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 […]
Geography
Free Printable Physical Features of Antarctica
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.) How […]
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 […]
The Continent of Africa
We’re learning about the continent of Africa this month! Here we have our materials for the study of Africa displayed on our Geography shelf. I’m lucky to have a sister who travels a lot and brings back treasures for the classroom! So many fun things to touch and examine here! These items are […]
Australia: Music Playlist
Here are some of the songs we’ve been enjoying during our study of Australia. Our favorites** are starred. These are the ones we’ve listened to almost every day for the past month! The People and Languages of Australasia Waltzing Matilda Give Me a Home Among The Gum Trees ** The Animals of Australia The Kangaroo Song […]