A book is a container that has text or pictures to read. Check out How to Make Books for free printouts and ideas.

I love this oven mitt you can make for adults and kids. The how to tutorial is easy to follow. Here is an apron pattern. Check out the other great ideas!

You can make a Pop-Up Christmas Tree, Reindeer, Snowflake or a Poinsettia Flower from the free printouts and directions at this site.

Here is a pdf download that has a list of high frequency word cards for the first grade level.

This site has 6 pages of Hawaiian Snowflake printouts. They are very unique and pretty. This paper project would be fun for kids of all ages.

This has a step by step illustration how to digram sentences.
Here is another helpful link.
This link helps with more difficult diagramming.
Check out this one for complex sentences.

Montessori schools teach diagramming sentences for grammar lessons to children as young as 5 or 6. You can use simple sentences your child writes. Here is part one and part two.
Check out more at One Way of Learning English Grammar.

Thanksgiving Dinner 1884 is an interesting menu, including a cheese lasagna type dish.
The food timeline has more interesting tidbits.

Use what is in abundance to make easy and fast centerpieces. Find unique containers, vases, baskets, cake platters, trays, bowls and boxes. Arrange your choice of pine cones, nuts,cranberries, grapes, apples, oranges, gourds, squash, pumpkins, nuts, pretty leaves, dried herbs and grasses, pine branches, or any other items on or in your container.
Your child’s creativity is all you need to make a beautiful centerpiece.

I made this pineapple turkey with just a few items. It was easy and fast to do.

I love Montessori à la maison. It has great pictures, ideas and shows how Montessori adapts so well in our homes.