DIY Montessori Three Part Cards

In Montessori education, three part cards are used for all sorts of things. They can be used to teach a wide variety of information using a basic form that can be reproduced easily. Let me be clear here, three part cards are intended to be used with children who are reading. If your child isn’t yet reading there are things you can still do with certain parts of the cards, such as producing two matching sets of picture only cards for a memory or matching game. But for the most part, three part cards are meant to increase the vocabulary and scientific understanding in children who can already read. read more

Montessori Inspired Plant Watering Activity

Montessori Inspired Plant Watering Activity

What you’ll need:

A tray that you don’t mind getting wet

A clear pitcher already filled with a small amount of water

A hardy plant that needs a drink

A nearby towel available for spills

Here my daughter discovers the activity and gets ready to pour.

Pouring!

Finishing the pour. read more

Easiest DIY Playscape Ever

What you’ll need:

One Foam Board

5 sheets of 12×12 cardstock (4 green, 1 blue)

A pair of scissors

A gluestick

A papercutter helps!

Just glue the green down first covering most of the board. Cut out your lake and/or river and glue everything down.

Add some animals and you’re done!

First Sink and Float Activity

Julia’s first sink/float activity!

I simply wrote sink and float at the top of a piece of card stock, drew a line down the center and then laminated it.

Then I collected some items that sink and some that float. I poured the water into the bucket for her and she had a blast testing each item and putting them on her chart in the appropriate location.

After introducing this yesterday, she woke up and immediately wanted to do this work again. It’s a hit!