It’s time to start getting ready for May! Try the following resources to help you prepare your preschool and Montessori shelves. Click the images below for details and tons of ideas! Free Printables These printables are available in my Resource Library. Click the images below for more details. Related Products Click the […]
May
Preschool Activities for a Farm Theme
A few years ago we offered weekly summer camps at our school. The pace of the day was quite relaxed and the teacher experimented with a few more traditional preschool themes. One week they focused on farms. If you teach in a traditional preschool classroom or just want to add some fun little farm activities to […]
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 […]
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 […]
On the Fine Motor Shelf in May
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 […]
Painted Lady Butterflies
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 […]
Flower Activities
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 […]
Happy Mother’s Day
Trillium Moms are the best! You made our classroom look absolutely gorgeous with the stunning array of flowers you brought us for Teacher Appreciation week. Thank you for the love! We hope you enjoy the Mother’s Day books your children have been busy making for you all week! Mother’s Day Book Making Work Here […]
Bugs! Fine Motor and Art Activities on the Shelf
We’ve been learning about bugs! Butterflies, ladybugs, grasshoppers, spiders, and cicadas! Affiliate links are used in this post for your convenience. Read my full affiliate disclosure here. The children have begun to bring bugs in that they’ve discovered on their walks. Here we have a black and yellow millipede in this critter case. Examining cicada shells in […]