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Practical Life

A Montessori Lesson

October 31, 2014 By Seemi

A Montessori Lesson

Today I’d like to introduce you to Linda Karchmar.  Linda is a now retired Montessori Guide who owned her own school for 28 years, and taught for 32 years.  She has a wonderful online store where she is selling materials from her school, including lots of lovely Practical Life items! You can also find children’s books, […]

Filed Under: Montessori Basics, Practical Life

Preliminary Practical Life Exercises

October 3, 2014 By Seemi

Preliminary Practical Life Exercises

The Practical Life activities in a Montessori classroom are designed to be purposeful work that lead the child to an understanding of his environment and how it works.  These activities are appealing to the young child as they resemble everyday activities the child has seen adults complete.  The Practical Life Area of the classroom encompasses: […]

Filed Under: Practical Life Tagged With: Beginning of School, Fine Motor

Activities for a Beach Theme

June 1, 2014 By Seemi

Simple Preschool Activities for a Beach Theme

We’re ready for summer and we’re starting to feel beachy! Shell Scrubbing Sorting seashells by size Spooning marbles onto a starfish suction mat Tweezing ocean themed mini beads onto a fish suction mat Scooping white pompoms with an ice cream scoop Spooning beach sand

Filed Under: Practical Life, Seasonal Tagged With: Beach, Fine Motor, Summer

On the Fine Motor Shelf in May

May 11, 2014 By Seemi

On the Fine Motor Shelf in May., Great for a preschool spring theme

Sorting Birch Discs Sorting Paper Flowers Tonging Mini Eggs in Nests Tonging Feathers Spooning Seeds in Sunflower Dishes Spooning and Sorting Gems Pouring from a Mini Watering Can Using a Spoon and Funnel More Shelf Activities for Spring Preschool Literacy Activities for Spring Fine Motor Activities for Spring 18 Shelf Activities for Spring  Learning About Flowers […]

Filed Under: Practical Life, Seasonal Tagged With: Fine Motor, May, Spring

Fine Motor Activities for Spring

April 27, 2014 By Seemi

Pouring into two containers Using an eye dropper Miniature pouring Eggs and Chicks Open and Close Transferring Plastic Eggs Bugs in the Grass Tweezing Activity.  You can find plastic grass like this at the craft store or try Amazon (affiliate link). The tiny bugs were from a local teacher supply store. Scooping Corn Kernels.  Wooden trays like […]

Filed Under: Practical Life, Seasonal Tagged With: April, Fine Motor, Spring

Shelf Activities for Spring

April 20, 2014 By Seemi

Early learning Activities for Spring

Playdoh mat from PreKinders.com (free) Umbrella tissue sealing Gluing on a dot- Easter Egg confetti Assembling and gluing a flower Roll and Sort Buttons Flower Lacing Cards Earth Day Shadow Matching from Royal Baloo (free) Garden Tools 3-Part Cards from Montessori Printshop (free) Flowers and Bulbs 3-Part Cards from Wildflower Ramblings (free) Reasoning Question Cards from Splashy Speech Stuff (free) […]

Filed Under: Language, Practical Life, Seasonal Tagged With: April, Spring

On the Art Shelves in December

December 15, 2013 By Seemi

Simple art skills for December with a Christmas theme. great for preschool and kindergarten.

Here are some of the simple activities we have on our art shelves this month. Making little candy canes with left over pipe cleaner bits Lots of pinpunching variations out this month!  Perfect for making Holiday cards.  I love how sweet the santa hat and stocking look with the cotton glued on. This is a […]

Filed Under: Art, Practical Life Tagged With: Christmas, December, Winter

December Fine Motor Shelf

December 8, 2013 By Seemi

December and Christmas Fine Motor Activities

Here are some pictures of our fine motor shelves all decked out in red and green to celebrate the season 🙂 December Fine Motor Fun! Pouring from a festive votive candle holder Tonging little ornaments into a candle holder we found at a thrift store. This little peg board is from the dollar store.  I […]

Filed Under: Practical Life Tagged With: Christmas, December, Fine Motor, Winter

Thanksgiving in Our Class

November 24, 2013 By Seemi

Thanksgiving in Our Class

We wanted to share some pictures from  last year’s Thanksgiving Feast. This is the one holiday we always celebrate together as a class.  It ties in so well with our study of North America, of plants and food, and is a culmination of so many of the practical life skills we’ve been practicing since the […]

Filed Under: Holidays, Practical Life, Seasonal Tagged With: Autumn, North America, Thanksgiving, USA

November Fine Motor Shelf

November 3, 2013 By Seemi

November Fine Motor Shelf

Here are some of the fine motor activities we have lined up for November! Gotta bring out the turkey baster in November! Tweezing corn kernels. We picked up some ears of corn when we went on our field trip to the farm a couple of weeks ago. This one requires a little more dexterity.  Picking […]

Filed Under: Practical Life, Seasonal Tagged With: Autumn, Fine Motor, November

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