butterfly-dot-printable-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Butterfly Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-oviparous-animal-printables-and-montessori-inspired-oviparous-animal-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Oviparous Animal Printables and Montessori-Inspired Oviparous Animal Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://pinterest.com/debchitwood/caterpillar-butterfly-unit-study/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Caterpillar-Butterfly Unit Study Pinterest Board</span></a></li>
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If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout March and April, see my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/march-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">March Themed Activities for Kids</a> and <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/april-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">April Themed Activities for Kids</a>.
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<div><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Be sure to go to my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-caterpillar-to-butterfly-printables-and-montessori-inspired-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Caterpillar to Butterfly Printables and Montessori-Inspired Activities post</a> at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!</span></strong></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wishing you a happy spring!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>
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Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 47 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/">Living Montessori Now.</a></span>
</div></div></div>Deb Chitwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665549481411417908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-35294885218746359522023-02-20T17:10:00.001-05:002023-02-20T17:10:30.677-05:00TAKE A 30-SECOND SURVEY: When A Child Misbehaves in Your Classroom?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisa-gDvQMLuUcTgRe5Ehkl35GMxO_OcHa2e5VJECjefYzLjcGxSRDCbDVgbs_2VhkIMfULw2daOdQO5ekJ9-ric7rqG3IHculsUOm667pMR-Hm9exIfEeNHuFx9yb5hIKdUPKfoOABZ93T3aegrHrGZABnRQ4SpWA9a4sm9QM3MDAShzV95d6CZuWBog/s5000/children%20in%20class%20room%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3333" data-original-width="5000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisa-gDvQMLuUcTgRe5Ehkl35GMxO_OcHa2e5VJECjefYzLjcGxSRDCbDVgbs_2VhkIMfULw2daOdQO5ekJ9-ric7rqG3IHculsUOm667pMR-Hm9exIfEeNHuFx9yb5hIKdUPKfoOABZ93T3aegrHrGZABnRQ4SpWA9a4sm9QM3MDAShzV95d6CZuWBog/s320/children%20in%20class%20room%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">When my child was in kindergarten, she went through a stage of challenging behavior for the teacher. The steps she took surprised me.</span><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">As teachers, I'd love to hear from you on what you do when this happens to you. The survey is anonymous and I don't plan to take any actions as a result of the answers. I'm just curious how you might respond.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BZPZDYH" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> to begin and I thank you for the 30 - 60 seconds it may take you to answer.</span></p>Bill Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625543685482534313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-46634802970764752192023-02-15T23:30:00.001-05:002023-02-16T09:30:52.433-05:00Montessori-Inspired Birthday Activities Using Free Printables<span style="font-family: verdana;">By Deb Chitwood from <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Living Montessori Now</a></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I love celebrating birthdays with young children! Our new unit has lots of free birthday printables and activities! You'll also find a brand new Montessori-inspired birthday pack for newsletter subscribers at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-birthday-printables-and-montessori-inspired-birthday-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">LivingMontessoriNow.com</a>!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxz38GReHYZLBuIRf0H6xaOtYJaxAvoDxEs9htdAO59X0TlIg-41F5ZhWhP8JLW-vv4ee1zuJZ4Wywmfu_M-qv0T9HTtA8_4mWG_iy6NLmOpTSKu9brJSDWcRURmP1jRjkPjf1-TY1_Cfo-DnTdk4-_XINC7-GpNrTP0BVZxY4O9CpSrpgaYGg12W/s1028/Free%20Birthday%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Birthday%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxz38GReHYZLBuIRf0H6xaOtYJaxAvoDxEs9htdAO59X0TlIg-41F5ZhWhP8JLW-vv4ee1zuJZ4Wywmfu_M-qv0T9HTtA8_4mWG_iy6NLmOpTSKu9brJSDWcRURmP1jRjkPjf1-TY1_Cfo-DnTdk4-_XINC7-GpNrTP0BVZxY4O9CpSrpgaYGg12W/w426-h640/Free%20Birthday%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Birthday%20Activities.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year in my </span><a href="http://prekandksharing.blogspot.com/search/label/Deb%20Chitwood" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">previous posts at PreK + K Sharing</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2013/03/04/montessori-monday-how-to-use-printables-to-create-montessori-inspired-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2014/04/14/montessori-monday-free-printables-for-montessori-homeschools-and-preschools/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span><em style="font-family: verdana;"> </em></div><div><em style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></em></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">
</span><em style="font-family: verdana;">Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links (at no cost to you).</em></div><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Shelves with Birthday-Themed Activities</span></strong></h2><div><strong><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HGXc6QFPjDkp6-ZoXOIvEMmjCAoCUgilcBFyArRu5-XVnrUQ1tgNE0tHQqzSU4XI2SUe6FHSEOpp3zyssC5uwlmcgYTKl5gkbvQNfAyzA8ddxuE3npaTKLYjN9U6XNN21gFT8wVV0PM6SD5s4HFLPdNr-TdpzX28nWxIdKgBq1F-oBPRKQQtPTmP/s685/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Birthday-Themed%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Montessori Shelves with Birthday-Themed Activities" border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HGXc6QFPjDkp6-ZoXOIvEMmjCAoCUgilcBFyArRu5-XVnrUQ1tgNE0tHQqzSU4XI2SUe6FHSEOpp3zyssC5uwlmcgYTKl5gkbvQNfAyzA8ddxuE3npaTKLYjN9U6XNN21gFT8wVV0PM6SD5s4HFLPdNr-TdpzX28nWxIdKgBq1F-oBPRKQQtPTmP/w640-h640/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Birthday-Themed%20Activities.jpg" title="Montessori Shelves with Birthday-Themed Activities" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montessori Shelves with Birthday-Themed Activities</td></tr></tbody></table></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You’ll find Montessori-inspired birthday-themed numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">sign up for my email</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber)
Go to my </span><strong style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-birthday-printables-and-montessori-inspired-birthday-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Birthday Printables and Montessori-Inspired Birthday Activities post</a></strong><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-germ-printables-and-montessori-inspired-germ-activities/" rel="noopener" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank"> </a><span style="font-family: verdana;">at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!</span></div><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Montessori-Inspired Birthday Pack</span></strong></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5EDQYTZ_bM6ZoQCSYP4S8_2UDjibu9j2cZQT5UI2S2rkugTpcjAFlbg1z7CH6D9G1tOW3lLPjWnHUPaU8pyDo-ite00tK5mxhTloAU-TbiEJ5LWvvJlJKAiqOhnti9GLlykS0AANwcLHykHZ7kHsIX0Ag_T7_4iSnVa0ZM4lMTk2O4nZTE7LiL5l/s640/Montessori-Inspired%20Birthday%20Pack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="495" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5EDQYTZ_bM6ZoQCSYP4S8_2UDjibu9j2cZQT5UI2S2rkugTpcjAFlbg1z7CH6D9G1tOW3lLPjWnHUPaU8pyDo-ite00tK5mxhTloAU-TbiEJ5LWvvJlJKAiqOhnti9GLlykS0AANwcLHykHZ7kHsIX0Ag_T7_4iSnVa0ZM4lMTk2O4nZTE7LiL5l/w496-h640/Montessori-Inspired%20Birthday%20Pack.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Montessori-Inspired Birthday Pack</a> for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just <strong><a href="https://forms.aweber.com/form/50/773231250.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign up for my email to get the link and password</a></strong> – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).
</span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">More Birthday Resources </span></strong></h2>
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<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/activity-of-the-week-montessori-birthday-celebration/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Birthday Celebration - A Lovely Celebration of Life Ceremony</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-celebration-life-songs-printables-montessori-birthday/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Celebration of Life Songs and Printables for a Montessori Birthday</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-birthday-home-simple-diy-celebration-life-ceremony/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Birthday at Home - How to Have a Simple Celebration of Life Ceremony</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/simple-montessori-birthday-celebration-for-a-1-year-old/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Simple Montessori Birthday Celebration for a 1 Year Old</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/birthdays-as-homeschool-holidays/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Birthdays as Homeschool Holidays</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-montessori-inspired-age-and-birthday-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Age and Birthday Activities</span></a></li>
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<h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">More Resources with Printables and/or Activities for a Montessori Birthday</span></strong></h2>
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<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-solar-system-printables-and-montessori-inspired-solar-system-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Solar System Printables and Montessori-Inspired Solar System Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-y-for-year-do-a-dot-printable-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Y for Year Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-months-seasons-printables-and-montessori-inspired-months-seasons-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Months and Seasons Printables and Montessori-Inspired Months and Seasons Activities</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-montessori-new-years-celebration/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Montessori New Year’s Celebration</a> (includes a fun way for young children to understand the science behind months and seasons)</span></li>
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If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout February and March, see my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/february-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Feburary-Themed Activities for Kids</a> and <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/march-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">March Themed Activities for Kids</a>.
