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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.

Here are some of our favorite books for a teacher theme! You’ll find books about teachers as community helpers, teacher appreciation, stories of real educators, messages from teachers to their students, and fun teacher-themed fiction. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (at no cost to you). Just choose books based on your child’s age and... Read More » The post Favorite Books for a Teacher Theme appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

Here are some free, fun teacher- and teacher appreciation songs and educational videos! Teacher Appreciation Week is the first full week of May, and Teacher Appreciation Day is the Tuesday during Teacher Appreciation Week. And teacher resources are perfect during a community helpers theme at any time of year! The resources here will be mainly... Read More » The post Free Teacher- and Teacher Appreciation Songs and Educational Videos appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

Teacher Appreciation Week and Teacher Appreciation Day are in May! With the end of the school year approaching, I thought it would be a fun time to have a teacher unit. You’ll find a combination of teacher as community helper, teacher appreciation, and even end-of-school-year-resources. You can choose one or all approaches to a teacher... Read More » The post Free Teacher Printables and Montessori-Inspired Teacher Activities appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

Many adults aren’t comfortable teaching elementary language skills. Today, I’m reviewing the Montessori Print Shop elementary key experiences materials, which make elementary language concepts much clearer! Disclosure: Montessori Print Shop is one of my blog sponsors. I was given a copy of the Montessori Print Shop Elementary Key Experiences Bundle. My opinion is honest and... Read More » The post Teaching the Structure of Language Through Montessori Elementary Key Experiences appeared first on Living Montessori Now.