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Learning About Asia: Introduction

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Preschool Activities for Learning About Asia

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.

Contents of Asia Storage Box

 

I decided it was finally time to get it properly organized. (More thoughts about organizing thematic units here.)  Here are the preliminary results!

Asia Wall Decorations

I put a few things up on the wall for a little display

Asia Spooning Tamarind Seeds

We added some tamarind seeds and pretty Asian dishes to our spooning tray

Asia Mini Spooning Rice

Spooning rice with miniature cups and spoon

Asia Spooning Rice with Soup Spoon

Spooning rice with a big soup spoon

Asia Flat Bead Transfer

Transferring flat beads in these old school ash trays!

Asia Folder Photo Cards

Our Asia folder has photograph cards from Montessori Printshop

Asia Categories

We’re using these cards from Montessori Printshop for sorting landmarks, foods, and instruments from Asia.  

The little Taj Mahal is from Safari Ltd World Landmarks TOOB
the sushi object is from a pack of Sushi Erasers
and the palm leaf rattle was from Ten Thousand Villages.

Asia Flags and Coloring

Some flag coloring work

Asia Living and Non Living Cards

Sorting Living and Non Living things from Asia (Source: Asia A-Z Montessori Pack)

Asia Plant and Animal Cards

Sorting plants and animals from Asia (Source: Asia A-Z Montessori Pack)

Asia Animals and Pictures

Matching animal models to pictures.  These cards are also from Montessori Printshop.

Asia Parts of a Peacock

Parts of a Peacock Pack (Source: Asia A-Z Montessori Pack)

Asia Biomes Book Pages

I adapted these wonderful cards from my set of Waseca Biome materials.  This set shows the people of the grasslands of Asia.  I added some simple sentences and then bound them together to make a book.

Asia Biomes Photos and Books

Here are the books for each biome, along with a photo from the region that the book describes.  The photo biome cards can be found in the Asia A-Z Montessori Pack)

Asia Biomes Books and Map

And here’s a map of the biomes (also adapted from my set of Waseca Biomes materials)

Over the next few weeks I will share more of the activities we’ve put together for Asia.  In the meantime, here are some posts from previous years:

Learning About Japan at Trillium Montessori

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1n1SJ9Hwhg

 

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Seemi Abdullah

Seemi holds a Master's degree in education, and an AMS Early Childhood credential. She has twenty years of experience in Montessori as a teacher, school administrator, and school owner. Seemi is the founder of TrilliumMontessori.org.