Showing posts with label winter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label winter. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Montessori-Inspired Winter Scavenger Hunt Activities Using Free Printables

By Deb Chitwood from Living Montessori Now

Scavenger hunts are so much fun that we're having another scavenger hunt unit ... this time a winter scavenger hunt unit! Our new winter scavenger hunt unit has Montessori-inspired activities using free winter scavenger hunt printables along with a new Montessori-inspired winter scavenger hunt 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 Winter Scavenger Hunt Themed Activities

Montessori Shelves with Winter Scavenger Hunt Themed Activities

You’ll find Montessori-inspired winter scavenger hunt themed 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 Winter Scavenger Hunt 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 Winter Scavenger Hunt Pack



Montessori-Inspired Winter Scavenger Hunt 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 Winter Resources

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

Be sure to go to my Free Winter Scavenger Hunt Printables and Montessori-Inspired Activities for lots of free printables and activity ideas.
 
I hope you have lots of fun this winter!
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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 49 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live).
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Friday, December 15, 2023

Montessori-Inspired Ice Skating Activities Using Free Printables

By Deb Chitwood from Living Montessori Now

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 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.

Montessori Shelves with Ice Skating Themed Activities

Montessori Shelves with Ice Skating Themed Activities

You’ll find Montessori-inspired ice skating 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 Ice Skating Printables and Montessori-Inspired Ice Skating Activities post at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!

Free Montessori-Inspired Ice Skating Pack


Montessori-Inspired Ice Skating 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 Winter Sports Resources 

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

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

Have fun!

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 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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Thursday, December 15, 2022

Montessori-Inspired Snowy Day Activities Using Free Printables

By Deb Chitwood from Living Montessori Now

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 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 Snowy Day Themed Activities

Montessori Shelves with Snowy Day Themed Activities

You’ll find Montessori-inspired snowy day 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 Snowy Day Printables and Montessori-Inspired Snowy Day Activities post at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!

Free Montessori-Inspired Snowy Day Pack



Montessori-Inspired Snowy Day 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).

Snowperson Resources (and Posts with at Least One Snowperson Activity) 


More Winter Resources

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

Be sure to go to my Free Snowy Day Printables and Montessori-Inspired Snowy Day Activities post at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!
 
I hope you have a wonderful 2023 :)
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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 47 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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Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Montessori-Inspired Snowperson Activities Using Free Printables

By Deb Chitwood from Living Montessori Now

A snowperson theme is fun in the winter, whether you have snow or not! Today, I have a new theme with free snowperson  printables and activities for winter wherever you live! There's also a snowperson-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 Snowperson-Themed Activities

Montessori Shelves with Snowperson-Themed Activities

You’ll find Montessori-inspired snowperson 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 Snowperson Printables and Montessori-Inspired Snowperson Activities post at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!

Free Montessori-Inspired Snowperson Pack


Montessori-Inspired Snowperson 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 Snowperson Resources, Including Posts with Some or Many Snowperson Activities

More Winter Resources

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

Be sure to go to my Free Snowperson Printables and Montessori-Inspired Snowperson Activities post at Living Montessori Now for lots of free printables and activity ideas!
 
I hope you have a wonderful winter!

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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 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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Friday, January 31, 2020

A Winter Dance Story: The Most Perfect Snowman

Hello, and Happy 2020!

 I have created a new dance story around one of my favorite picture books: The Most Perfect Snowman, by Chris Britt. This is a fun and lively mid-winter activity, perfect for story time!

 This beautiful story is about generosity, kindness, and selflessness, and is told in a gentle way. The lovely illustrations and language portray the story of a lonely snowman, Drift, who only has two skinny stick arms, and a mouth and eyes made of coal.  He has no hat, scarf, or mittens.  He sees the parade of other stylish snow people go by, laughing, dancing, and playing, and he longs for company and to be like the other snowmen. Most of all he wants a nice carrot nose. He thinks that if he were stylish and had a carrot nose, he would be perfect.

