This is such an easy craft. With children and activities, anything can be turned into the most awesome and fun craft ever. It is all in the attitude and quality, not the materials or how much money you spend on it. You need: - small (7-inch) round paper plates (one per child) - scissors - tacky glue (this one is really cool) or thin double-sided tape (1/4 inch per child) - permanent marker - stickers (we like glittery ones) Steps: 1. Cut a triangle out of the plate. Do not discard the ... View the Post
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Montessori Botany: Parts of a Flower
This is a lesson that we will be looking at more in depth in Classical Conversations in a few weeks, so I thought it was very timely to study this very basic introduction to the parts of a flower. Montessori at Home: Botany First, we started out with nomenclature in our binder. Then, ... View the Post
Spanish Lessons for Preschoolers & Kindergartners with Free Printables (Part 2)
Here, you will see Spanish lessons on: Colors, Shapes, Fall, Greetings and Vocabulary I am currently teaching Spanish and French in our homeschool co-op (ages 1-5) and additionally Mandarin Chinese to my children. The only thing I stress is that I make sure they notice and know which language we are working on at the time. They switch gears rather easily and do very well. Even those who do both French and Spanish with me (on different days) haven't had a problem. I haven't thought of a ... View the Post
Classical Conversations and Montessori-Inspired Math: Skip Counting
This is a cool and easy project to put together to help little ones memorize their skip counting numbers from one up to fifteen. Take a look at how we did this and how it works so well for us. Even though it is for the Classical Conversations curriculum, it is almost Montessori at home-inspired. I love it and so does K! This activity is great for children ages 4 and up. I printed out 2 copies of the templates for skip counting numbers 1-15. Then, I laminated all of them ... View the Post
Bible: God Made Us Special
God has purposely made this world interesting and fun, colorful and attractive. When He made us, He made us different and special. He has not only made us different on the outside, but also on the inside. As a fun activity, we turned the lights off and shone a flashlight at K's head as he was standing sideways. We could see his profile on the wall. I taped this black construction paper on the wall and traced his profile. Then we cut it out. This is what it looked ... View the Post
Montessori Math: Numbers and Counters (Introduction to Odd and Even)
The purpose of this activity is to verify that each number is a quantity on its own, that numbers can be sequenced, and that there are odd and even numbers within the alignment of numbers 1-10 and beyond. In addition, children will begin an informal lesson on division. This activity is recommended for ages 4 and up (preferably after working ... View the Post
