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We have a new theme this month that works especially well for advanced preschoolers through elementary-age kids! It’s a detective theme with hands-on activities for art fraud detectives, perspective detectives, story detectives, grammar detectives, math detectives, history detectives, and forensic science detectives! Younger children can join in as detectives with hide-and-seek or scavenger-hunt activities in... Read More » The post Free Detective Printables and Montessori-Inspired Detective Activities appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

Our road construction unit has been a fun, high-interest theme. But any construction theme is typically high interest. Here are some of our favorite construction books, featuring road construction books and including construction books of all kinds. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (at no cost to you). Just choose books based on your child’s... Read More » The post Favorite Books for a Construction Theme appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

We already have spring art appreciation meditation and puzzles in print or cursive and summer art appreciation meditation and puzzles in print or cursive. Now we’re including autumn art appreciation meditation and puzzles! Our autumn art appreciation pack in print or cursive has art prints for meditation-style activities along with art prints made into easy-cut... Read More » The post Autumn Art Appreciation – Meditation and Puzzles in Print or Cursive appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

Road construction is a fun, high-interest theme … especially for vehicle lovers. We’ve had construction units before, but this one focuses specifically on road construction! Here, you’ll find links to free road construction printables used to prepare hands-on activities and a new Montessori-inspired road construction pack for our newsletter subscribers’ resource library! Disclosure: This post... Read More » The post Free Road Construction Printables and Montessori-Inspired Road Construction Activities appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

We have so many free do-a-dot printables that we don’t design one for each unit any more. But we’re completing a vertebrate series, which has included free do-a-dot printables that work well for both younger and older kids. Today’s free do-a-dot printable is a mammals do-a-dot phonics printable  … as usual, an instant download and... Read More » The post FREE Mammals Do-a-Dot Phonics Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download) appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

We’d all like to protect our children from tragedy, but even young children often hear about or are exposed to tragic events. Today is September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance. If you’re wondering how to help your children understand and cope with the September 11 anniversary, I’m sharing some posts that give helpful... Read More » The post Talking with Children about 9/11 – Ideas and Activities appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

We’ve loved our vertebrate classification series, and we’re on our final class of vertebrates. Today, I’m sharing mammal 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.  The mammals in the main post photo are from Aisne’s Creations... Read More » The post Free Mammal Songs and Educational Videos appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

Our vertebrate series has been lots of fun. Here are some of our favorite books from our final unit … with a mammal 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 a Mammal Theme appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

I’m so grateful that everyone can receive Montessori inspiration online. There are lots of great videos available for any parent or teacher to see Montessori in action.  Now there are even feature-length films available about Montessori. One of them, Inside Montessori, is available in parts or as a complete feature film for FREE! I’m sharing... Read More » The post The Montessori Method: Education for Life from Inside Montessori appeared first on Living Montessori Now.

We’ve had lots of fun focusing on vertebrates and animal classification. Today, I’m sharing bird songs and educational videos for a variety of ages. The resources here will be mainly focused on preschool through elementary. You’ll find free, fun bird songs along with free videos about bird sounds in my Free Bird Sounds, Songs, and... Read More » The post Free Bird Songs and Educational Videos appeared first on Living Montessori Now.