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Seasonal social studies resources for Montessori
Apple Name and Scissor Craft Activity - Editable
This apple name and scissor craft activity is perfect to do with your preschoolers in the fall or during your apple theme to help them with fine motor skills and name recognition. To add your students' names to the apples you will need to download the free version of Adobe Reader. There is also a link in the file to the free reader. Then just type the letters into the grey boxes. You can also write the students' names or have them add a letter to each space. Print the apple for each student o
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PreK - K
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Also included in:Â Name Activities Craft Bundle - Editable
Pumpkin Name and Scissor Craft Activity - Editable
This is a great name activity to do with your preschoolers in the fall or during your pumpkin theme to help them with name recognition.To add your students' names to the pumpkins you will need to download the free version of Adobe Reader. Then just type the letters into the grey boxes. You can also write the students' names or have them add a letter to each space. Print the pumpkin for each student on fun orange-colored paper. Cut out the pumpkin. Have your students cut on the dotted lines and t
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PreK - K
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Also included in:Â Name Activities Craft Bundle - Editable
Dinosaur Fossil Matching: for Montessori or Science Centers
These cards are a fun way to familiarize children with different dinosaurs. This is a unique activity that shows children what different dinosaur bones look like! You can use them to create many different kinds of activities. You can use these cards for your science centers, dinosaur unit study, or Montessori 3-6 classroom! DINOSAUR FOSSIL MATCHING INCLUDES: ★ instructions for use★ 9 dinosaur fossil cards★ 9 dinosaur cards★ 9 control cardsThis set includes: Anatosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Parasauro
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PreK - 3rd
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Also included in:Â Dinosaur Bundle for Hands-on Activities
Hashtag Stem Sight Words Literacy Centers
Students will love this sight word center. This is perfect for your kindergarten or first grade classroom. This packet includes 40 sight words (words showed in the preview) that you can use with your students to help them build and learn sight words using # shaped cubes. These cards can be used during your literacy center. # cubes, one of the most used exciting new manipulatives, will engage your early finishers too. These cards are not to scale and are intended for illustrative purposes only.
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PreK - K
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Also included in:Â Hashtag STEM Bundle
Aboriginal Symbols Playdough Mats - Aboriginal Activities NAIDOC
The Aboriginal Symbols Playdough Mats are perfect for embedding more Aboriginal activities and Indigenous perspectives and culture in your classroom all year long. Simply Print and laminate to use with play dough or any other fine motor and loose part items. There are 30 different mats included with Aboriginal symbols and Australian animals.You may also like :• NAIDOC Week Aboriginal Australian Activities BundleAustralian Alphabet and Number Posters**I********************************************
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PreK - 1st
Also included in:Â NAIDOC Week Aboriginal Australian Activities Bundle
Name Activities Craft Bundle - Editable
Help your students with name recognition throughout the school year with this editable name craft activities bundle! These fun and engaging activities are perfect to use throughout the school year in your preschool, PreK, and Kindergarten classrooms. To add your students' names to each of the activities you will need to download the free version of Adobe Reader. There is also a link in the file to the free reader. Then just type the letters of your students' names into the gray boxes. You can a
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PreK - K
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Crayon Name Activity
This crayon name craft is a great activity to do with your preschoolers during back-to-school or anytime throughout the school year.To add your students' names to the crayons you will need to download the free version of Adobe Reader. There is also a link in the file to the free reader. Then just type the letters into the grey boxes.You can also write the students' names or have them add a letter to each space. Print the crayon for each student on white paper or colored paper. Have your students
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PreK - K
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Also included in:Â Name Activities Craft Bundle - Editable
Valentine's Day Heart Name and Scissor Craft Activity - Editable