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<div><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Be sure to go to my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-birthday-printables-and-montessori-inspired-birthday-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Birthday Printables and Montessori-Inspired Birthday Activities post</a> at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!</span></strong></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wishing you a happy soon-to-be March and spring!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Signature.jpg"><img alt="Deb - Signature" class="wp-image-25312 alignnone" height="90" src="https://livingmontessorinow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Signature.jpg" title="Deb - Signature" width="96" /></a></span></div>
<div><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/47745580@N08/24366923756/in/dateposted/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank" title="Deb Chitwood"><img alt="Deb Chitwood" class="alignleft" height="100" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1634/24366923756_b3bddd0f63_t.jpg" title="Deb Chitwood" width="100" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span>Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 47 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/">Living Montessori Now.</a></span></div></div></div>Deb Chitwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665549481411417908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-56554111669946881112023-02-01T18:16:00.010-05:002023-02-01T18:16:47.197-05:0014 DAYS OF TIPS FOR DEMONSTRATING LOVE TO YOUR CHILD<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wANoYOMb8aXfoXvsYwa0G39ohyK3pEeMv1o8lLxPqfDnPH25VRYmhKqje49FWevbj7xGqxu3wQUwxONl3nZVcEGfI4s_FXD0ke_A7yXPTpI2OQYwUMKFobpo1itW95K2UgetqtoOO2hMOjWHm6ZsQoMl97ULA31NI4Hg0wy-N-M8A9ZP4Z7oa6Y4Tg/s5624/14%20days%20of%20valentines.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3851" data-original-width="5624" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wANoYOMb8aXfoXvsYwa0G39ohyK3pEeMv1o8lLxPqfDnPH25VRYmhKqje49FWevbj7xGqxu3wQUwxONl3nZVcEGfI4s_FXD0ke_A7yXPTpI2OQYwUMKFobpo1itW95K2UgetqtoOO2hMOjWHm6ZsQoMl97ULA31NI4Hg0wy-N-M8A9ZP4Z7oa6Y4Tg/s320/14%20days%20of%20valentines.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />14 DAYS OF TIPS FOR
DEMONSTRATING LOVE TO YOUR CHILD<o:p></o:p></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">The antidote for battling all of the pain and hardships in
the world is to practice and demonstrate love to our children. What better
month to do this in than the month of LOVE, February. So to get you jump
started in showing your child love, here are tips for each of the first 14 days
of the month of February. And if you don’t find this article until well after
February 1<sup>st</sup>, it’s never too late to start it.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>DAY 1: HIDE LOVE NOTES OR SURPRISES</b> – Toddlers to teens love
to be surprised. Hide a small valentine, an encouraging note, or a small
valentine chocolate somewhere for them to find each day leading up to
Valentine’s Day. Get creative and mix it up.
You could also leave a note each day in one place that contains clues to
helping them find what you’ve hidden.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>DAY 2: READ A SPECIAL BOOK</b> – Find a child’s illustrated book
that sends a message of love and commit to reading it to your children every
night, leading up to Valentine’s Day. My
favorite is the book LOVE YOU FOREVER by Robert Munsch and illustrated by
Sheila McGraw. It sends the message that
I’ll always love you unconditionally, no matter how you behave and well into
your adult years. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>DAY 3: PLAN A PARTY</b> – Help your child plan a V-Day party
with all of their friends. For one activity at the party, provide a
personalized mailbox (or bag) for each child. On blank slips of paper, have
each child write down words that describe what they like about each of the
other kids, one child per slip of paper. They will deposit them in each other’s’
mailboxes.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>DAY 4: BE AFFECTIONATE WITH YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER</b> – Teach
your children about love by expressing love for your significant other in front
of them. Children who have healthy models of affection around them are likely
to recreate in their adulthood what they witnessed as children. When your
significant other and you argue or fight in front of the children, be sure and
let the kids see the two of you makeup.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>DAY 5: SCHEDULE A DATE</b> – Schedule a special Valentine date
with each of your children. Put it on your calendar and tell your child so they
will have something to look forward to. Scheduling in these dates ahead of time
ensures they will happen. Then everything else that is less important can fill
in around them. Why not schedule a date with your significant other as
well? Do this every Sunday night for the
week to come.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>DAY 6: FRAME A PICTURE OF THE TWO OF YOU</b> – Take a picture of
you and your child, frame it, and then give it to your child to put in his or her
room on the dresser or night table. If
you have more than one child, create one for each of them. For an older child, put a picture of the two
of you in a locket that the child can wear.
This will also help calm a child who feels anxious when being away from
the parent.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>DAY 7: THE ENCOURAGEMENT FEAST</b> – Use the ENCOURAGEMENT FEAST
exercise with your family. Each person takes a turn in the center of the
circle, facing each person who states one thing they love about the person in
the center. Before the person in the center steps back into the circle, they
must state one thing they love about them self. Then someone else steps into
the circle. See the video http://bit.ly/xsueNx.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>DAY 8: GIVE 100% OF YOUR ATTENTION</b> – When your child
approaches you to get your attention, stop what you’re doing, get to your
child’s eye level, silence your mind-chatter, and remain completely quiet while
your child speaks. Nothing feels better to a child (or an adult) who has
something to say, than the sense of getting 100% of that adults attention in
that moment.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>DAY 9: MOVIE NIGHT</b> – Have a movie night with your
child(ren), complete with big pillows to snuggle up with and a big bowl of
popcorn. The one difference in making this night special is that the movie
being featured will be the home movies you have of your child(ren)!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>DAY 10: CRAFT PROJECT</b> – <span style="background: white;">Using a family meeting,
have everyone create a craft project that represents love to them. Provide a wide selection of construction
paper and craft supplies and allow your children to create whatever comes to
mind. Put the creations on display for
everyone to see and enjoy, and photograph them to look at for many years to
come.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>DAY 11: SHARE HOW YOU LOVE YOURSELF</b> – <span style="background: white;">Create teachable moments
with your child when they are open to learning, by explaining (and
demonstrating) what you do to love yourself. This might be a tough exercise for
some, but teaching a child to love himself starts by setting a healthy example
they can see.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>DAY 12: MAILBOXES</b> –
<span style="background: white;">In a family meeting have everyone
make and decorate a mailbox using any household craft items. On slips of paper, have everyone write short
love notes to everyone at the table as a practice run and then insert them in
the appropriate mailboxes. Have everyone
hang their mailboxes on their bedroom door knobs for accepting mail whenever
someone desires to write a note.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>DAY 13 FIND OUT WHAT MAKES THEM FEEL LOVED</b> – <span style="background: white;">Ask your child what he likes others to do to or for him that makes him
feel loved. Dr. Gary Chapman, in his
book THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES OF CHILDREN (Northfield Publishing, 1997),
explains how each individual feels loved in different ways; receiving gifts,
hearing words of affirmation, acts of kindness, or touch. Ask your child which
one makes him feel loved.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>DAY 14: COMPOSE A POEM FOR YOUR CHILD</b> – <span style="background: white;">Compose a poem about your child or describing how much you love her.
