Continuing on with our study of Asia… Our display took on more of a Middle Eastern theme I found these treasures on one of my trips to Qatar. The last frame has different colored sand from the deserts of Arabia. A few items to add to our mystery bag. There’s a glass mosque, […]
Geography
Learning About Asia: South Asia
We’re focusing in on the countries of South Asia. We love Kathy Troxel’s song about South Asia on the album Geography Songs to learn the names of the countries in this region. (Track 15) We added a few items from South Asia to our display shelf. There’s a model of the Taj Mahal, a peacock feather […]
Learning About Asia: Introduction
I pulled out my Asia storage box a couple of weeks ago and was overwhelmed by the amount of stuff I’ve put in it over the years. I decided it was finally time to get it properly organized. (More thoughts about organizing thematic units here.) Here are the preliminary results! I put a few […]
Physical Features of Antarctica: Free Printable
It is the gift-giving season in many parts of the world and I have a ton of gifts to share with my amazing blog subscribers! I will be uploading one new free printable every day until Christmas. Today’s Freebie Physical Features of Antarctica We had a ton of fun learning about Antarctica last year. Antarctica Overview […]
Free Printable Biomes of Australia
Take a look at some of our Australia Unit Studies work from last year for more ideas. Related Products Click the images for details. (Affiliate links may be included in this post. See full disclosures here.) How To Get This Printable I’ve added this printable to the Resource Library so head over there if you’d like to download […]
Free Printable Biomes of North America
My biomes cards have been inspired by the gorgeous materials created by Waseca. If you haven’t heard of them already, you should definitely check out their incredible offerings. Related Products Click the images for details. (Affiliate links may be included in this post. See full disclosures here.) How To Get This Printable I’ve added this printable […]
Free Printable Symbols of North Carolina
Symbols of North Carolina 3-Part Cards These may not be as useful to those of you who don’t live in North Carolina! We added these to our Geography shelf during our North America unit studies. Related Products Click the images for details. (Affiliate links may be included in this post. See full disclosures here.) […]
Introduction to Geography
So many ways to sort things found in the air, land, and water! Filling our land and water jars Making a land and water globe with a styrofoam ball and playdoh. The children also enjoy using the Earth playdoh mat and trying to fill in the landmasses with playdoh. We used a blue […]
Around the World
Geography and world cultures are a big part of the curriculum in Montessori and we’re very lucky to have families who have traveled all over the world! Here are pictures from some of the wonderful presentations that parents have shared with us over the past few months. Africa Trying on a hat from Egypt Enjoying […]
Africa Themed Fine Motor Trays
We made a few minor changes to our fine motor shelf this week. The pouring shelf is practically the same as it has been all month. We just changed the color to green to coordinate with the color of Africa on the Montessori continent globe. Most of the other trays include some sort of […]