Here is another great lesson by Evelyn Saenz for Natural Math Manpulatives. It’s very Montessori in that you use the senses to learn concrete math skills. Your children will have fun with these activities.
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Free History Lesson
The South Dakota Weekly has a great online history lesson for upper elementary. There are 9 units with individual lessons.
Free Family Fun in Denver
Thanks to my friend Roberto, here are some free and inexpensive activities to do in Denver.
Denver Art Museum, 100 West 14th Avenue Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000
The art museum is free the first Saturday of every month except July:
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York St., Denver, 720-865-3500
Monday, Jan. 19, 2009 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
Monday, February 16, 2009 (Presidents’ Day)
Monday, March 16, 2009
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, 8500 Deer Creek Canyon Rd., Littleton, 303-973-3705
Friday, January 2, 2009
Friday, February 6, 2009
Friday, March 6, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
Friday, June 5, 2009
Friday, August 7, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
Friday, December 4, 2009
Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, 303-322-7009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Denver Zoo, 2300 Steele St., Denver, 303-376-4800
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
Tuesday, February 14, 2009
Saturday, February 24, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 (Veterans Day)
Other Denver attractions for families:
Colorado Railroad Museum
The Butterfly Pavilion
16th Street Mall
Buffalo Bill’s Memorial Museum
Children’s Museum of Denver
Call your local museums and attractions to find out the free days they provide.
Favorites
From the archive;
Make a snowflake board game
Puppet Ideas for a snowy or rainy day
Make pop-up cards for thank you notes.
Snowflake Crafts
Here are some free snowflake crafts. I like the Hawaiian snowflakes!
Favorite Charities
My favorite charities are the ones that help children and their families. Here are two I have been a part of over the years.
Christian Appalachian Project was founded by a Catholic priest, Father Ralph W. Beiting, who started this project with little money and a lot of faith. One of the first things Father Beiting did was to provide, not only for the physical needs of children and their families, but preschool and adult education. He was a man with vision like Maria Montessori.
The second charity we have enjoyed is CCF. We have had 3 foster children from India and Guatemala.
You get to know the children and their families through exchanging letters.
It’s amazing what each person can do in a small way to make the world a better place.
Giving to children is giving to our future hope.
Snowflakes
Piggy Banks
Our children know something we are rediscovering, saving money. People are buying piggy banks again.
Read more at-
Piggy banks fly off shelves in freshly frugal U.S.