Print if off on special preprinted paper with a border that can be purchased at
office supply stores. Frame it and hang it on your child’s bedroom wall. You
could even include the child’s picture or her foot or handprints if you had
them done earlier. Sign it and read it to her nightly.</span></span></p><p>
<i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3BB1rPsNauhOTgNjynhzSeQGN5oGSI9txX91DaAuGrfjF98hDGpi3qbqnxO9RPvIF9QP4ve3U4iBQVflq54cpeL-ckoYUsGBIR-7tj9ACTaNBTa2q8h3nfgZk1YCiKxtj11MkICLv0dKc_D7zWtp3WFXFhMG6tktpW8lKZg_ow5R3EOoVgy8asPrkBw/s960/Chicago%20PNG.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3BB1rPsNauhOTgNjynhzSeQGN5oGSI9txX91DaAuGrfjF98hDGpi3qbqnxO9RPvIF9QP4ve3U4iBQVflq54cpeL-ckoYUsGBIR-7tj9ACTaNBTa2q8h3nfgZk1YCiKxtj11MkICLv0dKc_D7zWtp3WFXFhMG6tktpW8lKZg_ow5R3EOoVgy8asPrkBw/w150-h150/Chicago%20PNG.png" width="150" /></a></span></i></div><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Bill Corbett has a degree in clinical psychology
and is the author of the award winning book “Love, Limits, & Lessons: A
Parent’s Guide to Raising Cooperative Kids,” in English and in Spanish. He is a Massachusetts native, happily married
with three grown children, three grandchildren, and three step children. You can visit his Web site
<a href="http://www.CooperativeKids.com">www.CooperativeKids.com </a>for further information and parenting advice.</span></i><p></p>Bill Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625543685482534313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-14300320603209034112023-01-16T00:00:00.000-05:002023-01-16T00:00:16.915-05:00Helping Children to Transition Between Activities<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3J5b2DjC1bR2gS7lds-BwW-wktoo-LRu80KlvCXQdxQ8G8aOxmQkfrd73ygbr1de_PZw0e0mba0k1WCBQNWAdpHuOpLw7pvz031pX-YDouW-nHuusxPDLgnucE4bJPmoMGe-e2_PEUo1t39E-LVjZUtn_e1dozrKrV3GBt7IevUkBvi33ngwp9IIPw/s516/bill%20SMALLER%20headshot%202022.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="377" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3J5b2DjC1bR2gS7lds-BwW-wktoo-LRu80KlvCXQdxQ8G8aOxmQkfrd73ygbr1de_PZw0e0mba0k1WCBQNWAdpHuOpLw7pvz031pX-YDouW-nHuusxPDLgnucE4bJPmoMGe-e2_PEUo1t39E-LVjZUtn_e1dozrKrV3GBt7IevUkBvi33ngwp9IIPw/w101-h138/bill%20SMALLER%20headshot%202022.png" width="101" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />I'm the author of the book LOVE, LIMITS & LESSONS: A PARENT'S GUIDE TO RAISING COOPERATIVE KIDS and I've been working with parents and teachers for a long time. How would you like to have some easy-to-implement tools in your parenting or teacher toolbox to help you gain your child's cooperation when you're in a rush or need to suddenly change gears? That's what you're about to learn in this episode of the <a href="http://billcorbett.podbean.com" target="_blank">COOPERATIVE KIDS PODCAST</a>.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">As a parent educator and behavior specialist, I spent over 25 years talking to parents about the things that frustrated them most about their kids. And it was easy for me to agree with them, having 3 children of my own who drove me absolutely crazy. The fact is that children don't naturally transition well, and parents need some strategies for helping them to do this. In this episode of the podcast, I'm speaking to a group of parents and teachers who invited me to offer advice on creating cooperative kids. Here are some solutions to helping children and teens to transition easier.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://billcorbett.podbean.com" target="_blank">THE COOPERATIVE KIDS PODCAST</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOi3BiR-CIv3QYK5h8iRzVnbHVBYzfjhTeqa9I6JMpd6eJrf0_IhnKHRF-u-mP_vSJaEFo_VWWlFiXGipM6B1d2ESKXN3VhG1FYMzDwKRC2IOmutWEwvC5JjzVYFFx_S2andQRjtkpRWeNtoPu8VZWidK3UDuJcCcWMvE-vJT-9NGB_5l0q8QBq_hOXg/s300/PodcastCoverImage4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="@cooperativekids" border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOi3BiR-CIv3QYK5h8iRzVnbHVBYzfjhTeqa9I6JMpd6eJrf0_IhnKHRF-u-mP_vSJaEFo_VWWlFiXGipM6B1d2ESKXN3VhG1FYMzDwKRC2IOmutWEwvC5JjzVYFFx_S2andQRjtkpRWeNtoPu8VZWidK3UDuJcCcWMvE-vJT-9NGB_5l0q8QBq_hOXg/s16000/PodcastCoverImage4.jpg" title="Cooperative Kids Podcast" /></a></div>To summarize quickly, 3 techniques for helping children to transition between activities is to<br /> provide as much advance notice as you can, have them help you set up rules before a segment begins, and use visual timers to help them see the passing of time. My favorite device can be found at www.timetimer.com. One last bonus tip is to create some motivation for a child to stop an activity and to want to follow your lead to the next. One day I couldn't get my son to stop an activity in the playroom and to put his shoes and get in the car. I suddenly had somewhere I had to go and I needed his full cooperation. I could have pulled the toy out of his hands and picked him up kicking and screaming and put him in the car, but no effective parent ever wants to do that. So in that moment, we needed to drive to a relatives home. I thought to myself, "what does my son really like about going to that home," and I remembered that he loves playing with his cousin. So getting to my son's eye level, I said in a very excited voice, "Hey buddy, we're going to your uncle's house and I bet Timmy is waiting right at the door for you to show up and play with him!" Instantly, he dropped the toy he was playing with, ran to get his shoes and coat on and off he ran to get into the car. What motivating factor can you come up with the next time you need your child to transition suddenly.<p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Thanks again for listening and please consider subscribing to the Cooperative Kids Podcast. All information in the podcast is the property of Bill Corbett and <a href="http://Cooperativekids.com" target="_blank">Cooperative Kids</a>. Copyright 2023. All rights re</span>served. </p>Bill Corbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625543685482534313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-20631674199145310222023-01-15T23:00:00.001-05:002023-01-16T06:57:26.059-05:00Montessori-Inspired Germ Activities Using Free Printables<span style="font-family: verdana;">By Deb Chitwood from <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Living Montessori Now</a></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have some helpful, free printables and activities for parents, teachers, and caregivers. Our new unit is a germ (and hygiene) unit! You'll also find a brand new germ pack for newsletter subscribers at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-germ-printables-and-montessori-inspired-germ-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">LivingMontessoriNow.com</a>!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzu9ixJF9C4Ve77PUQwiCI4a-9l4gKusHP2e7QzYwN8DhuW9zPjLvBdqZr1iXCAf9q1DSXJ0BkO28IiKGQ08lGNDGsDHmLq1LRVib5JJTZbsbgPAJjbN4Jl4_ZrW23oXjyq3-5PyPGU1AtbfHevjDrByTjEqBlSCXwQyJH2HucwDjCt9h_WZCc7_I/s1028/Free%20Germ%20%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Germ%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzu9ixJF9C4Ve77PUQwiCI4a-9l4gKusHP2e7QzYwN8DhuW9zPjLvBdqZr1iXCAf9q1DSXJ0BkO28IiKGQ08lGNDGsDHmLq1LRVib5JJTZbsbgPAJjbN4Jl4_ZrW23oXjyq3-5PyPGU1AtbfHevjDrByTjEqBlSCXwQyJH2HucwDjCt9h_WZCc7_I/w426-h640/Free%20Germ%20%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Germ%20Activities.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year in my </span><a href="http://prekandksharing.blogspot.com/search/label/Deb%20Chitwood" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">previous posts at PreK + K Sharing</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2013/03/04/montessori-monday-how-to-use-printables-to-create-montessori-inspired-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2014/04/14/montessori-monday-free-printables-for-montessori-homeschools-and-preschools/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools</a>.<em> </em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><em><br /></em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">
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</span><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Shelves with Germ-Themed Activities</span></strong></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7P0cgjHciZrCJV_p0OMRS_WoNeyWPPDMv31ADXMMBSVE_VGQqtzAfmajnJulgmMk0Yp6jVkxhNHSTdNVVh1LjSntg7xSl37-GdheU5dIVJCeWODAPeAxJuSEcyLC39Fk1vzbNsJ3ISPXxDyTcQgwcSMEpLBJeTo5Yv6SngeLmE8StYugcfotcIp4e/s685/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Germ-Themed%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7P0cgjHciZrCJV_p0OMRS_WoNeyWPPDMv31ADXMMBSVE_VGQqtzAfmajnJulgmMk0Yp6jVkxhNHSTdNVVh1LjSntg7xSl37-GdheU5dIVJCeWODAPeAxJuSEcyLC39Fk1vzbNsJ3ISPXxDyTcQgwcSMEpLBJeTo5Yv6SngeLmE8StYugcfotcIp4e/w640-h640/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Germ-Themed%20Activities.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montessori Shelves with Germ-Themed Activities</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div>You’ll find Montessori-inspired germ-themed numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign up for my email</a> to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber) </div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Go to my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-germ-printables-and-montessori-inspired-germ-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Free Germ Printables and Montessori-Inspired Germ Activities post</strong> </a>at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!
