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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.

Summer is a great time for reading! (Of course, any time of year is a great time for reading!) It’s impossible to put all of our favorite books for summer on one forward-facing book display, but here are some of our favorites along with links to posts with many more.   Disclosure: This post contains... Read More » The post Favorite Books for a Summer Theme appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

A picnic is a great summer activity at any age, and a picnic theme is a fun, adaptable summer theme. It really is fun! Here, you’ll find links to free picnic printables used to prepare hands-on activities and a new Montessori-inspired picnic pack for our free newsletter subscribers’ resource library! This unit has resources for... Read More » The post Free Picnic Printables and Montessori-Inspired Picnic Activities appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

I was a little apprehensive about having a camping unit since I wasn’t a camping enthusiast. But it’s been so much fun! And the books have inspired great camping creations from my 6-year-old grandson. Here are some of our favorite books for a camping theme. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (at no cost to... Read More » The post Favorite Books for a Camping Theme appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

If you follow my blog, you know that I love unit studies. You’ll find links to all my unit studies in my post “Montessori-Inspired Unit Studies + Seasonal and Holiday Activities ““Montessori-Inspired Unit Studies + Seasonal and Holiday Activities “ If you’d like some monthly activities for a number of levels this summer, you’ll find... Read More » The post Top 10 Summer Themes for Preschoolers appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

I’m really not a camper, so I’ve put off doing a camping unit. But I discovered that it’s so much fun! I’m happy to share some fun and educational camping resources with you for the end of the school year or any time in the summer. Here, you’ll find links to free camping printables used... Read More » The post Free Camping Printables and Montessori-Inspired Camping Activities appeared first on Living Montessori Now.