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Here are some of our favorite books for a community helpers theme! You’ll find nonfiction books here about many different types of careers along with fun community-helper-themed fiction books. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (at no cost to you). Just choose books based on your child’s age and what you think will engage your... Read More » The post Favorite Books for a Community Helpers Theme appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

The start of the school year and Labor Day are both great reasons to have a community helpers theme. Of course, it’s a great theme at any time! Here, you’ll find links to free community helpers printables used to prepare hands-on activities and a new Montessori-inspired community helpers pack for our free newsletter subscribers’ resource... Read More » The post Free Community Helpers Printables and Montessori-Inspired Activities appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

My 15-month-old granddaughter is so fascinated by orcas that I prepared a special orca tray and sensory bottle for her! It’s perfect for toddlers and young preschoolers. Disclosure: This post contains some affiliate links (at no cost to you). Preparing a Tray and Ocean Sensory Bottle At 15 months, my now-11-year-old granddaughter, Zoey, was obsessed... Read More » The post Montessori-Inspired Orca Tray with Sensory Bottle for Toddlers and Preschoolers appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

I’ve loved watching my 15-month-old granddaughter’s fascination with orcas, and we’ve all had fun studying orcas along with her! Here are our favorite books for an orca theme! Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (at no cost to you). Just choose books based on your child’s age and what you think will engage your child’s... Read More » The post Favorite Books for an Orca Theme appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

Orcas are fascinating marine mammals! And they’ve been especially fun to focus on ever since my 15-month-old granddaughter, Arabella, fell in love with orcas at SeaWorld when she was 12 months old! Arabella’s interest was the inspiration for our new orca unit! Here, you’ll find links to free orca printables used to prepare hands-on activities... Read More » The post Free Orca Printables and Montessori-Inspired Orca Activities appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

My family loves scavenger hunts! We already had a fall scavenger hunt unit, winter scavenger hunt unit, and spring scavenger hunt unit. Now we’re ready for a summer scavenger hunt unit! It has many activities and resources that can be used for any summer unit, but we have scavenger hunt variations. Here, you’ll find links to... Read More » The post Free Summer Scavenger Hunt Printables and Montessori-Inspired Activities appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

Axolotls are such unusual and fun amphibians … and so cute! Today, I’m sharing lots of fun axolotl songs and educational videos for a variety of ages. The resources here will be mainly focused on preschool through elementary with some for older kids. Disclosure: This post contains some affiliate links (at no cost to you.)... Read More » The post Free Axolotl Songs and Educational Videos appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

Axolotls are so much fun to read about … and so much fun in general! Here are our favorite books for an axolotl theme! Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (at no cost to you). Just choose books based on your child’s age and what you think will engage your child’s interest. I recommend checking... Read More » The post Favorite Books for an Axolotl Theme appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

We had fun two years ago with our amphibian unit, but this is even more fun! We’re starting an axolotl unit to study my (and many others’) favorite amphibian! I already have two granddaughters who are obsessed with axolotls and even a toddler granddaughter who loves them! Here, you’ll find links to free axolotl printables... Read More » The post Free Axolotl Printables and Montessori-Inspired Axolotl Activities appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

I’ve used a few different “I Have, Who Has?” games with our themed activities. My oldest granddaughter, Zoey, loved the games so much when she was 3½ years old that I decided to create a Montessori-inspired I Have Who Has? preschool game pack. I designed it for various numbers of players, hands-on learning, and reinforcing... Read More » The post Fun and Learning with Montessori-Inspired I Have, Who Has? Games appeared first on Living Montessori Now.