The equinox occurs twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall.
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Free Montessori Penguin Nomenclature Cards
I love penguins! I can spend hours watching them at the local zoo. Here are some nomenclature cards to printout at montessorimom.com
New Years Birthday Walk
Use the birthday walk to celebrate the New Year with your children. Here are the print-outs and how to do this celebration.
Christmas Tree Shape Game
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Christmas Tree Shape Game can be printed out for as many players you have in class or at home. For really young children call out the shape for them to color. For example, color the square red (then color the circle green, color the hexagon purple, and so on). You can make your own rules to make the game more difficult or easy to play.
This game is great for following directions, taking turns, small motor skills development, visual discrimination and learning shapes.
It also helps with reading and math readiness.
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Advent Calendar Paper Chain
An Advent Paper Chain provides a nice timeline for the Christmas holiday. Montessori used timelines to help children understand the concept time. Time has a present, past and future. Advent helps teach this in a fun and exciting way.
Instead of making an advent calendar, printout paper chains for counting down the days for Christmas or any holiday. Use a small glue stick and scissors for hours of cutting, pasting and counting fun!
Older children can learn about ordinal numbers, such as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. Use this printout to make your calendar chains for anytime of the year. It’s a great way to count down the days to your child’s birthday too.
Thanksgiving Ideas for Kids
Thanksgiving Day Activities has lots of printouts and ideas for last minute ideas. You can adapt the lessons to the Montessori approach.
Thanksgiving Pineapple Turkey Centerpiece
I like to make a simple Thanksgiving turkey centerpiece using a whole, fresh pineapple. Use the leaves of the pineapple for the tail, the fruit as the body and attach a turkey head. You can make the head with paper, felt or use a summer squash.
Here is a turkey centerpiece that looks much better than mine!
This one has a nice pattern and more creative turkey pineapple centerpiece ideas.
This is a fun project to do with your children.
Free Lunar Eclipse Cards
Tonight there is going to be a lunar eclipse. Check out the free lunar eclipse cards.
Pumpkins Inside and Out
Pumpkins have a hard outer shell with a soft inside. This is a great time to carve a pumpkin and find the seeds and pulp. Check out these free pumpkin nomenclature cards at montessorimom.com
Free Pumpkin Nomenclature Cards
Save some pumpkin seeds for your own pumpkin patch next growing season. Here is a free printout about pumpkins at montessorimom.com
