Walkin’ N Rockin’ A beginning-of-the-year lesson plan by Claudia Mann If my Facebook “teacher” groups are any indication, this is a pretty exciting time of year for most of you who are called to this profession. Photo posts of prepared classrooms almost shout the anticipation of teachers who are ready to get those little ones […]
Science
Montessori Resources for Learning About Birds
We enjoy learning about birds during the spring. From eggs, to feathers, to nests, there is a lot to explore! One of our readers, Dagmar Brumovska shared this fantastic bird egg activity with us… including a free printable! You can find this printable in Dagmar’s brand new TpT store HERE. Make sure you follow her […]
Montessori Resources for Learning About Frogs and Amphibians
One of our students recently brought in a tadpole she had discovered while enjoying a day at the pond with her Meemaw (grandmother). We spent the whole afternoon observing the little creature and talking about all kinds of froggy things! We pulled out our frog life cycle cards and models and learned about how tadpoles […]
Learning About Bees
Hands on activities for learning about bees in the preschool and Montessori classroom. When you’re working with preschoolers and young children, keep in mind that they need to have exposure to the real thing before working with abstract representations of it. This is particularly true for nature. Spend lots of time in nature. Get dirty, see […]
Integrating Cosmic Education into Everything
Today’s post comes to you from Lisa of Montessori Kiwi. Lisa is a Montessori Elementary teacher from New Zealand. She shares some simple and easy ideas to help you integrate the concept of Cosmic Education into your daily classrom practice. -Seemi What Cosmic Education Isn’t What it is Since it has been … necessary to give […]
Strawberry Patch
We enjoyed a family field trip to go strawberry picking last weekend! The weather was perfect The berries were plentiful And we couldn’t wait to eat them! Slicing strawberries with an egg slicer (affiliate link) Strawberry Theme Activities in the Classroom We had some red and berry themed activities on our fine motor shelf Spooning little […]
Montessori Resources for Learning About Fish
This is a video from our class back in 2009 when Trillium Montessori was still in my house. We had fun learning all about fish. The video starts off with one of my favorite fish songs, then shows clips of children working with our fish themed materials, and ends with us getting our hands dirty […]
Introduction to the Life Sciences
Living and Non Living A few years ago we introduced the concept of living and non-living by introducing the students to our brand new class pet. The big reveal! Observing the fish. They named him Violet. (RIP Violet. You served us well for 3 years. We loved you.) Comparing the living fish to a […]
The Solar System
Today’s guest post is by Disha Patel of Lotus Montessori Extensions. She has some fun pictures of the variety of ways in which they explore planets in her class. Click the images below to see some of the activities we do here at Trillium when learning about Space in the following posts: by Disha Patel […]
Big Nature Connections in Small Spaces
I’m honored to have Kelly Johnson on our blog today. Kelly is a talented Montessori teacher, artist, and author. She is passionate about expanding children’s experiences with nature. If you’re a Montessori professional, you may have heard her speak at a Montessori conference, attended her recent AMS webinar, or read her articles in Montessori Life […]