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Autumn is such a fun time of year! We already have a post with favorite books for a fall theme. Many of those same books are here, although this year I’m focusing on favorite books for a general fall theme but ones that are perfect for our fall scavenger hunt unit. They especially focus on... Read More » The post Favorite Books for an Autumn Theme appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

My 6- and 10-year-old grandkids love to make miniature environments with objects such as LEGO bricks or magnetic tiles. So we’ve designed a special editable product that will work with any miniature environments to reinforce grammar in a hands-on, fun way! I’m excited to tell you about our latest product … editable Montessori grammar labels... Read More » The post Editable Montessori Grammar Labels for Miniature Environments {Print or Cursive} appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

My grandkids love scavenger hunts, and we have a scavenger hunt for every major holiday. Because my grandkids (and so many kids) love scavenger hunts, I decided to have a scavenger hunt theme for each season. This is our fall scavenger hunt unit! It has many activities and resources that can be used for any... Read More » The post Free Fall Scavenger Hunt Printables and Montessori-Inspired Activities appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

I love farmers markets and farm-fresh produce! Here are some of our favorite books from our farmers market unit.  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 out the “Read Sample” feature... Read More » The post Favorite Books for a Farmers Market Theme appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

I love farmers markets, and this time of year is perfect for a farmers market theme! Here, you’ll find links to free farmers market printables used to prepare hands-on activities and a new Montessori-inspired farmers market pack for our free newsletter subscribers’ resource library! This unit has resources mainly for advanced preschool, kindergarten, and early... Read More » The post Free Farmers Market Printables and Montessori-Inspired Farmers Market Activities appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

Sharks are great for a summer theme, whether it’s before, during, or after Shark Week! Here are some of our favorite books from our shark unit.    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.... Read More » The post Favorite Books for a Shark Theme appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

A shark unit is extra fun in the summer, whether you want to focus on sharks before, during, or after Shark Week. This year, our shark unit is a follow-up, although the printables and activities are great at any time! Here, you’ll find links to free shark printables used to prepare hands-on activities and a... Read More » The post Free Shark Printables and Activities for a Montessori-Inspired Shark Unit appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

Picnics are awesome warm-weather activities, and they’re even better with some fun picnic songs! This is part of my series of free songs and rhymes for circle time. I have lots and lots of fun and educational songs in this series! See the end of this post for a complete list! Picnic Songs for Kids... Read More » The post Free Picnic Songs for Kids appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

I have a fun activity and resources for you for a camping theme or a picnic theme … or summer in general. We made a pizza box solar oven and s’mores! We used a few different resources to make the solar oven: Make S’mores with a Solar Oven from NASA Climate Kids Build a Pizza... Read More » The post DIY Pizza Box Solar Oven and S’mores appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

Campfires are lots of fun whether they’re in your backyard or at an official campsite. I’m sharing some free family-friendly campfire songs to make this summer (or any time) extra special! Family-Friendly Campfire Songs So that I don’t duplicate songs, check out my Free and Fun Family Road Trip Songs for lots of fun songs... Read More » The post Free Family-Friendly Campfire Songs appeared first on Living Montessori Now.