It’s a great time to emphasize learning about months and weeks as the year comes to a close and the new year begins.
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Movement of the Earth
The earth moves constantly. Sometimes it moves suddenly causing an earthquake.
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Spring Weather
Lots of Snow this Spring in the Rockies!
Finally the snow has melted and ants are emerging from their ant hills. Check out the free ant printouts at montessorimom.com
Snowicane
Super Snow Moon
It’s another super moon tonight. This will be the biggest full moon of 2019. A family fun activity is to track the monthly phases of the moon. Check it out at montessorimom.com for printouts for the calendar and moon phases.
Polar Vortex
Wolf Blood Moon
Lunar eclipses are fun to observe. A lunar eclipse can only happen when there is a full moon. This Sunday we are lucky enough to have a supermoon with the lunar eclipse. A supermoon is when the moon is closest to the Earth’s in orbit.
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Winter Solstice
Paper Chains and Spirals
I remember making endless paper chains during the holidays as a child. As my cutting skills improved, I would make spirals to decorate the hallway.
Here are some paper printouts to help with your holiday paper handwork.
Hurricanes
A hurricane is a strong and intense tropical cyclone. Some people call them typhoons (eastern Pacific ocean), cyclones (Indian Ocean) or willy-willies (Australia).
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