Montessori Winter Toddler Learning Tray Ideas

 Sharing what learning activities we have this January.

Winter Animal Life Cycle Studies

Happy Winter Solstice!! What have you been doing so far in celebrating the arrival of winter?  In our home, I read books about the shortest day of the year to the kids and how other places in the world welcome this new season.  You can check our winter books collection here to see what we have been reading so far.

Winter Preschool and Kindergarten Printable Pack

Winter is my least favorite season and I dread this season to come.  With days stuck at home, parents need to prepare some engaging and fun activities for kids to keep them entertained in case they ask for "something to do".  In line with that, I am so excited to introduce you to our Winter Preschool and Kindergarten Mega Unit!  I made this pack two years ago and I'm going to feature it in this blog post!  Just like the rest of my MEGA UNITS (bestsellers!), this contains 30 activities covering math and literacy for young children.  Take a peek on some of the activities included in this learning material.

Advent Books for Christmas Countdown 2020 Edition

Happy first day of December! I know by now that you've heard about the Advent Books.  This scheme is similar to Advent Calendar, but instead, you prepare 25 Christmas books to read each day till Christmas.  Some people wrap the books up and open a random book each day, others simply put a bow on the books and schedule ahead which book to read (I like this one better!)

Penguins Preschool Math and Literacy Mini Unit

I'm finally publishing our PENGUIN PRESCHOOL MINI UNIT! Kids love penguins (I think most kids are), and they enjoy working on some hands-on activities and centers.  There are 10 fun and engaging math and literacy activities in this set so come take a look!

FREE Winter Themed Printable Materials

Holidays are over and it's time to shift our shelves from Christmas-themed to anything "wintery".  I am excited to share this month's printable learning materials.  Be sure to subscribe and sign up for our newsletter to be able to get access to these files.  And if you are a subscriber already, be sure to check your email (if not on the inbox, check the SPAM as well) for the access code.

Hands-on Less and More Counting Activities

I'm so happy to share our updated Holiday and Seasonal themed packs of our MORE OR LESS / COMPARING NUMBERS Activities in the shop.  I had a great time using these learning materials with Vito years ago when he was just beginning to learn about numbers and quantities.  To give you an idea on how we conducted the activity check it here, CHRISTMAS THEMED PACK with manipulatives.  The picture below is Vito's work.  He's still learning so he has a mistake in this one.

Winter Building Blocks Spin and Build

With the success of our Pattern Blocks Spin and Build, I didn't hesitate making another series of Spin and Build and this time it's using LEGO building blocks!  Everyone loves LEGO and this is just a perfect extension work and play for creating 2D pictures using LEGO compatible blocks and mats or plates.

Our Montessori-Inspired Shelf for Winter

I’m back after a few weeks of hiatus!  I’ve been focusing more in our homeschool that I didn’t have time to write a post about our activities for the past 2 weeks.  Anyway, here’s the shelf that I've setup weeks ago and the main theme for this setup is “winter”.  This year, we’ll be doing small study units for science and culture but we will work our way thoroughly (taking our time) in reading, writing, and math.

Winter Themed 1-10 Counting Activities

If you love themed activities, you will surely love these winter counting printable activities we have in the shop.  These materials promote hands-on mathematics and enable children to practice writing and do some fine motor skill works.

Ten Frames

Vito enjoys these “scenic” ten frames as I often call them. Currently, we have 3 different beautiful designs that can go along with any of your winter themes.  Here Vito is working on our kids winter themed ten frames.  He was disappointed that it didn’t snow here last Christmas so I gave him a few snowy themed activities.  There are two types of activities included in our one to ten counting ten frames.

Collection of Winter Books for Kids

Christmas books are back in storage, and winter books are out for us to explore! Here are some of the books we own and will read throughout this winter.

Four Seasons Sorting Activity

The days are getting longer, and we are having more sun than rain, so we are spending most of our time outdoors these days and observing the changes in our environment. I posted our nature finds and observations on my Instagram account, and Vito loves so many things in our surroundings (like insects and flowers!). With all these changes, we started rereading our tree book, defining each season and the changes we see around us.

In this Hands-On activity, you will see how Vito learned about the four seasons and the things associated with each season with the help of our Four Seasons Sorting Learning Material. You can get this printable from here or click the image below on its product page.