Make this editable Valentine's Day name craft with your students this February! A fun and engaging scissor and name recognition activity to do in your preschool, PreK, and Kindergarten classrooms. To add your student's names to the heart you will need to download the free version of Adobe Reader. There is also a link in the file to the free reader. Then just type the letters of your students' names into the grey boxes. You can also write the students' names or have them add the letters. Add the
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PreK - K
Also included in:Â Name Activities Craft Bundle - Editable
Montessori Great Lessons - Stories & Activities
Montessori Great LessonsThis Montessori Great Lesson bundle includes each of the five Great Lesson stories in a child-friendly format along with accompanying follow-up activities for further exploration into the concepts introduced by each impressionistic lesson. TABLE OF CONTENTS:Overview of Great LessonsGreat Lesson I – The Coming of the Universe StoryReflection & Wonder Prompts & Recording SheetsExperiment Demonstration Extensions (11 total)Saltwater vs. Freshwater Mini-UnitVolcano Mi
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1st - 3rd
Animals in Winter Hibernate, Migrate, Adapt Activity | Montessori
What do animals do in winter? Do they hibernate, migrate, or adapt? How do they survive? Support children's curiosity with this easy-to-use Montessori hands-on sorting activity with real images.Teach new vocabulary, read interesting facts, create mini-books, color, cut paste!These hibernation, migration, and adaptation printables will perfectly fit your Montessori 3-6 classroom winter shelves or your animals in the winter unit. This activity is appropriate for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten clas
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in:Â Winter Activities Montessori Bundle
Editable Snowman Name Activity - A Winter Craft
Make this editable snowman name activity with your students this winter season! Each student can make a snowman with the letters in their name. An excellent winter craft to promote name recognition in your preschool, PreK, or Kindergarten classrooms. To add your students' names to the snowballs you will need to download the free version of Adobe Reader. There is also a link in the file to the free reader. Then just type the letters into the grey boxes. You can also write the students' names or
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PreK - K
Also included in:Â Name Activities Craft Bundle - Editable
Four Seasons Sorting Activity (REAL IMAGES)
Learn all abou the four seasons with this seasons' learning pack using real images. The pack contains the beautiful and clear pictures of objects and symbols that we see during winter, summer, spring and fall/autumn.This pack contains the following: ➤ 4 SORTING MATS (Autumn/Fall, Winter, Summer and Spring) ➤ 6 sorting cards for each season ➤ CONTROL sheets ➤ Instructions on how to prepare the material and printIMPORTANT!!Please check the thumbnails of this material before purchasing so you will
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PreK - 1st
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Africa A-Z Montessori Geography Pack
Africa A-Z - Montessori Geography Pack This collection of printable activities can be used to supplement your unit on Africa. It is suitable for PreK-1 but can easily be adapted for 2nd and 3rd grades as well. It features photographs and easy to read font. If you are a Montessori teacher, this will really round out your continent boxes and unit studies!In all of my Continent A-Z packs, I have tried hard to provide a wide range of representative photographs in order to give students a sense of th
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PreK - 3rd
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Also included in:Â 7 Continents A-Z Bundle
Preschool Water Cycle Printable Activity Set
This product is designed as an introductory learning material for pre-schoolers in learning about the WATER CYCLE. There are two types of activities included in this pack.Activity 1: Includes 5 stages of the water cycle in poster and cut-out formats. The cut-outs can be assembled by the child in an A3 cardstock or on a whiteboard. The child may use the poster to form the life cycle. Activity 1 is perfect for a school setup where there is a much bigger space to demonstrate the water cycle Acti
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PreK - K
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Also included in:Â Life Cycle BUNDLE (Growing) Preschool & Kindergarten Science Centers
Emotion Picture Cards - Identify and Express Children's Emotions
Emotion Picture Cards - The following emotions are included: angry/mad, disgusted/repulsed, surprised, sad/unhappy, happy/delighted, fearful/scared, joyful/cheerful, calm/peaceful, concerned/worried, shy/bashful, disappointed, bored, embarrassed, silly, confused/puzzled, proud/satisfied, jealous, grumpy/grouchy, and frustrated/defeated. All images are of children, and some images are used twice.Includes:title card32 picture cardsCards are approx. 4" x 5".
