By Deb Chitwood from Living Montessori Now
You’ll find many activities for preschoolers through first graders throughout the year in my previous posts at PreK + K Sharing. You’ll also find ideas for using free printables to create activity trays here: How to Use Printables to Create Montessori-Inspired Activities.
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Montessori Shelves with Fossil-Themed Activities
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| Montessori Shelves with Fossil-Themed Activities |
You’ll find Montessori-inspired fossil numbers, letters, and and more (part of my subscriber freebie pack, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber)
Go to my Free Fossil Printables and Montessori-Inspired Fossil Activities post at Living Montessori Now for the free printables and activity ideas you see on the shelf and collage above!
Free Montessori-Inspired Fossil Pack
Montessori-Inspired Fossil Pack for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).
Dinosaur Resources
- Montessori-Inspired Dinosaur Unit
- Montessori-Inspired Dinosaur Fun with Printables, Water Beads, and Glass Gems
- Montessori-Inspired Dinosaur Activities Using Dinosaur Replicas
- Make Fossils from Montessori at Home!
- Free Dinosaur Printables and Montessori-Inspired Dinosaur Math Activities
- Dinosaur Ice Melt Science Experiment for Toddlers and Preschoolers
- Free Dinosaur Printables and Montessori-Inspired Dinosaur Language Activities
- Free Dinosaur Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Free Dinosaur Cutting Strips {Montessori-Inspired Instant Download}
- I Have, Who Has? Dinosaur Game
- Free Oviparous Animal Printables and Montessori-Inspired Oviparous Animal Activities
- Dinosaur Discovery Activities from Montessori By Mom
- Dinosaur Unit Study Pinterest Board
Rock and Mineral Resources
Rock and Mineral Books for Kids
- Simple Excavation Sensory Tubs
- Rocks and Minerals Unit Study
- Story Stones – Farm Animal Families Treasure Basket
- Free Rocks and Minerals Printables and Montessori-Inspired Rocks and Minerals Activities
- Free Rock and Quartzite Do-a-Dot Phonics Printables (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Free Rocks and Minerals Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Free Rocks and Minerals Songs and Educational Videos
- The Best Rock and Mineral Books for Kids
- Free Geology Lessons (20 Pages from KHT Montessori)
- Rocks and Minerals/Geology Unit Study Pinterest Board
If you’d like ideas for calendar-based themes throughout April and May, see my April Themed Activities for Kids and May Themed Activities for Kids.
Deb Chitwood is a certified Montessori teacher with a master’s degree in Early Childhood Studies from Sheffield Hallam University in Sheffield, England. Deb taught in Montessori schools in Iowa and Arizona before becoming owner/director/teacher of her own Montessori school in South Dakota. Later, she homeschooled her two children through high school. Deb is now a Montessori writer who lives in San Diego with her husband of 46 years (and lives in the city where her kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids live). She blogs at Living Montessori Now.