</span><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Montessori-Inspired Germ Pack</span></strong></h2><div><strong><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_l2-VuItBFoVlIU05yfmle-SNviLnkHuFyWFl9pVeXvP1rXSKn9AnwlrhjxGfAUCN2bXbUjXJmnyRP5U0WaWpn1pG46ZFlXMJN6Lc25cNzsYXTW5n2kSsdWsHHJdCLfmqmLey8HqpTCtJ4jcrBD6mAwzwi4LvE0qgZzFuWnjIG9GU8ChrjLnoVdR/s640/Montessori-Inspired%20Germ%20Pack%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="495" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_l2-VuItBFoVlIU05yfmle-SNviLnkHuFyWFl9pVeXvP1rXSKn9AnwlrhjxGfAUCN2bXbUjXJmnyRP5U0WaWpn1pG46ZFlXMJN6Lc25cNzsYXTW5n2kSsdWsHHJdCLfmqmLey8HqpTCtJ4jcrBD6mAwzwi4LvE0qgZzFuWnjIG9GU8ChrjLnoVdR/w496-h640/Montessori-Inspired%20Germ%20Pack%20.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></strong></div><div><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Montessori-Inspired Germ Pack</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just </span><strong style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://forms.aweber.com/form/50/773231250.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign up for my email to get the link and password</a></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"> – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).</span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">More Hygiene and Medical Worker Printables and Activities</span></strong></h2><ul>
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If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout January and February, see my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/january-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">January-Themed Activities for Kids</a> and <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/february-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Feburary-Themed Activities for Kid</a>
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<div><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Be sure to go to my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-germ-printables-and-montessori-inspired-germ-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Germ Printables and Montessori-Inspired Germ Activities post</a> at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!</span></strong></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I hope you have a happy, healthy 2023 :) </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Signature.jpg"></a><img alt="Deb - Signature" class="wp-image-25312 alignnone" height="90" src="https://livingmontessorinow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Signature.jpg" title="Deb - Signature" width="96" /></span></div>
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</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/47745580@N08/24366923756/in/dateposted/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank" title="Deb Chitwood"><img alt="Deb Chitwood" class="alignleft" height="100" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1634/24366923756_b3bddd0f63_t.jpg" title="Deb Chitwood" width="100" /></a>Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 47 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Living Montessori Now.</a></div></div></div>Deb Chitwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665549481411417908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-36196081476165774762022-12-15T23:30:00.001-05:002022-12-16T10:03:04.670-05:00Montessori-Inspired Snowy Day Activities Using Free Printables<span style="font-family: verdana;">By Deb Chitwood from <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Living Montessori Now</a></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I love snow-themed activities in the winter regardless of the climate where I live. So I'm sharing our new snowy day unit today! You'll also find a brand new snowy day pack for newsletter subscribers at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-snowy-day-printables-and-montessori-inspired-snowy-day-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">LivingMontessoriNow.com</a>!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PeT7tkc3ohsNoE33loRrhiaNyKNkke9K5tPR72RzatLFMEz7gkqI6z648gWecMA1iwmEzK2-sle28qqKupBcKtl0MATKBjVE318VKzvW_M_jt4KmV7I5dlHY73bq0LG_97QU-OAKIl8jh6eMeZi8msZ_OpG_5ubacdSVO7DujRyYiq_ce--kYNMH/s1028/Free%20Snowy%20Day%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Snowy%20Day%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PeT7tkc3ohsNoE33loRrhiaNyKNkke9K5tPR72RzatLFMEz7gkqI6z648gWecMA1iwmEzK2-sle28qqKupBcKtl0MATKBjVE318VKzvW_M_jt4KmV7I5dlHY73bq0LG_97QU-OAKIl8jh6eMeZi8msZ_OpG_5ubacdSVO7DujRyYiq_ce--kYNMH/w426-h640/Free%20Snowy%20Day%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Snowy%20Day%20Activities.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year in my </span><a href="http://prekandksharing.blogspot.com/search/label/Deb%20Chitwood" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">previous posts at PreK + K Sharing</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2013/03/04/montessori-monday-how-to-use-printables-to-create-montessori-inspired-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2014/04/14/montessori-monday-free-printables-for-montessori-homeschools-and-preschools/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools</a>.<em> </em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><em><br /></em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">
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</span><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Montessori Shelves with Snowy Day Themed Activities</span></strong></h2><div><strong><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiof4ywuJB2OewTdLqNqL8IgZ2mcjYCx8SGeSlSaDfIqy3ZQaUjvgyL_51TvFIq7LA2zJxBtLDcmCxDv058xAcWdZzYRI6_IQFVkv_mpI7WXzZHCHlnvnsMbWbZ4supWNEmVbgCG2dsdmua6v29GODoVgFF-g-AiQf4wJ6RORzgghAwpF5Wi11jM4rS/s685/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Snowy%20Day%20Themed%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiof4ywuJB2OewTdLqNqL8IgZ2mcjYCx8SGeSlSaDfIqy3ZQaUjvgyL_51TvFIq7LA2zJxBtLDcmCxDv058xAcWdZzYRI6_IQFVkv_mpI7WXzZHCHlnvnsMbWbZ4supWNEmVbgCG2dsdmua6v29GODoVgFF-g-AiQf4wJ6RORzgghAwpF5Wi11jM4rS/w640-h640/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Snowy%20Day%20Themed%20Activities.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montessori Shelves with Snowy Day Themed Activities</td></tr></tbody></table></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You’ll find Montessori-inspired snowy day numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">sign up for my email</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber) </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Go to my </span><strong style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-snowy-day-printables-and-montessori-inspired-snowy-day-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Snowy Day Printables and Montessori-Inspired Snowy Day Activities post</a></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"> at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!</span></div><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Free Montessori-Inspired Snowy Day Pack</span></strong></h2><div><strong><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmF3U7tY_xHeEfGBXtnE7c7rWjLxxiHfbg0B48DWcPeewASikPxhhOc_g07PowjesBFP3I9SD5UHywHWMTPLiE9giA8tOPIefzDM8wKS63jIY-BXlFJP9mZYs_UKcnI3NU3P7kQG0zHoSTLaP9sMQk5S5GgH4VP2G2MDVN92PhJ9ccnsykFqkKOcp/s640/Montessori-Inspired%20Snowy%20Day%20Pack%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="495" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmF3U7tY_xHeEfGBXtnE7c7rWjLxxiHfbg0B48DWcPeewASikPxhhOc_g07PowjesBFP3I9SD5UHywHWMTPLiE9giA8tOPIefzDM8wKS63jIY-BXlFJP9mZYs_UKcnI3NU3P7kQG0zHoSTLaP9sMQk5S5GgH4VP2G2MDVN92PhJ9ccnsykFqkKOcp/w496-h640/Montessori-Inspired%20Snowy%20Day%20Pack%20.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong></div>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Montessori-Inspired Snowy Day Pack</a> for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just <strong><a href="https://forms.aweber.com/form/50/773231250.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign up for my email to get the link and password</a></strong> – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).
</span><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Snowperson Resources (and Posts with at Least One Snowperson Activity) </span></strong></h2>
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<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-snowperson-printables-and-montessori-inspired-snowperson-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Snowperson Printables and Montessori-Inspired Snowperson Activities</span></a></li>
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<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2014/12/23/free-winter-songs-and-rhymes-for-circle-time/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Winter Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time</span></a></li>
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<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/25-plus-snow-themed-sensory-tubs/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">25+ Snow-Themed Sensory Tubs</span></a></li>
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<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/teaching-toddlers-about-winter-with-the-montessori-3-period-lesson-and-activities-montessori-monday/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Teaching Toddlers about Winter with the Montessori 3-Period Lesson and Activities</span></a></li>
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<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2016/01/28/montessori-inspired-winter-activities-with-spielgaben-free-printables/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Winter Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-winter-playdough-math-pack-montessori-inspired-instant-download-montessori-monday/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Winter Playdough Math Pack (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
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<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/prepare-simple-winter-playdough-tray-super-soft-playdough-montessori-monday/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">How to Prepare a Simple Winter Playdough Tray with Super-Soft Playdough</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/debchitwood/kids-winter-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kids’ Winter Activities Pinterest Board</a>.</span></li>
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<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2014/12/23/free-winter-songs-and-rhymes-for-circle-time/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Winter Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time</span></a></li>
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<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2016/01/28/montessori-inspired-winter-activities-with-spielgaben-free-printables/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Winter Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}</span></a></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/debchitwood/kids-winter-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kids’ Winter Activities Pinterest Board</a>.</span></li>
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If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout December and January, see my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2013/12/01/december-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">December Themed Activities for Kids</a> and <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/january-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">January-Themed Activities for Kids</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div>
<div><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Be sure to go to my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-snowy-day-printables-and-montessori-inspired-snowy-day-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Snowy Day Printables and Montessori-Inspired Snowy Day Activities post</a> at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!</span></strong></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I hope you have a wonderful 2023 :)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Signature.jpg"><img alt="Deb - Signature" class="wp-image-25312 alignnone" height="90" src="https://livingmontessorinow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Signature.jpg" title="Deb - Signature" width="96" /></a></span></div>
