Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Montessori-Inspired Reindeer Activities Using Free Printables

By Deb Chitwood from Living Montessori Now

A reindeer theme is so much fun in December ... whether or not you want to focus on Santa's reindeer. Our new unit has Montessori-inspired activities using free reindeer printables along with a new Montessori-inspired reindeer pack for subscribers to our free newsletter at Living Montessori Now! 

You'll find many activities for preschoolers through early elementary throughout the year in my previous PreK + K Sharing posts. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities. 

At Living Montessori Now, I have a page with lots and lots of free printables.

Disclosure: This post contains some affiliate links (at no cost to you).

Montessori Shelves with Reindeer-Themed Activities

Montessori Shelves with Reindeer-Themed Activities

You’ll find Montessori-inspired reindeer-themed numbers, letters, and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber) 
 
Go to my Free Reindeer Printables and Montessori-Inspired Reindeer Activities at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!

Free Montessori-Inspired Reindeer Pack


Montessori-Inspired Reindeer Pack 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).

More Advent and Christmas Resources

You can find many reindeer books here: Reindeer Books for Kids (including books as they’re published) Advent

Christmas If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout November and December, see my November Themed Activities for Kids. and my December Themed Activities for Kids.

Be sure to go to my Free Reindeer Printables and Montessori-Inspired Reindeer Activities for lots of free printables and activity ideas.
 
I hope you have a wonderful holiday season!
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Deb ChitwoodDeb 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 50 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live).
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Monday, November 18, 2024

Montessori-Inspired St. Nicholas and Santa Claus Activities Using Free Printables

By Deb Chitwood from Living Montessori Now

It's almost December, and I have a fun Christmas theme .... a St. Nicholas and Santa Claus theme! This is easily adaptable according to the children's beliefs. Our new St. Nicholas and Santa Claus unit has Montessori-inspired activities using free St. Nicholas and Santa Claus printables along with a new Montessori-inspired St. Nicholas and Santa Claus pack for subscribers to our free newsletter at Living Montessori Now!

You'll find many activities for preschoolers through early elementary throughout the year in my previous PreK + K Sharing posts. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities. 

At Living Montessori Now, I have a page with lots and lots of free printables.

Montessori Shelves with St. Nicholas and Santa Claus Themed Activities

Montessori Shelves with St Nicholas and Santa Claus Themed Activities


You’ll find Montessori-inspired St. Nicholas and Santa Claus themed numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber) 
 
Go to my Free St. Nicholas and Santa Claus Printables and Montessori-Inspired Activities at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!

Free Montessori-Inspired St. Nicholas and Santa Claus Pack



Montessori-Inspired St. Nicholas and Santa Claus Pack 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).

More Advent and Christmas Resources

Advent Christmas If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout November and December, see my November Themed Activities for Kids. and my December Themed Activities for Kids.

Be sure to go to my Free St. Nicholas and Santa Claus Printables and Montessori-Inspired Activities for lots of free printables and activity ideas.
 
I hope you have a wonderful holiday season!
  Deb - Signature
 
Deb ChitwoodDeb 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 49 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live).
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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Montessori-Inspired Evergreen Tree Activities Using Free Printables

By Deb Chitwood from Living Montessori Now

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 LivingMontessoriNow.com!



You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year in my previous posts at PreK + K Sharing. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities. 

At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools. 

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (at no cost to you).

Montessori Shelves with Evergreen Tree Themed Activities

Montessori Shelves with Evergreen Tree Themed Activities

Go to my Free Evergreen Tree Printables and Montessori-Inspired Evergreen Tree Activities post at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!

Free Montessori-Inspired Evergreen Tree Pack



Montessori-Inspired Evergreen Tree Pack 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).

More Tree Resources

Tree Books for Kids 

Montessori-Inspired Tree Pack 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) If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout November and December, see my November Themed Activities for Kids. and December Themed Activities for Kids. 

Be sure to go to my Free Evergreen Tree Printables and Montessori-Inspired Evergreen Tree Activities post at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!

Have a great evergreen tree unit!

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 Living Montessori Now
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Monday, November 15, 2021

Montessori-Inspired Gingerbread Activities with Free Printables

By Deb Chitwood from Living Montessori Now

I have a new gingerbread theme with free gingerbread printables and activities for you in time for the holidays! There's also a gingerbread-themed pack for newsletter subscribers at LivingMontessoriNow.com!


You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year in my previous posts at PreK + K Sharing. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities. 

At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools. 

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (at no cost to you).

Montessori Shelves with Gingerbread-Themed Activities

Montessori Shelves  with Gingerbread-Themed Activities

You’ll find Montessori-inspired gingerbread numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber) 

Go to my Free Gingerbread Printables and Activities for a Montessori-Inspired Gingerbread Unit post at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!

Free Montessori-Inspired Gingerbread Pack


Montessori-Inspired Gingerbread Pack 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).

More Gingerbread Resources


If you'd like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout November and December, see my November Themed Activities for Kids and December Themed Activities for Kids.

Be sure to go to my Free Gingerbread Printables and Activities for a Montessori-Inspired Gingerbread Unit post at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!
 