 Drift spends his days slipping and sliding through the woods all alone.  Three children see him and feel sorry for him.  One child gives him a hat.  Another gives him mittens, and a third gives him a scarf.  Then, one of them gives him a wonderfully big carrot, and says that now he is a perfect snowman. Drift is happy and plays with the children.

 A furious storm blows in. Drift thanks the children and waves good-bye to them.  The wind blows his hat and mittens away, and he tries to find them.  He searches everywhere. He's sorry to lose his new clothes, but is happy that he still has his long, warm scarf, and his fancy carrot nose.

 He hears a little whimper in the middle of the howling wind.  It is a small bunny who is trying to survive the cold winter night.  Drift gives the bunny his warm scarf.  Then he hears the bunny's tummy growl with hunger.  He gives the bunny his carrot, and this makes him "the most perfect snowman of all."

 Now, let's dance the story!
THE MOST PERFECT SNOWMAN

Dance Story

 Read the story aloud, then use the following prompts to inspire the children to retell the story through movement.  Call out each one, and give the children plenty of time to respond through movement. This activity takes about 15 minutes, and works best in a large space.

 Play a quiet instrumental selection in the background, such as "Just Before Dawn," by William Ackerman, from the album "A Winter's Solstice," Vol 4.

 Begin the Dance Story:
  • Imagine you are Drift, the snowman. You have eyes, a mouth, and two stick arms.  

  • You spend your days alone, slipping and sliding through the woods, slowly and sadly.
  • Here comes a parade of fancy, stylish snowmen.  Can you parade around proudly, showing your hats, mittens, and scarves?
  • Have an imaginary snowball fight.
  • Now do a snowman dance!
  • Swish and slide through the woods, like Drift, watching the other snowmen play. 
  • Suddenly, you see three children.  Wave hello to them.  Maybe they will come over to you.
  • One of them offers you her hat.  Put it on your snowman head!  What color is it?  How does it feel?
  • Another offers you mittens.  What do they look like?  Put them on your stick arms.
  • And now one gives you a long, warm scarf.  Can you wrap it around yourself?
  • What is the little girl holding now?  A carrot!  She gives it to you!  Put it on your face, just like you have always wanted.  You are the perfect snowman! Play with the children in the snow.
  • Imagine you are a snowflake flying around in the storm. What shape are you? Blow side to side, up and down, as the strong wind swirls you around.  
  • Now imagine you are Drift, and suddenly your hat blows away.  Oh no!  Try to find it.  Now your mittens blow away.  Slide through the woods and try to find them too.
  • It's time to hunker down for the night and wait out the storm.What do you hear?  Listen carefully. Do you hear a small voice?  Look all around. 
  • Look down and see a tiny, shivering bunny who is lost.
  • Now, imagine you are the bunny.  How does it feel to be very, very cold? The snowman is giving you his warm scarf! Wrap up in the soft scarf. 
  • The kind snowman is giving you his wonderful orange carrot nose! Munch softly on the carrot as you snuggle up next to the most perfect snowman of all.
MOVING IS LEARNING!


 Keep on dancin',

 Connie

 www.movingislearning.com





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Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Montessori-Inspired Winter Activities Using Free Printables

By Deb Chitwood from Living Montessori Now 

 Even though I live in San Diego California, I still love preparing hands-on winter activities and love a winter unit. Today, I have lots of Montessori-inspired winter activities along with a new winter pack (subscriber freebie at LivingMontessoriNow.com)!

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. 

Montessori Shelves with Winter Themed Activities

Montessori Shelves with Winter Themed Activities 

 You’ll find Montessori-inspired winter 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 Winter Printables and Montessori-Inspired Winter Activities post at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the collage and shelf above!

Free Montessori-Inspired Winter Pack

Montessori-Inspired Winter Pack

Montessori-Inspired Winter 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 Winter Resources, Including Many Free Printables

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

 I hope your new year is off to a wonderful start! :)

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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 43 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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