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</span><div><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/47745580@N08/24366923756/in/dateposted/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank" title="Deb Chitwood"><img alt="Deb Chitwood" class="alignleft" height="100" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1634/24366923756_b3bddd0f63_t.jpg" title="Deb Chitwood" width="100" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 47 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/">Living Montessori Now.</a></span></div></div></div>Deb Chitwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665549481411417908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-26996994561972862062022-11-15T23:30:00.001-05:002022-11-16T08:00:13.420-05:00Montessori-Inspired Kindness Activities Using Free Printables<span style="font-family: verdana;">By Deb Chitwood from <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Living Montessori Now</a></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Even though I've published many kindness activities, especially at at my <a href="https://bitsofpositivity.com/tag/kindness/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">BitsofPositivity.com blo</a>g, this is our first full kindness unit! There's also a kindness-themed pack for newsletter subscribers at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-kindness-printables-and-montessori-inspired-kindness-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">LivingMontessoriNow.com</a>!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPcNLgU4kKFUHdwxzTp_FpNbWUnY0BZX75NkTU1ApEm9DEEe86--ruhBl-n5Ar0VMIsGGlZWLej0AWN1qs7JNkggw3n7BfL6eoMbh_mwxSr8KDVDDvsTnyZ-L74QC5UQVW7DZfbNg-ZVqdQemkbpk41XoBFcdQTUZATnZfKsY-s5YCeejSTv0WCyNl/s1028/Free%20Kindness%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Kindness%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPcNLgU4kKFUHdwxzTp_FpNbWUnY0BZX75NkTU1ApEm9DEEe86--ruhBl-n5Ar0VMIsGGlZWLej0AWN1qs7JNkggw3n7BfL6eoMbh_mwxSr8KDVDDvsTnyZ-L74QC5UQVW7DZfbNg-ZVqdQemkbpk41XoBFcdQTUZATnZfKsY-s5YCeejSTv0WCyNl/w426-h640/Free%20Kindness%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Kindness%20Activities.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year in my </span><a href="http://prekandksharing.blogspot.com/search/label/Deb%20Chitwood" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">previous posts at PreK + K Sharing</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2013/03/04/montessori-monday-how-to-use-printables-to-create-montessori-inspired-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2014/04/14/montessori-monday-free-printables-for-montessori-homeschools-and-preschools/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools</a>.<em> </em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><em><br /></em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">
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</span><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Montessori Shelves with Kindness-Themed Activities</span></strong></h2><div><strong><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuX7eQiCQnWH2u0F9U55Dkt6-jeaoj_H9p1rZXIVhfeO_O5MtsFX5NoKP2o0UKJe3RYfvpBBuceAUcu3iIm_ZUUhK6GhCZhs6G1-102x-qSPAtAgWhFp5M_UBz7Ui5dsyZtAyuux-SBx-0kyIjLRUSEl5qi8x87KmNsnydK2OPEC_tg4vMv3aaP1l6/s685/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Kindness-Themed%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuX7eQiCQnWH2u0F9U55Dkt6-jeaoj_H9p1rZXIVhfeO_O5MtsFX5NoKP2o0UKJe3RYfvpBBuceAUcu3iIm_ZUUhK6GhCZhs6G1-102x-qSPAtAgWhFp5M_UBz7Ui5dsyZtAyuux-SBx-0kyIjLRUSEl5qi8x87KmNsnydK2OPEC_tg4vMv3aaP1l6/w640-h640/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Kindness-Themed%20Activities.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montessori Shelves with Kindness-Themed Activities</td></tr></tbody></table></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You’ll find Montessori-inspired kindness numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">sign up for my email</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber) </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Go to my </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-kindness-printables-and-montessori-inspired-kindness-activities/" style="font-family: verdana;"><strong>Free Kindness Printables and Montessori-Inspired Kindness Activities post</strong></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!</span></div><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Free Montessori-Inspired Kindness Pack</span></strong></h2><div><strong><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnML4YH5qrp8T0pXhHRRW3xgU7yswGfRGIiolnPJKr_e3bZYbyqY71cSeKM4Tx-DRgHFs_9CGQdq9WrrnodGf71qJPaK3WPB7q-nsz7n7ZYmJBzDvqqPKLovlA0njpdV8CmHm32FPi9MYP6ZoEfRhuJCTZ3q_Hlcf2m1zQEJQfUXav7o_Tvbyku48/s642/Montessori-Inspired%20Kindness%20Pack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnML4YH5qrp8T0pXhHRRW3xgU7yswGfRGIiolnPJKr_e3bZYbyqY71cSeKM4Tx-DRgHFs_9CGQdq9WrrnodGf71qJPaK3WPB7q-nsz7n7ZYmJBzDvqqPKLovlA0njpdV8CmHm32FPi9MYP6ZoEfRhuJCTZ3q_Hlcf2m1zQEJQfUXav7o_Tvbyku48/s16000/Montessori-Inspired%20Kindness%20Pack.jpg" /></a></div></strong><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Montessori-Inspired Kindness Pack</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just </span><strong style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://forms.aweber.com/form/50/773231250.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign up for my email to get the link and password</a></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"> – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).</span></div><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">More Kindness Resources</span></strong></h2>
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<li><a href="http://bitsofpositivity.com/family-fun-with-100-acts-of-kindness-and-operation-beautiful/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Family Fun with 100 Acts of Kindness and Operation Beautiful</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://bitsofpositivity.com/including-a-toddler-in-the-100-acts-of-kindness-challenge/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Including a Toddler in the 100 Acts of Kindness Challenge</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://bitsofpositivity.com/using-montessori-principles-in-the-100-acts-of-kindness-challenge/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Using Montessori Principles in the 100 Acts of Kindness Challenge</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://bitsofpositivity.com/teaching-kids-to-be-kind/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Teaching Kids to Be Kind</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://bitsofpositivity.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-having-kind-kids-this-christmas/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Ultimate Guide to Having Kind Kids This Christmas</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://bitsofpositivity.com/focusing-on-toddler-manners-in-the-100-acts-of-kindness-challenge/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Focusing on Toddler Manners in the 100 Acts of Kindness Challenge</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://bitsofpositivity.com/free-kindness-songs-and-rhymes-for-home-or-school-character-education-resources/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Kindness Songs and Rhymes for Home or School {Character Education Resources}</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://bitsofpositivity.com/completing-100-acts-of-kindness-toddler-manners-challenge-and-starting-100-acts-of-kindness/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Completing 100 Acts of Kindness (Toddler Manners Challenge) and Starting 100+ Acts of Kindness"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Completing 100 Acts of Kindness (Toddler Manners Challenge) and Starting 100+ Acts of Kindness</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://bitsofpositivity.com/ultimate-guide-kindness-elves/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Ultimate Guide to Kindness Elves</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://bitsofpositivity.com/encouraging-100-acts-kindness-kindness-elves/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Encouraging 100 Acts of Kindness with the Kindness Elves</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://bitsofpositivity.com/introducing-kind-words-challenge-kindness-elves/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Introducing the Kind Words Challenge with the Kindness Elves</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://bitsofpositivity.com/fun-kindness-elves-100-acts-kindness-kind-words-challenge/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fun with Kindness Elves, 100 Acts of Kindness, and the Kind Words Challenge</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://bitsofpositivity.com/encouraging-kindness-gardening-activities-kindness-elves/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Encouraging Kindness with Gardening Activities and the Kindness Elves</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://bitsofpositivity.com/encourage-kindness-wonders-picture-book/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Encouraging Kindness with the We’re All Wonders Picture Book</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://bitsofpositivity.com/encourage-kindness-wonder-books-choosekind/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Encourage Kindness with the Wonder Books #ChooseKind</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://bitsofpositivity.com/simple-literature-based-ideas-pink-green-kindness-elves/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Simple Literature-Based Ideas with the Pink and Green Kindness Elves</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://bitsofpositivity.com/simple-version-camp-kindness/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">How to Do a Simple Version of Camp Kindness</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitsofpositivity.com/help-kids-get-wonder-movie/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">How to Help Your Kids Get the Most out of the Wonder Movie</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitsofpositivity.com/teaching-hunger-poverty-food-toy-drive/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Teaching about Hunger and Poverty through a Food and Toy Drive</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitsofpositivity.com/kindness-project-for-children-and-adults-of-all-ages/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kindness Project for Children and Adults of All Ages {100 Acts of Kindness}</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitsofpositivity.com/100-acts-kindness-challenge-big-sisters-big-brothers/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">100 Acts of Kindness Challenge for Big Sisters and Big Brothers</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitsofpositivity.com/free-inspirational-kindness-videos-variety-ages/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Inspirational Kindness Videos for a Variety of Ages</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitsofpositivity.com/how-to-add-kind-words-from-books-to-the-kind-words-challenge/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">How to Add Kind Words from Books to the Kind Words Challenge</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitsofpositivity.com/how-i-prepared-a-simple-kindness-elves-visit-for-giving-tuesday/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">How I Prepared a Simple Kindness Elves Activity for Giving Tuesday (or Any Time)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitsofpositivity.com/the-kindness-elves-pete-the-cat-a-baby-and-a-toddler-join-our-food-and-toy-drive/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Kindness Elves, Pete the Cat, a Baby, and a Toddler Join Our Food and Toy Drive</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitsofpositivity.com/family-100-acts-of-kindness-challenge-for-babies-and-older-children/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Family 100 Acts of Kindness Challenge for Babies and Older Children</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitsofpositivity.com/the-kindness-elves-and-pete-the-cat-join-our-5th-annual-family-food-and-toy-drive/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Kindness Elves and Pete the Cat Join Our 5th Annual Family Food and Toy Drive</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitsofpositivity.com/family-and-neighborhood-100-acts-of-kindness-challenge-for-toddlers-on-up/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Family and Neighborhood 100 Acts of Kindness Challenge for Toddlers on Up</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/how-to-make-a-100-hearts-sensory-bottle-100-hearts-calming-bottle/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">How to Make a 100 Hearts Sensory Bottle (100 Hearts Calming Bottle)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitsofpositivity.com/our-online-and-curbside-family-food-and-toy-drive/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our Online and Curbside Family Food and Toy Drive</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitsofpositivity.com/how-to-prepare-a-book-basket-that-encourages-kindness/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">How to Prepare a Book Basket That Encourages Kindness</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitsofpositivity.com/the-kindness-elves-pete-the-cat-and-our-7th-annual-family-food-and-toy-drive/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Kindness Elves, Pete the Cat, and Our 7th Annual Family Food and Toy Drive</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitsofpositivity.com/free-empathy-songs-and-educational-videos-character-education-resources/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Empathy Songs and Educational Videos {Character Education Resources}</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://bitsofpositivity.com/ways-kind-humankind-kids-adults/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ways to Be Kind to Humankind for Kids and Adults</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/debchitwood/kindness-projects/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kindness Projects Pinterest Board</span></a></li>
