Part of our Weather Unit Study is learning about factors that affect weather, like water and temperature. We discussed the 3 states of matter that water takes: solid, liquid and gas and that heat is needed in order for the change to happen.
Friday, August 30, 2019
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Weather Activity Trays for Kindergarten and First Graders
In this 12 Months of Montessori, I want to feature our Weather Activity Trays for Autumn/Fall. Change of season is always exciting and it is just right that we do some weather studies before the new season arrives.
Kids are always fascinated with the weather as this is something that they have experienced. Just by going outside and observing the sky, you can talk to your child about the weather, is it sunny? rainy? cloudy? windy? Sometimes they also get to watch this on TV or on the weather forecast news. Thus they become familiar with some words. To expand your child's curiosity about the weather and advance his/her knowledge, here are some activities that you might want to try.
Kids are always fascinated with the weather as this is something that they have experienced. Just by going outside and observing the sky, you can talk to your child about the weather, is it sunny? rainy? cloudy? windy? Sometimes they also get to watch this on TV or on the weather forecast news. Thus they become familiar with some words. To expand your child's curiosity about the weather and advance his/her knowledge, here are some activities that you might want to try.
Monday, August 19, 2019
9 Best Insect Science Activities on Instagram
You all know that I love Instagram! Aside from Pinterest, this is one of the best places to look for inspirations for home and school educational activities. Recently, I have the courage to ask my followers to join my occasional roundup posts based on the themes that we have for "home" school. I'm so happy that there tons who participated and with that, I'm happy to share 9 inspiration activities amazing accounts. Be sure to check their websites and Instagram account for more inspirations!
Monday, August 12, 2019
Insect Themed Lesson Plans for Kindergarten to First Grade
We are about to conclude our INSECT UNIT which we have been working on for the past two weeks and I am so happy to finally share the lesson plan that I made for my Kindergarten. Now, though this is designed for my almost 6 year old boy, this unit study is also appropriate for kids from 5 years and older. We have done tons of identification and sensorial activities previously on this subject area and this year, we’re doing some advanced work.
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Safari Toob Theme Teaching Resources
I am so excited to bring to you 16+ activity learning packs to go along with your favorite Safari Toob educational toys. As you all know, we've been collecting these animal figure sets for a decade now and has been a helpful learning tool in our homeschool journey. With my experience in homeschooling and designing activities to go along with our toob sets, I decided to publish the printables I made for these toys. With these printable packs, you and your kids can exhaust the use of these animal toobs and go beyond the typical matching activity.
For more details on some of the themed packs you can also check some of the posts below:
- Insect Theme Toob Printable Learning Materials
- Farm Theme Toob Printable Learning Materials
- Ocean Theme Toob Printable Learning Materials
Thursday, August 1, 2019
Insect Theme Toob Printable Learning Materials
Here’s a comprehensive activity pack with your Safari Toob Insect set. This INSECT TOOB LEARNING PACK learning material contains tons of extension activities that include science, language, math and fine motor skills. And, of course, this learning material uses HIGH-QUALITY REAL IMAGES of the animals!