This unit study is a wonderful way to explore learning about emotions and feelings. During the time that we completed this study, I was pregnant with our baby girl – Sweet Bee. Little Bee was experiencing many emotions and some anxiety about having a little sister. I wanted to help him with expressing these emotions by giving him hands-on tools…
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Montessori Continent Learning Activities
This month in our homeschooling journey, we are concentrating on learning about the world. A wonderful place to start Montessori continent learning activities is with the sensorial sandpaper globe (tactile), colored globe (visual & tactile), 3-part cards (pre-reading), continent song (auditory), and Montessori continent puzzle (fine motor). Little Bee’s first work for learning the continents of the world was to…
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Montessori Animals and Continents
I love how Montessori encourages using hands-on materials for learning. Geography material can be abstract for a child, but it doesn’t have to be! I am going to share with you several fun concrete activities for learning all about Montessori animals and continents. Hands-On Schleich Animals Children love hands-on animal figurines that they can examine in their hands. We love…
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DIY Felt Chicken Egg Life-Cycle with Printables
My son, Little Bee, has always been fascinated by chickens. He actually, at three years old, had a make believe flock of chickens that followed him around. One day he took his entire flock of chickens for a ride in the car to church. We had to leave the car windows open so the chickens could get fresh air and…
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Montessori Farm Life 3-Part Cards
In the Montessori homeschooling environment, it is helpful to have 3-part cards as a learning tool for practically all topics… whether it is language, geography, or zoology. On Mama’s Happy Hive Teachers Pay Teachers shop, I have created several wonderful 3-part cards for farm animals, pond life, flower anatomy, and more! We are using these Montessori Farm Life 3-Part Cards…
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November Countdown Thankful Tree
I love celebrating and creating holiday traditions with my family. Last year, I created a DIY Advent Calendar and this year I wanted to do something similar. This is a lovely November countdown thankful tree for children and adults of all ages to enjoy. Each calendar tag is a Bible promise that can be read for that day of the…
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DIY Felt Pumpkin Parts and Life Cycle with Printables
A wonderful way for children to learn about the world around them is through hands-on play. This lovely DIY felt pumpkin parts craft, is an easy hands-on activity to help a child learn about the parts of a pumpkin and its life cycle. Also, included in this post is a free pumpkin diagram printable. Materials Needed for DIY Felt Pumpkin…
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Montessori at Home Preschool Plans (4-5 years)
This Montessori at Home Preschool Plan is a loosely formed outline of the lessons we hope to cover next year for Little Bee at 4-5 years old. Please visit, Montessori Inspired Homeschool Preschool Plans (3-4 years), for a detailed outline of the unit studies we did previously and our Montessori homeschool goals using the NAMC manuals. Please note that this…
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Montessori Flower Arranging: Practical Life Skills
Young children LOVE practical life skills. They love working with their hands and creating. Here’s a great lesson on Montessori flower arranging and how you can add this lesson to your Christian homeschool today. (more…)
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