I hope you have a wonderful upcoming holiday season!
Deb - Signature
Deb ChitwoodDeb 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 46 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at Living Montessori Now.

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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Montessori-Inspired Bell Activities Using Free Printables

By Deb Chitwood from Living Montessori Now 

Two things I love are Christmas and music. Today, I've combined them with musical bell activities and Christmas bell activities. Some of these activities can be used year-round while others are designed for Christmas. 
I have a post at Living Montessori Now with free bell printables - both general bells and Christmas bells. 

 You'll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year along with presentation ideas in my previous posts at PreK + K Sharing. You'll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities. 

 At Living Montessori Now, I have a post with resource links of Free Printables for Montessori Homeschools and Preschools. 

 Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links at no cost to you. 

 Handbells and Musical Notes Handbells and Musical Notes Free Printable: Preschool Handbells: New-Sew Felt Musical Notes and Printables from Imagine Our Life 

 For this activity, I used a Multicraft tray and set of 8 handbells.

Handbells and Musical Notes Layout 

I would just lay out the musical note cards and have the child match the bells to the cards. You could have children who are able place the notes and bells in order from lowest to highest. (Note: I use a Montessori Services rug on the floor for the layout, although you could use a long piece of felt on a table.) 

 Jingle Bells Song Tray Jingle Bells Song Tray  

 Free Printable: Jingle Bells Music Color Coded by MontessoriSoul 

 For this activity, I used a Multicraft tray, a small tabletop easel, and the 5 lowest bells from the handbell set. 

My 3-year-old granddaughter, Zoey, and I played "Jingle Bells" together with each of us using more than one bell. We had a great time with it! 

 Jingle Bell Counting and Transfer Activity 
Bell Counting and Transferring Activity

 Free Printable: Jingle Bell Numbers (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber) 

 For this activity, I used a a Montessori Services medium-size tray, sugar tong, and exact number of bells to match a number card. I purchased a set of 144 ½" gold bells to use for a number of activities. You could choose any number from 1-10, whether it's to reinforce the number symbol or concept of counting. 

 The sugar tong (or whatever tool you use) adds fine-motor work to the counting activity. 
Counting and Transferring Jingle Bells
Zoey loved using the sugar tong to place the bells in a line.

 DIY Jingle Bell Cards and Counters DIY Bell Cards and Counters

 Free Printable: Jingle Bell Numbers (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber) 

 I used a Montessori Services medium-size tray, the number cards for 1-10, and 55 of the ½" gold bells.

I like to lay out my numbers and counters in the traditional Montessori way of rows of two counters with a left-over counter centered below the bottom row. This gives a visual impression of odd and even. For more about creating DIY numbers and counters and a link on how to present the lesson, check out my DIY Cards and Counters post. 

Bell Cards and Counters Layout

Bell Multiplication Board Activity 

 Bell Multiplication Tray Free Printable: Multiplication with Bells Printable from Carol of the Bells Pack at Every Star Is Different 

Free Printable: Math Facts Board Multiplication from Livable Learning 

For this activity, I used a Multicraft tray, 27 of the bells for multiplication facts through 9x3, a small red bell for the top of the multiplication "board", Bambu large condiment cup for the bells, small Bambu condiment cup for other pieces, and a miniature clothespin. I prepared the activity to solve one multiplication problem at a time with the materials.

 I had fun preparing this activity to add interest and hands-on learning to multiplication!

 Multiplication Board with Bells Layout  

 To see how to use a multiplication board, check out the post at Montessori Print Shop on how to use the Montessori multiplication bead board. For this, we're just using bells instead of beads! You could even use a bath mat as suggested if you use small enough bells! 

 Or use the free printable I used from Livable Learning. It also has directions to help you prepare the activity. 

 Jingle Bell Lane Game for Short E or Long A Words Jingle Bells Lane Game for Short E or Long A WordsFree Printable: Jingle Bell Lane Game by JK Curriculum Connection at Teachers Pay Teachers 

 I used a Montessori Services large plastic tray, dice, and gold and silver bells for place holders. This is simply a fun way to reinforce phonics for beginning readers.

More Free Bell Printables

Go to my post at Living Montessori Now for links to free bell printables from around the blogosphere: Free Bell Printables and Montessori-Inspired Bell Activities. And be sure to subscribe to my email list if you'd like to get an exclusive free printable each month (plus two more awesome freebies right away): Free Printables.

December Holiday Posts at Living Montessori Now + December Pinterest Boards


You'll find all my December posts here: Hundreds of December Holiday Activities for Kids

Pinterest Boards:
Montessori at Home or School - How to Teach Grace and Courtesy eBookIf you'd like to focus on manners with children, please check out my eBook Montessori at Home or School: How to Teach Grace and Courtesy! It's written for anyone who'd like to feel comfortable teaching manners to children ages 2-12. I'm also one of the coauthors of the book Learn with Play – 150+ Activities for Year-round Fun & Learning!
I hope you have a great time focusing on music and/or Christmas! :) Deb - Siganture
Deb Chitwood
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 41 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and toddler granddaughter live). She blogs at Living Montessori Now.

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