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PreK - K
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Famous Artists Classroom Posters - Over 50 Art Room Posters - Art Class Decor
Over 50 Famous Artists Classroom Posters. Posters of famous artists to use in your classroom. Just print and display on bulletin boards, centers, and classroom walls. Even use them as a presentation to introduce students to different artists. Each poster contains a famous painting that can be used for activities and inspiration. I am including 5 different versions of the 8x10 posters so you can print whichever version you like best. That’s 250 different posters to choose from!As I create new Me
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PreK - 12th
Layers of the Ocean Biome Montessori 3 Part Cards Student Blackline Worksheets
Layers of the ocean 3-part cards and sorting activities. Here's what's included:Layers of the ocean poster and animal cards for sorting and matching. The set features watercolor images. There are two sets included with three ( the Sunlight Zone, Twilight Zone and Midnight Zone) and five layers (the Sunlight Zone, Twilight Zone, Midnight Zone, Abyss and The Trenches).Layers of the ocean 3-part cards, information cards and blackline master (cursive/print tracing and pages for independent writing)A
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K - 2nd
Also included in:Â Nature Curriculum in Cards Bundle
North America A-Z Montessori Geography Pack
North America A-Z Montessori PackThis collection of printable activities can be used to supplement your unit on North America. It is suitable for PreK-1 but can easily be adapted for 2nd and 3rd grades as well. It features photographs and easy to read font. If you are a Montessori teacher, this will really round out your continent boxes and unit studies!In all of my Continent A-Z packs, I have tried hard to provide a wide range of representative photographs in order to give students a sense of t
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PreK - 3rd
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Also included in:Â 7 Continents A-Z Bundle
St. Patrick's Day Name and Scissor Craft Activity - Editable
Make this editable St. Patrick's Day name and scissor craft with your students! A fun and engaging scissor and name recognition activity to do in your preschool, PreK, and Kindergarten classrooms.To add your students' names to the heart you will need to download the free version of Adobe Reader. There is also a link in the file to the free reader. Then just type the letters of your student's names into the gray boxes. You can also write the students' names or have them add the letters.Add the na
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PreK - K
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Also included in:Â Name Activities Craft Bundle - Editable
Ocean Unit
Ocean UnitThis comprehensive Ocean Unit includes several weeks worth of interdisciplinary lesson plans, reading passages, projects, research tasks, science experiments, hands-on activities, and worksheets for learning all about earth's oceans and the importance of water!Contents include:Ocean Map PostersMap Labeling ActivitiesOcean Zones Informational Posters - 2 versionsOcean Life PosterOcean Zones Labeling ActivitiesHands-On Ocean Zones Science CenterWater Cycle Informational PosterWater Cycle
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in:Â Elementary Science Curriculum - Science Unit Bundle
Australia A-Z Montessori Geography Pack
Australia A-Z Montessori PackThis collection of printable activities can be used to supplement your unit on Australia. It is suitable for PreK-1 but can easily be adapted for 2nd and 3rd grades as well. It features photographs and easy to read font. If you are a Montessori teacher, this will really round out your continent boxes and unit studies!In all of my Continent A-Z packs, I have tried hard to provide a wide range of representative photographs in order to give students a sense of the lusci
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PreK - 3rd
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Also included in:Â 7 Continents A-Z Bundle
Linear Calendar and Weather Graph
Use this linear calendar in your early childhood classroom to better help your little ones understand the concept of time! Linear calendars are recommended for young learners. Linear calendars introduce number lines, teach "before" and "after," and allow learners to visualize time. This linear calendar also includes weather cards to attach to the calendar, a weather graph, and a clip thermometer.After printing and putting together this calendar, it will be roughly 8.3 inches tall and 65 inches l
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PreK - 1st
Europe A-Z Montessori Geography Pack
This collection of printable activities can be used to supplement your unit on Europe. It is suitable for PreK-1 but can be adapted for 2nd and 3rd grades as well. It features photographs and easy to read font. A clipart version and blacklines for some of the activities are also provided.See more ideas for an Europe unit on my blog and Europe Pinterest Board1 a. Europe A-Z non-fiction book (photos and descriptions for things from Europe for each letter of the alphabet)1 b. Europe A-Z non fict
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PreK - 3rd
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Also included in:Â 7 Continents A-Z Bundle
Snowflake Winter Montessori Matching Activity
This snowflake matching is a fun and interesting winter-themed activity for a classroom Science Center or Seasons Corner, Cosmic or Language Shelf. It is a great visual discrimination activity for learning about winter for Preschool, Pre-K, Kindergarten, First Grade or Homeschool. Children should match big and tiny snowflake cards using the magnifying glass. This activity is perfect for when you're reading Snowflake Bentley with your class.The material includes: - 12 cards with big snowflakes- 1
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in:Â Winter Activities Montessori Bundle
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- Become active, responsible, and engaged citizens
- Comprehend global issues such as human rights, environmental sustainability, and economic disparities
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