</ul>
<h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Friendship Resources (which fit well with a kindness theme)</span></strong></h2><ul>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-friendship-printables-and-montessori-inspired-friendship-activities/"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Friendship Printables and Montessori-Inspired Friendship Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-h-for-help-do-a-dot-phonics-printable-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free H for Help Do-a-Dot Phonics Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/favorite-books-for-a-friendship-theme/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Favorite Books for a Friendship Theme</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-inspired-peace-education-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Peace Education Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-how-to-prepare-a-peace-corner/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">How to Prepare a Peace Corner</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-inspired-friendship-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Friendship Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://bitsofpositivity.com/free-friendship-songs-and-rhymes-character-education-resources/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Friendship Songs and Rhymes {Character Education Resources}</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://bitsofpositivity.com/free-taking-turns-and-sharing-songs-and-rhymes-character-education-resources/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Taking Turns and Sharing Songs and Rhymes {Character Education Resources}</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/teach-toddlers-preschoolers-take-turns-work-together/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">How to Teach Toddlers and Preschoolers to Take Turns and Work Together</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/best-childrens-books-taking-turns-sharing/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Best Children’s Books about Taking Turns and Sharing</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/prepare-montessori-peace-tray/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">How to Prepare a Montessori Peace Tray</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-services-peace-activities-resources-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Services Peace Activities and Resources Review</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://bitsofpositivity.com/favorite-picture-book-inclusion-friendship/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our Favorite Picture Book about Inclusion and Friendship</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/does-your-preschooler-have-this-fabulous-multicultural-childrens-book/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Does Your Preschooler Have This Fabulous Multicultural Children’s Book?</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitsofpositivity.com/anti-racism-resources-for-parents-and-teachers/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anti-Racism Resources for Parents and Teachers</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitsofpositivity.com/how-to-prepare-a-book-basket-that-encourages-kindness/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">How to Prepare a Book Basket That Encourages Kindness</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitsofpositivity.com/free-empathy-songs-and-educational-videos-character-education-resources/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Empathy Songs and Educational Videos {Character Education Resources}</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/debchitwood/fostering-kids-friendships/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fostering Kids’ Friendships Pinterest Board</span></a></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: verdana;">
If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout November and December, see my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/november-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">November Themed Activities for Kids</a> and <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/december-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">December Themed Activities for Kids</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div>
<div><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Be sure to go to my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-kindness-printables-and-montessori-inspired-kindness-activities/">Free Kindness Printables and Montessori-Inspired Kindness Activities post</a> at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!</span></strong></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I hope you have a happy and kind holiday season! :)</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Signature.jpg"><img alt="Deb - Signature" class="wp-image-25312 alignnone" height="90" src="https://livingmontessorinow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Signature.jpg" title="Deb - Signature" width="96" /></a></span></div>
<div><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/47745580@N08/24366923756/in/dateposted/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank" title="Deb Chitwood"><img alt="Deb Chitwood" class="alignleft" height="100" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1634/24366923756_b3bddd0f63_t.jpg" title="Deb Chitwood" width="100" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 47 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/">Living Montessori Now.</a></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">
</span></div></div></div>Deb Chitwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665549481411417908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-73372072575626092602022-10-15T23:30:00.016-04:002022-10-16T10:48:09.830-04:00Free Montessori-Inspired Emotions and Feelings Activities Using Free Printables<span style="font-family: verdana;">By Deb Chitwood from <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Living Montessori Now</a></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's time for an emotions and feelings unit ... one I've been wanting to prepare for a long time! So, today I have lots of free feelings printables with emotions and feelings activities ! There's also a feelings themed pack for newsletter subscribers at Living Montessori Now!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvWvy-lZqK94LsslFBTI-DRlyGIphiGwIA7BnKCQpAnd8ViSjQ1AHnFV6LlkeWshIiuYew8IdudH83iWC2pJOx_1LGzp9XhD05v118tC9JkEBnq6NMIucyekDJkW0rufhNQvLyPA7CqRn0VGXPGLroO8CVlhj2ztmc0iV3HDXRE0d6ehAlrYXmbjY/s1028/Free%20Feelings%20Printables%20for%20a%20Montessori-Inspired%20Emotions%20and%20Feelings%20Unit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvWvy-lZqK94LsslFBTI-DRlyGIphiGwIA7BnKCQpAnd8ViSjQ1AHnFV6LlkeWshIiuYew8IdudH83iWC2pJOx_1LGzp9XhD05v118tC9JkEBnq6NMIucyekDJkW0rufhNQvLyPA7CqRn0VGXPGLroO8CVlhj2ztmc0iV3HDXRE0d6ehAlrYXmbjY/w426-h640/Free%20Feelings%20Printables%20for%20a%20Montessori-Inspired%20Emotions%20and%20Feelings%20Unit.jpg" width="426" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">
You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year in my <a href="http://prekandksharing.blogspot.com/search/label/Deb%20Chitwood" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">previous posts at PreK + K Sharing</a>. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2013/03/04/montessori-monday-how-to-use-printables-to-create-montessori-inspired-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities</a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2014/04/14/montessori-monday-free-printables-for-montessori-homeschools-and-preschools/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools</a>.<em> </em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><em><br /></em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">
<em>Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (at no cost to you).</em>
</span><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Montessori Shelves with Emotions and Feelings Themed Activities</span></strong></h2><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1eWT6XQEBHE-JgPuJdUjDdQRle911oT3-ZoX7TTXJe_SbDlmiTymcXMN4KCKixq9j8hMti_BRkjhwMmSOp-x9rKUfgKAxh3b1RXMPGLMg0bAWNfL3wZd4iZssLkz5AE3AIH6Ib4jhKMMTQ8HDWBjge3-7bU-u8DgItamjauRZHIL-0IEnWK1ylbg/s685/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Emotions%20and%20Feelings%20Themed%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1eWT6XQEBHE-JgPuJdUjDdQRle911oT3-ZoX7TTXJe_SbDlmiTymcXMN4KCKixq9j8hMti_BRkjhwMmSOp-x9rKUfgKAxh3b1RXMPGLMg0bAWNfL3wZd4iZssLkz5AE3AIH6Ib4jhKMMTQ8HDWBjge3-7bU-u8DgItamjauRZHIL-0IEnWK1ylbg/w640-h640/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Emotions%20and%20Feelings%20Themed%20Activities.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montessori Shelves with Emotions and Feelings Themed Activities</td></tr></tbody></table><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></strong></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You’ll find Montessori-inspired feelings numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">sign up for my email</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber)
Go to my </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-feelings-printables-for-a-montessori-inspired-emotions-and-feelings-unit/" rel="noopener" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank"><strong>Free Feelings Printables for a Montessori-Inspired Emotions and Feelings Unit post</strong><strong> </strong></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!</span></div><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Free Montessori-Inspired Feelings Pack</span></strong></h2><div><strong><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjGyhy-p2djyn5Zoey7MEgHETJ2R10z4zvEvPZtuYK-zecr9oTrxVBx_VhL0l8PL3FTfjeDgbQWWMOEAmEOJ5zbJC00nB3xsyL7lR9894fXoq97phDCl5A5A2cDGRp6Pv6ydp3FoNmPlidRdgeCsDhExhdzbMWRGywts3sYk7a9mdEQ7IkjUQRjHHW/s640/Montessori-Inspired%20Feelings%20Pack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="495" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjGyhy-p2djyn5Zoey7MEgHETJ2R10z4zvEvPZtuYK-zecr9oTrxVBx_VhL0l8PL3FTfjeDgbQWWMOEAmEOJ5zbJC00nB3xsyL7lR9894fXoq97phDCl5A5A2cDGRp6Pv6ydp3FoNmPlidRdgeCsDhExhdzbMWRGywts3sYk7a9mdEQ7IkjUQRjHHW/w496-h640/Montessori-Inspired%20Feelings%20Pack.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></strong></div><div><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Montessori-Inspired Feelings Pack</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just </span><strong style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://forms.aweber.com/form/50/773231250.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign up for my email to get the link and password</a></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"> – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).</span></div><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">More Social-Emotional Learning Resources</span></strong></h2>
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<li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://bitsofpositivity.com/free-songs-and-educational-videos-about-managing-frustration/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Songs and Educational Videos About Managing Frustration {Social-Emotional Learning</a><a href="https://bitsofpositivity.com/free-songs-and-educational-videos-about-managing-frustration/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">}</a></span></li>
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<li><a href="https://bitsofpositivity.com/free-daniel-tiger-songs-about-staying-safe-and-being-scared-social-emotional-learning/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Daniel Tiger Songs About Staying Safe and Being Scared {Social Emotional Learning}</span></a></li>
