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December

Hanukkah

December 13, 2015 By Annie

Preschool printables for a Hanukkah theme

These were some of the activities we had on our Montessori shelves in honor of Hanukkah last week.   On the Fine Motor Shelf We kept our fine motor shelf fairly simple with a blue and white color theme. Dry Pouring  Wet Pouring Funnel Pouring Tong Transfer Tonging and Making a pattern with pom poms Spooning marbles Spooning glittery […]

Filed Under: Holidays Tagged With: December, Hanukkah

December Activities for Preschool

December 19, 2014 By Seemi

Lots of December and Christmas themed printables and activities for preschoolers

Here are a few more December activities to round off the month! Sensorial Smelling and matching Christmas scented candles.  Use a blindfold for a fun challenge! Language We LOVE this “I Have Who Has” vocabulary development game from Kindergarten Squared Matching Christmas erasers with their outlines.  I don’t remember where I got these but they […]

Filed Under: Holidays, Seasonal Tagged With: Christmas, December, Winter

A Celebration of Light – The Winter Solstice

December 1, 2014 By Seemi

A Waldorf inspired winter solstice celebration for preschoolers and early learners

By Lisa Anderson Spending this time of the year with children reminds me of the beauty the holidays have to offer.  Our students come from a variety of backgrounds and we try to acknowledge each family’s cultural traditions and share the joys of the season. This year we are celebrating the winter solstice and preparing […]

Filed Under: Holidays, Seasonal Tagged With: December, Winter, Winter Solstice

Holiday Gifts Your Child Can Sew

November 28, 2014 By Seemi

Sewing projects for preschool. great for making holiday gifts!

Please welcome Aimee Fagan!  Aimee’s work on the Montessori Works Blog has been an inspiration to me for a long time.  Aimee is a trained Montessori teacher and she has some wonderful resources for the practical life area of the classroom.  She also writes about her experiences raising her children in a Montessori home.  Today she […]

Filed Under: Holidays, Practical Life Tagged With: Christmas, December, Gifts, Sewing, Winter

Christmas Around the World

December 22, 2013 By Seemi

A Montessori inspired Christmas Around the World unit

This month in our class we have been celebrating holidays around the world. We began in America with Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, comparing the similarities and differences between the two.   We then departed for a ‘holiday globe trot’, some of which was inspired by A Year of Many Firsts, while also weaving in the heritage of our own […]

Filed Under: Holidays Tagged With: Christmas, December, Winter

On the Art Shelves in December

December 15, 2013 By Seemi

Simple art skills for December with a Christmas theme. great for preschool and kindergarten.

Here are some of the simple activities we have on our art shelves this month. Making little candy canes with left over pipe cleaner bits Lots of pinpunching variations out this month!  Perfect for making Holiday cards.  I love how sweet the santa hat and stocking look with the cotton glued on. This is a […]

Filed Under: Art, Practical Life Tagged With: Christmas, December, Winter

December Fine Motor Shelf

December 8, 2013 By Seemi

December and Christmas Fine Motor Activities

Here are some pictures of our fine motor shelves all decked out in red and green to celebrate the season 🙂 December Fine Motor Fun! Pouring from a festive votive candle holder Tonging little ornaments into a candle holder we found at a thrift store. This little peg board is from the dollar store.  I […]

Filed Under: Practical Life Tagged With: Christmas, December, Fine Motor, Winter

December Printables

December 1, 2013 By Seemi

December and Christmas themed printables for preschool and kindergarten

Here are some of the materials on our shelves in December    Play Dough Mats Add these to your play dough work and see what the children do with them.  I’ve really developed a liking for play dough mats over the last few years!  From the December Preschool Pack Cutting Cutting strips.  Children can practice […]

Filed Under: Holidays, Language Tagged With: Christmas, December, Winter

December Phonological Awareness

November 23, 2013 By Seemi

December Christmas themed Phonological Awareness

I find that most Montessori Language Albums (manuals) don’t provide enough information about the pre-literacy skills children need to develop before being introduced to the Sandpaper Letters.  In my opinion, a lot of time should to be spent on oral language development and ear training before symbols are introduced. Phonological awareness is an umbrella term […]

Filed Under: Holidays, Language Tagged With: Christmas, December, Winter

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