if maria montessori could visit antarctica, she would teach children there too.

teaching children about maria montessori is so important. once they realize that a woman's name is the same name as their school, they come to appreciate their experience more in their own little ways. i made this work and i just want to play with it all day! it is a timeline - the cards are numbered on the back so that you can read or look at them in order. each card describes when and where maria montessori influenced teachers and children in each continent. the wooden "children of the world" coordinate with the cards and the planisphere mat so that nonreaders can still look at the images and match everything together. all the colors are the same as the montessori puzzle maps and globes. the only continent she did not leave a stamp on was antarctica, but if she could have, i think she would have!

children of the world

planisphere mat and timeline cards

set up on a workmat

preschool happenings

This week students in our class have been working on planispheres - basically a map of the globe cut in half. They are pretty cool and a lot of work. I was jealous so I started making my own at home! I had this sort of vibe in my brain..

sneak peak of my planisphere

In other news, we are also talking a lot about trees and the seasons changing, here is a little activity I put together that is fun and simple but also incorporates punching, glue-ing, reading and coloring.

tree art work

leaf punch, leaf bowl, colored pencil, glue stick

drawing of a tree