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<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-yoga-do-a-dot-phonics-printable-montessori-inspired-instant-download/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Yoga Do-a-Dot Phonics Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)</span></a></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/the-silence-game/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Silence Game {Montessori Activity to Develop Self Discipline}</a> </span></li>
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<li><a href="http://bitsofpositivity.com/favorite-picture-book-inclusion-friendship/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our Favorite Picture Book about Inclusion and Friendship</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitsofpositivity.com/free-empathy-songs-and-educational-videos-character-education-resources/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Empathy Songs and Educational Videos {Character Education Resources}</span></a></li>
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If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout October and November, see my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/october-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">October Themed Activities for Kids</a> and <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/november-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">November Themed Activities for Kids</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div>
<div><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Be sure to go to my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-feelings-printables-for-a-montessori-inspired-emotions-and-feelings-unit/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Feelings Printables for a Montessori-Inspired Emotions and Feelings Unit post</a> at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!</span></strong></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Have fun studying emotions and feelings! :)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Signature.jpg"><img alt="Deb - Signature" class="wp-image-25312 alignnone" height="90" src="https://livingmontessorinow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Signature.jpg" title="Deb - Signature" width="96" /></a></span></div>
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</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/47745580@N08/24366923756/in/dateposted/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank" title="Deb Chitwood"><img alt="Deb Chitwood" class="alignleft" height="100" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1634/24366923756_b3bddd0f63_t.jpg" title="Deb Chitwood" width="100" /></a><span style="font-size: x-small;">Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 47 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/">Living Montessori Now.</a></span></span></div>
</div></div>Deb Chitwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665549481411417908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-41759472168927445072022-09-15T23:30:00.014-04:002022-09-16T10:21:10.167-04:00Montessori-Inspired Nocturnal Animal Activities Using Free Printables<span style="font-family: verdana;">By Deb Chitwood from <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Living Montessori Now</a></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We've never had a nocturnal animal unit before, but it's so much fun for fall! Today, I have free nocturnal animal printables and activities for you! There's also a nocturnal animal themed pack for newsletter subscribers at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-nocturnal-animal-printables-and-montessori-inspired-nocturnal-animal-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">LivingMontessoriNow.com</a>!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrol2w6wcSdpN389jHQNHxCszR2Vm5SQoeh6FkknXgifu8aR9Y0Cf88fRBuq83I86G4RfHkYHSQ-mtCJz2QQGzvtqiBn4IslGuO9Y0rwToy9NUrS16WBOWucVPXyzNhsYQcThMvEEqpj9iSLA-JwM8QV_rZNuTbsTMI_WvvFnlm8HzpT6lVrJJIXqD/s1028/Free%20Nocturnal%20Animal%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Nocturnal%20Animal%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrol2w6wcSdpN389jHQNHxCszR2Vm5SQoeh6FkknXgifu8aR9Y0Cf88fRBuq83I86G4RfHkYHSQ-mtCJz2QQGzvtqiBn4IslGuO9Y0rwToy9NUrS16WBOWucVPXyzNhsYQcThMvEEqpj9iSLA-JwM8QV_rZNuTbsTMI_WvvFnlm8HzpT6lVrJJIXqD/w426-h640/Free%20Nocturnal%20Animal%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Nocturnal%20Animal%20Activities.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">
You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year in my <a href="http://prekandksharing.blogspot.com/search/label/Deb%20Chitwood" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">previous posts at PreK + K Sharing</a>. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2013/03/04/montessori-monday-how-to-use-printables-to-create-montessori-inspired-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities</a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2014/04/14/montessori-monday-free-printables-for-montessori-homeschools-and-preschools/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools</a>.<em> </em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><em><br /></em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><em>Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (at no cost to you).</em>
</span><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Shelves with Nocturnal Animal Themed Activities</span></strong></h2><div><strong><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxz21uYR5YCxEhiGf2TRjb9OO5SCTEKoNjrlaEwmCuQb4vdkdKvOk9rU56FETVhZ_inOLIdHQLN08sSfKia0mtMvVX5a73R6XFAh1I2dJhqu7EKVfR7yvy6qZ-6AqKhAILHYStZf09pu-LuSVBhY6Enx5ctgDabtBFu1FWSxNBjHhJn4YU-gk35Fj4/s685/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Nocturnal%20Animal%20Themed%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxz21uYR5YCxEhiGf2TRjb9OO5SCTEKoNjrlaEwmCuQb4vdkdKvOk9rU56FETVhZ_inOLIdHQLN08sSfKia0mtMvVX5a73R6XFAh1I2dJhqu7EKVfR7yvy6qZ-6AqKhAILHYStZf09pu-LuSVBhY6Enx5ctgDabtBFu1FWSxNBjHhJn4YU-gk35Fj4/w640-h640/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Nocturnal%20Animal%20Themed%20Activities.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montessori Shelves with Nocturnal Animal Themed Activities</td></tr></tbody></table></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You’ll find Montessori-inspired nocturnal animal numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">sign up for my email</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber) </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Go to my </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-nocturnal-animal-printables-and-montessori-inspired-nocturnal-animal-activities/" rel="noopener" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank"><strong>Free Nocturnal Animal Printables and Montessori-Inspired Nocturnal Animal Activities post</strong></a><strong style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-crocodilian-printables-and-montessori-inspired-crocodilian-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> </a></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!</span></div><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Montessori-Inspired Nocturnal Animal Pack</span></strong></h2><div><br /></div><div><strong><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjoYjO2QJmKCRLFKQt-UY9iVE8N7rCe3wIv0_gE3gBrTZ6iGjem6Kv2bjAz4Zo0etfMUJWRKophQAE1e1aT0h0mRRuj8EUWRi0nPTF6Y2GWTyFwqwQB2Ut4Nj22p84qUO6d2O6hsHhK3_4ELrufAKIdnPjQX7rmxtPI5oVuYR6WUmNGs1q2XI8t7IS/s640/Montessori-Inspired-Nocturnal-Animal-Pack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="495" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjoYjO2QJmKCRLFKQt-UY9iVE8N7rCe3wIv0_gE3gBrTZ6iGjem6Kv2bjAz4Zo0etfMUJWRKophQAE1e1aT0h0mRRuj8EUWRi0nPTF6Y2GWTyFwqwQB2Ut4Nj22p84qUO6d2O6hsHhK3_4ELrufAKIdnPjQX7rmxtPI5oVuYR6WUmNGs1q2XI8t7IS/w496-h640/Montessori-Inspired-Nocturnal-Animal-Pack.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></strong><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Montessori-Inspired Nocturnal Animal Pack</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just </span><strong style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://forms.aweber.com/form/50/773231250.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign up for my email to get the link and password</a></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"> – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).</span></div><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">More Nocturnal Animal Resources</span></strong></h2>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-woodland-animal-printables-and-montessori-inspired-woodland-animal-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Woodland Animal Printables and Montessori-Inspired Woodland Animal Activities Activities</a> (Not all woodland animals are nocturnal, but this includes some that are, such as the fox and hedgehog.)</span></li>
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<h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Helpful Animal Classification Posts</span></strong></h2>
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<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-living-nonliving/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Living and Non-Living</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-montessori-plant-and-animal-sorting/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Plant and Animal Sorting</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-montessori-animal-classification/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Animal Classification</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-zoo-printables-montessori-inspired-zoo-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Zoo Printables and Montessori-Inspired Zoo Activities</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/montessori-monday-montessori-inspired-animal-units/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori-Inspired Animal Units</span></a></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you’d like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout September and October, see my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/september-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">September Themed Activities for Kids</a> and <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/october-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">October Themed Activities for Kids</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div>
<div><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Be sure to go to my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-nocturnal-animal-printables-and-montessori-inspired-nocturnal-animal-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Nocturnal Animal Printables and Montessori-Inspired Nocturnal Animal Activities post</a> at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!</span></strong></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I hope you have a fabulous fall! :)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Signature.jpg"><img alt="Deb - Signature" class="wp-image-25312 alignnone" height="90" src="https://livingmontessorinow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Signature.jpg" title="Deb - Signature" width="96" /></a></span></div>
<div><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/47745580@N08/24366923756/in/dateposted/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank" title="Deb Chitwood"><img alt="Deb Chitwood" class="alignleft" height="100" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1634/24366923756_b3bddd0f63_t.jpg" title="Deb Chitwood" width="100" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span>Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 47 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/">Living Montessori Now.</a></span></div></div></div>Deb Chitwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665549481411417908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-50612711371436600042022-08-15T23:30:00.005-04:002022-08-16T06:22:58.633-04:00Montessori-Inspired Friendship Activities Using Free Printables<span style="font-family: verdana;">By Deb Chitwood from <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Living Montessori Now</a></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />
