Continent Study of EUROPE for Kids - Biomes, Flora and Fauna

For the second part of my Continent Study - Europe series, I wanted to share how we use materials of biome cards and maps, amazing animals and plants of Europe.

Montessori Winter Activity Trays at 31 Months - Toddler

After weeks and weeks of kids getting sick, one after another, I can finally say we are on the road to recovery!  And with everyone finally feeling better and back to normal, I decided to whip some penguin-themed activity trays for Max, who is currently 31 months old

Introducing Circuits to Kids

We are learning about circuits at home, and I wanted to share how we explore this subject through hands-on activities. I designed the learning resources we used in this subject area, including the presentation slides, the interactive notebook and foldable, the activity cards (command cards) and worksheets. This Circuit Learning Bundle I made is designed for kids ages 8 years and older. Even kids in secondary school (middle school) can use these as review notes or for practice. If you own this bundle, just print the ones you need.  

Sharing below our unit. May you find this inspirational!

Circuits Montessori 5 Part Cards

This Montessori Circuits 5-Part card is the best resource for learning concepts on Circuits. This is designed for kids ages 8 years and older and can be used in many ways. The main goal of this material is for the child to know and define circuit-related vocabulary words. 

Study of Digestive System for Kids

Our Digestive System Learning Packet is finally up in our shop, and I'm so excited to share some of the details here with you! As usual, I made this for my elementary and high school kids, so this set is designed to be used by kids from upper elementary.   The aim of this study is to:

• Understand the process of digestion
• Identify the organs taking part in the digestive system and know their functions
• The role of food and  lifestyle in keeping our digestive system healthy

Color Green Activity Trays for Tot Schoolers

Max is 23 months old and currently obsessed with GREEN.  So here are the activity trays I prepared for him to explore his current interest.  I'm also sharing other learning activities that are part of this month's totschool curriculum.

Transportation Activity Trays for Young Toddler - 20 months

Max is obsessed with buses and trucks, and while he's at it, I decided to prepare simple activity trays following the success of our Valentine's Day Trays weeks ago. 

Arctic Food Web and Food Chains

I'd like to introduce a new product in our shop, the Food Web Biome Bundle Pack which my son and I recently used to discuss life in the Arctic.  Our Food Web Biome Bundle Pack contains 10 sets of food web activities of animals in the 10 biomes around the world, namely: Arctic, boreal forest, deciduous forest, desert, mountain, ocean, pond, rainforest, savanna and tundra.  This post features our Arctic Food Web, and a sneak peek at some of the biome sets.

Autumn Life Cycle Studies

How exciting it is to welcome a new season!  As we bid goodbye to summer and celebrate the arrival of the colorful season, what have you been preparing in your school and home school so far?  Around this time of the year, I love preparing activities of life cycles of autumn animals and seasonal plants.  It's my way of integrating science into the season and, at the same time be aware of the cycles of life that begin in autumn.

Here are some of the materials we have and use at home. Come take a look at these materials in action!

DIY Posting Activities for Babies and Toddlers

Max was obsessed with these tubs at 13 months, the reason why I didn't provide him with so many toys and materials around this age.  

Montessori Inspired Color Printable Materials

If you are in the stage of learning colors with your little ones, I highly recommend that you take a look at our latest color printable materials.  These are absolutely gorgeous and made with real photos!  The BUNDLE currently contains 6 hands-on activities, which I guarantee that your kids will love.  Come take a look at the preview of these printables.

Continent Information Puzzle Packs

I've got new geography printables for you! This is a hands-on activity on maps and basic facts about the countries on each continent. You kids will have fun in learning and memorizing country locations, country flags, the capital cities and famous landmarks! (Purely memorizing is definitely boring!)

Famous Artists and their Artworks Bundle Set1

If you are learning about famous painters, art history and doing art appreciation in school, then this learning pack is definitely for you!  I finally published our first set of FAMOUS ARTISTS and their ARTWORKS in 3 part cards and picture book formats (to be assembled).

This Montessori-inspired Famous Artists Pack is perfect for learning about the works of arts of some of the world's greatest artists. It contains 12 famous painters from Renaissance to Modern Times. These materials are perfect for your Art History subject and Artist Studies (Montessori).

Art History: Renaissance Art | Leonardo da Vinci

Sharing with you our Leonardo da Vinco art projects.  Took us a while to finish this unit as we have tons of Leonardo works to explore.  Below, Vito offered to paint my portrait the Mona Lisa style.

Art History - Medieval Art

For Medieval Art, we made illuminated manuscript.  This art project was inspired by the Book of Kells (Ireland), a famous artefact on display in Dublin. Book of Kells is an illuminated manuscript Gospel book in Latin created around 800AD.

Art History - Ancient Art

Cave paintings are the focus of our Ancient Art studies.  We begin by reading books (see the list below), looking up some real cave paintings images worldwide, and working on a simple wall art project.

Montessori Friendly Toys for 11 Months Old

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Sharing Max's learning activities and toys at 11 months.  As usual, it's a hit or miss, so I will be indicating which material is a hit for Max and the materials which are totally ignored.

Making Noise - Baby's First Music Activity

Around 4 to 6 months, when the baby can manipulate objects, it's a perfect time to give her all kinds of noise-making materials, including rattles, shakers and music boxes. As your child gets older, you can provide baby drums, a xylophone or even a lightweight metal cooking pot and spoon will do!  Encourage your little ones to experiment with sounds by banging two objects together.  These sounds may get in your nerves, but these early musical experiences teach the baby the laws of cause and effect and, at the same time, learning about rhythm.  

If you are looking for some safe baby music in toys, here are some of our favourites!

Making Noise - Baby's First Music Activity

 Around 4 to 6 months, when the baby can manipulate objects, it's a perfect time to give her all kinds of noise-making materials, including rattles, shakers and music boxes. As your child gets older, you can provide baby drums, a xylophone or even a lightweight metal cooking pot and spoon will do!  Encourage your little ones to experiment with sounds by banging two objects together.  These sounds may get in your nerves, but these early musical experiences teach the baby the laws of cause and effect and, at the same time, learning about rhythm.  

If you are looking for some safe baby music in toys, here are some of our favourites!

Montessori Friendly Toys for 10 Months Old

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I'm delighted to share with your Max's Montessori-friendly toys at 10 months old.  I rotated some of these after two weeks because his interest on some of my picks didn't last that long.