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Science

The Solar System

January 30, 2015 By Seemi

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 […]

Filed Under: Science Tagged With: Astronomy, Space

Big Nature Connections in Small Spaces

December 12, 2014 By Seemi

Nature studies in a small or urban environment

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 […]

Filed Under: Science, Teaching Tips Tagged With: Nature

Ideas for a Butterfly Unit

May 25, 2014 By Seemi

Ideas for a Butterfly Unit

Raise caterpillars and observe how they change into butterflies!  See more on our post about Painted Lady Butterflies here. Simple butterfly life cycle sequencing puzzle Monarch butterfly life cycle 3-part cards with objects.  We made this set using images from Google, but you can download a beautiful set from the Helpful Garden. Types of Butterflies- […]

Filed Under: Science, Seasonal Tagged With: Animals, Bugs, Butterflies, Spring

Animals in Winter Unit

January 24, 2014 By Seemi

Printables for a Montessori or preschool kindergarten Animals in Winter unit or theme

Here are some of the materials I put together to add to our Animals in Winter unit. This is a non-fiction book we will be using to introduce the unit.  I might keep the cards apart and put them up on display one at a time as we talk about what it says. (Source: Animals […]

Filed Under: Science, Seasonal Tagged With: Animals, January, Winter

Free Printable: Astronomy and Space Vocabulary Printables

December 25, 2013 By Seemi

Free Printable Astronomy and Space Vocabulary Printables

Astronomy I-Have-Who-Has Vocabulary Development Game Our students really enjoy playing I-Have-Who-Has.  It’s a great way to practice new vocabulary.   How To Get This Printable I’ve added this printable to the Resource Library so head over there if you’d like to download a copy for yourself.  The Library is a free resource for our newsletter subscribers. If you’re […]

Filed Under: Printables, Science Tagged With: Astronomy, Space

Free Printable Antarctic Food Web

December 21, 2013 By Seemi

Free Printable Antarctic Food Web

Today’s Freebie The Food Web in Antarctica We used this as a matching activity with our younger students. Cut out the pictures and see if you can put them in the correct place on the food web.  We enjoyed the song “Crusty Krill” with this work. Related Products Click the images for details. (Affiliate links […]

Filed Under: Printables, Science Tagged With: Antarctica

Learning About Leaves

November 17, 2013 By Seemi

Learning About Leaves

    Matching pressed leaves Matching leaf silhouettes Identifying leaves and trees This is a great fan deck with images of leaves and the trees they grow on Sorting big and little leaves Parts of a Leaf 3-part cards (Free in the Trillium Resource Library) Learning about leaf shapes with the botany cabinet   Leaf […]

Filed Under: Science, Seasonal Tagged With: Autumn, Leaf, plants

Plants We Eat

October 27, 2013 By Seemi

Parts of a Plants We Eat

We introduced plants and plants we eat during our study of pumpkins.  Here are some more of the activities we have been doing to explore the concept of edible plant parts.  Sorting Plants on a Plate (I wish I could find the source for this set!  It was a hand-me-down that I received over a […]

Filed Under: Science Tagged With: plants

Painted Lady Butterflies

May 26, 2013 By Seemi

Painted Lady Butterflies unit

  The Painted Lady caterpillars arrive! Observing caterpillar growth.  These little guys eat a LOT! In about a week the caterpillars made their way to the top of the jar and curled into a J By the next morning they had all turned into chrysalides! Transferring the chrysalides to their new home In another ten […]

Filed Under: Science, Seasonal, Trillium Montessori Tagged With: Animals, Bugs, Butterflies, May, Spring

Flower Activities

May 19, 2013 By Seemi

Learning about flowers in kindergarten

We were given such a spectacular display of flowers for Teacher Appreciation week that we thought it was time to bring out our floral works!   Sensorial Exploration   Different Kinds of Flowers We have a ridiculous number of picture matching cards and they’re all out on the shelves!  I may donate some of these to […]

Filed Under: Language, Practical Life, Science Tagged With: Botany, Fine Motor, May, plants

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