</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">A friendship theme is great at any time of year, and it's perfect at the start of a new school year! So, today I have lots of free friendship printables and activities for you! There's also a friendship-themed pack for newsletter subscribers at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-friendship-printables-and-montessori-inspired-friendship-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">LivingMontessoriNow.com</a>!</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9PuVB6xdjqQ901Ih6NyBB-td9xx4NLEn0Ny4YFEsfQ1HL0EtirnzET4pchcmHmQGj35FTYasR5GiVK5iGsLl48rI-_uTHusbOQoEFjhcApo8LlQj-FQGc_AG9peJFEkUAFQuebjEwOZytp29hQzlzbH22vsbdOWJUkJ_FkKHTpb5Wa4lskEhlzMR/s1028/Free%20Friendship%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Friendship%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9PuVB6xdjqQ901Ih6NyBB-td9xx4NLEn0Ny4YFEsfQ1HL0EtirnzET4pchcmHmQGj35FTYasR5GiVK5iGsLl48rI-_uTHusbOQoEFjhcApo8LlQj-FQGc_AG9peJFEkUAFQuebjEwOZytp29hQzlzbH22vsbdOWJUkJ_FkKHTpb5Wa4lskEhlzMR/w426-h640/Free%20Friendship%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Friendship%20Activities.jpg" width="426" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year in my </span><a href="http://prekandksharing.blogspot.com/search/label/Deb%20Chitwood" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">previous posts at PreK + K Sharing</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2013/03/04/montessori-monday-how-to-use-printables-to-create-montessori-inspired-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2014/04/14/montessori-monday-free-printables-for-montessori-homeschools-and-preschools/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span><em style="font-family: verdana;"> </em></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><em><br /></em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">
<em>Disclosure: This post contains some affiliate links (at no cost to you).</em>
</span><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Shelves with Friendship Themed Activities</span></strong></h2><div><strong><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCw3H3tO7e1BJVsNtxr4H0aaLfYd0O0PIsFEpfo8niCeN0AHnhE2Fz2ce1gyNXlQ2navv46GiEk603q4W0jvo_LxKL4xOixIdj0NOmoxbF17S10EUXlcJ1SGTsAKKGx8k_vb6cFvCTsKvRDMFDRtsXP74q5_EtCcodyG7pAa9D7OI3Th6lUcWCLYJE/s685/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Friendship-Themed%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCw3H3tO7e1BJVsNtxr4H0aaLfYd0O0PIsFEpfo8niCeN0AHnhE2Fz2ce1gyNXlQ2navv46GiEk603q4W0jvo_LxKL4xOixIdj0NOmoxbF17S10EUXlcJ1SGTsAKKGx8k_vb6cFvCTsKvRDMFDRtsXP74q5_EtCcodyG7pAa9D7OI3Th6lUcWCLYJE/w640-h640/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Friendship-Themed%20Activities.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montessori Shelves with Friendship-Themed Activities</td></tr></tbody></table></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You’ll find Montessori-inspired friendship numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">sign up for my email</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber) </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Go to my </span><strong style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-friendship-printables-and-montessori-inspired-friendship-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Friendship Printables and Montessori-Inspired Friendship Activities post</a></strong><strong style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-crocodilian-printables-and-montessori-inspired-crocodilian-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> </a></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Montessori-Inspired Friendship Pack</span></strong></h2><div><strong><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUw_SMHxwqH4W2e4Mdq_gW2z2Xnm9V7YhuSXRjGPnVCGNyBk9CmggZxDcygoQxL2x9B7mjnFo7pTCbU43FtMgw-Bze1Qmyqj7At0_f-cvEhgasVJDydRxcI_degiVMudcgEGtOCq-TUO0uCqXPhTp-Zkt2pzhrs_3NyXlNLFMGPc2-Z7LeuJVfT_6/s640/Montessori-Inspired%20Friendship%20Pack.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUw_SMHxwqH4W2e4Mdq_gW2z2Xnm9V7YhuSXRjGPnVCGNyBk9CmggZxDcygoQxL2x9B7mjnFo7pTCbU43FtMgw-Bze1Qmyqj7At0_f-cvEhgasVJDydRxcI_degiVMudcgEGtOCq-TUO0uCqXPhTp-Zkt2pzhrs_3NyXlNLFMGPc2-Z7LeuJVfT_6/s16000/Montessori-Inspired%20Friendship%20Pack.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></strong></div><div><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Montessori-Inspired Friendship Pack</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just </span><strong style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://forms.aweber.com/form/50/773231250.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign up for my email to get the link and password</a></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"> – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).</span></div><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">More Friendship Resources</span></strong></h2>
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If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout August and September, see my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/august-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">August Themed Activities for Kids</a> and <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/september-themed-activities-for-kids/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">September Themed Activities for Kids</a>.</span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Be sure to go to my <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-friendship-printables-and-montessori-inspired-friendship-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Friendship Printables and Montessori-Inspired Friendship Activities post</a> at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!</span></strong></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I hope you have a wonderful school year! :)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Signature.jpg"><img alt="Deb - Signature" class="wp-image-25312 alignnone" height="90" src="https://livingmontessorinow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Signature.jpg" title="Deb - Signature" width="96" /></a></span></div>
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</span>Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 47 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/">Living Montessori Now.</a></span></div></div></div>Deb Chitwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665549481411417908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820655223655850123.post-73504736134379642082022-07-15T23:30:00.001-04:002022-07-16T06:37:30.697-04:00Montessori-Inspired Weird Insect Activities Using Free Printables<span style="font-family: verdana;">By Deb Chitwood from <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Living Montessori Now</a></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh237J0_5s99VSR78fpd1CKKYDJMakYQiTEC0A8d-mQ60YL8F-Qa2JIDUruqEayOHzT7x7auz91xQUdqZy0VB7UIb9nYJCs4BssP8Z4-1A3dZlYKkm--uhHzZNphQeKJIqqLlJgG0FThv2dEvNTecjubTABYDQLptivcqv6LDvX-HhHBtoRUbge4ds3/s1028/Free%20Weird%20Insect%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Weird%20Insect%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh237J0_5s99VSR78fpd1CKKYDJMakYQiTEC0A8d-mQ60YL8F-Qa2JIDUruqEayOHzT7x7auz91xQUdqZy0VB7UIb9nYJCs4BssP8Z4-1A3dZlYKkm--uhHzZNphQeKJIqqLlJgG0FThv2dEvNTecjubTABYDQLptivcqv6LDvX-HhHBtoRUbge4ds3/w426-h640/Free%20Weird%20Insect%20Printables%20and%20Montessori-Inspired%20Weird%20Insect%20Activities.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've previously published posts here with Montessori-inspired butterfly, ant, bee, ladybug, and noisy insect themes and free printables. This summer, we're studying weird insects! There's also a weird insect themed pack for newsletter subscribers at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-weird-insect-printables-and-montessori-inspired-weird-insect-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">LivingMontessoriNow.com</a>!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">
You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year in my <a href="http://prekandksharing.blogspot.com/search/label/Deb%20Chitwood" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">previous posts at PreK + K Sharing</a>. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2013/03/04/montessori-monday-how-to-use-printables-to-create-montessori-inspired-activities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities</a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/2014/04/14/montessori-monday-free-printables-for-montessori-homeschools-and-preschools/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools</a>.<em> </em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><em><br /></em></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">
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</span><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Montessori Shelves with Weird Insect Themed Activities</span></strong></h2><div><strong><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3L2riApCPFAfEtpm4gICqnfEkRHnORI4UfIx5-LvEUNHIYIMWjg2kqWYKFtu76dFrdlUyCJwuEOQ3Rosc8aaxbX2v8_mA0gdOmR89heGOUgJa2SQkK826WG82ckbXyNGNLxhZICEtMVxIhNIMo3sM03xqdOzykdrHuxOLh5UC0YYwQABYy7VQ7HP/s685/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Weird%20Insect%20Themed%20Activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="685" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3L2riApCPFAfEtpm4gICqnfEkRHnORI4UfIx5-LvEUNHIYIMWjg2kqWYKFtu76dFrdlUyCJwuEOQ3Rosc8aaxbX2v8_mA0gdOmR89heGOUgJa2SQkK826WG82ckbXyNGNLxhZICEtMVxIhNIMo3sM03xqdOzykdrHuxOLh5UC0YYwQABYy7VQ7HP/w640-h640/Montessori%20Shelves%20with%20Weird%20Insect%20Themed%20Activities.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montessori-Inspired Shelves with Weird Insect Themed Activities</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></strong></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You’ll find Montessori-inspired weird insect numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just </span><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">sign up for my email</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber)
Go to my </span><strong style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-weird-insect-printables-and-montessori-inspired-weird-insect-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Weird Insect Printables and Montessori-Inspired Weird Insect Activities post</a><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/free-crocodilian-printables-and-montessori-inspired-crocodilian-activities/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> </a></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!</span></div><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Free Montessori-Inspired Weird Insect Pack</span></strong></h2><div><strong><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEher8g7ZxSd-oObpMyx-MpEOHrJGnBmfxJtbUStNQnlObPGJ-A-uN7WvvI5B6oUf2L7aiDDWyFFCpe3bQeUSYVypxprznPuVLdDN6NaNlR6yeyGcdGdfAuW1cbQwaU1ehaXBMtmFyQ68EuvM9dyyPJTTkG0J9KLvIGZ64kv8ZfEJDWC_0efSJWNEdZ5/s645/Montessori-Inspired%20Weird%20Insect%20Pack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEher8g7ZxSd-oObpMyx-MpEOHrJGnBmfxJtbUStNQnlObPGJ-A-uN7WvvI5B6oUf2L7aiDDWyFFCpe3bQeUSYVypxprznPuVLdDN6NaNlR6yeyGcdGdfAuW1cbQwaU1ehaXBMtmFyQ68EuvM9dyyPJTTkG0J9KLvIGZ64kv8ZfEJDWC_0efSJWNEdZ5/s16000/Montessori-Inspired%20Weird%20Insect%20Pack.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></strong></div><div><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/sign-living-montessori-now-newsletter-get-monthly-subscriber-freebies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Montessori-Inspired Weird Insect Pack</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just </span><strong style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://forms.aweber.com/form/50/773231250.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sign up for my email to get the link and password</a></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"> – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).</span></div><h2><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">More Insect Resources</span></strong></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;">
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<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I hope you're having a wonderful summer!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Signature.jpg"><img alt="Deb - Signature" class="wp-image-25312 alignnone" height="90" src="https://livingmontessorinow.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Signature.jpg" title="Deb - Signature" width="96" /></a></span></div>
<div><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/47745580@N08/24366923756/in/dateposted/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank" title="Deb Chitwood"><img alt="Deb Chitwood" class="alignleft" height="100" src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1634/24366923756_b3bddd0f63_t.jpg" title="Deb Chitwood" width="100" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span>Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 47 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at <a href="https://livingmontessorinow.com/">Living Montessori Now.</a></span></div>
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