Learning About Leaves

The last week of September has brought us to explore more about leaves.  The rapid change in colors and the rate of how they fall from the trees has ignited Vito’s interest on leaves thus we worked on some activities based on these interests.  Below are some of the activities (and ideas) on leaf studies and links to the resources that we used.

Montessori Inspired Apple Activities

I'm sharing our apple activities for the past weeks.  Autumn is definitely apple season and it’s the perfect time to explore this amazing and nutritious fruit!  Below are our top 5 Montessori-inspired activities that you and your kids will love in learning about apples.

Fall Leaves Counting Activities

It is finally autumn and counting leaves has never been this fun!

Apple Letter and Number Cards

I love creating matching letter and number cards for themed units!  I’ve been doing this since I homeschooled my eldest and now Vito loves it too!  Today, I’m sharing with you our beautiful apple letter and number cards which we’ve been using for years so you too can enjoy these beautiful learning materials.  These cards can be used in so many ways.  I’m giving a few ideas below but the possibilities are endless!

Apple Number Bond Activities

A fun way to learn number decomposition this autumn is with the use of our Apple Number Bond learning materials.  Vito is currently learning tens and number bonds as preparation for early addition.

Fall Autumn Preschool and Kindergarten Learning Materials

I am so excited to present our beautiful Fall Autumn Preschool Unit Pack (also for kindergarten).  I carefully designed this one big bundle so my child and yours will have the best experience in learning about this colourful autumn season.  Like all of our MEGA PACKS, this unit contains 30 hands-on learning activities your kids will truly enjoy.  Below are some of the activities that we have started working on already.  Some of the materials included in this pack are old activities from last year, which I haven't shared and published, and Vito still loves doing them!

Pumpkin Letter and Number Cards

The pumpkin season is here!  Take a look at our beautiful pumpkin cards which are perfect for the harvest season!

Life Cycle of Apples for Preschoolers

Autumn time is apple season and the perfect time to learn about them!  We started our “apple” week last Monday and today Vito and I just finished learning where apples came from.  I was so inspired by our Water Cycle activity (Vito loved this activity so much!) that I decided to do the same approach with our apple study.

Learning about Insects for Home and School

Assembling unit studies is one of the things that I like doing.  Last summer, we worked on insects and I made a compilation of work which the boys did over the years on learning about these amazing animals.  You will absolutely love these ideas and they are perfect for kids from 5 to 10 years old.

Montessori Teens and Tens Extension Work

A few weeks ago, I shared some of the extension works that Vito was doing on the teens and the tens in my Instagram.  We didn’t own the complete set of Sequin Boards so I decided to make our own materials to be able to do more exercises and not be limited by the boards.  I have talked about learning about teens the Montessori way here and in this post.  In this post, I will give you a walk-through of how we learn more about the tens and how we practice counting bigger numbers (from 11 to 100).

FREE Pinecone Letter and Number Cards

My freebie of the month is no other than the pinecone letters and number cards!  Our pumpkin and apple has been very popular lately so I wanted to share these pinecone cards for free!