Articles tagged with "Cultural Studies"

Lesson of the Day 36: The Five Great Lessons — Montessori Cosmic Education

April 11, 2026

The Five Great Lessons — Montessori Cosmic Education ...u, u, u the universe sound, U makes a universe sound! Cosmic Education is one of the most beautiful and ambitious ideas in Montessori elementary education. Maria Montessori believed that the elementary years (ages 6-12) are a sensitive period for absorbing vast …

Lesson of the Day 34: Earth Day and Folk Art — Celebrating Culture Through Nature

April 10, 2026

Earth Day and Folk Art — Celebrating Culture Through Nature ...e, e, e the earth sound, E makes an Earth Day sound! Enjoy your culture on Earth Day! I always put Earth Day and folk art together — folk art comes from the Earth. We look at nature and take …

Spring Equinox

March 18, 2026

The Spring Equinox (also called the Vernal Equinox) happens around March 20th each year. It's the moment when day and night are almost exactly equal in length — about 12 hours each. The word "equinox" comes from the Latin words aequus (equal) and nox (night). This is a wonderful time …

Days of The Calendar

September 18, 2014

Taking note of the days of the month on a calendar is helpful in understanding math. It helps with counting the number of days. After counting, you can introduce the ordinal numbers: first, second, third, fourth. These numbers are important for dealing with dates. Here are printouts for matching the …

Months of the Year

August 25, 2014

The months of the year are a lesson you can do with preschool and older students. The months can be studied as the calendar changes. Introduce each month for preschool children. Talk about significant months with them. Their birthdays, holidays and seasonal changes.Older children like to learn about the etymology …

Days of the Week

July 13, 2014

Days of the Week Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday! Learning the days of the week helps children understand the passage of time and build routine. In the Montessori classroom, we use hands-on materials to make this abstract concept concrete. Activities Use a moveable calendar where your child places …

Montessori and Santa Claus

November 10, 2012

Montessori and Santa Claus6During my childhood my mother didn’t let us hang up stockings for Santa as a part of our Christmas tradition. Her view of Santa was more like her homeland Norwegian troll-like character, Nisse For her, Santa was a kind of creepy Nisse.In my Montessori training we were …

Lesson of the Day 11

October 24, 2010

Squares and Rectangles Printout of Rectangles Printout the different size rectangles. Each rectangle is represented by a solid shape, a heavy lined shape and a thin lined shape. An easy lesson for younger children Use two copies of each solid shape. Keep one on original card printout (template), cut the …

Earth Day

April 18, 2010

Earth Day Make Earth Day a fun and easy activity for school and home. It’s important not to burden children about the problems we face with our environment, but instead to inspire them with the beauty of our planet and simple ways they can help. Activities Nature walk — go …

Happy New Year's Activities

December 29, 2008

After the holiday stress, it's wonderful to stay home and make hats and decorations and play games with your family for the New Year.Here are some of my favorite homemade party items:Homemade Party Hats Decorating for Your Party New Year's Crafts Chinese New Year Montessori New Year's Celebration Celebrating New …

Montessori & Gingerbread

December 5, 2007

One way to have fun during this holiday is to use to use a gingerbread theme.Here are some gingerbread ideas that would be great at home and school. Montessori handwork comes to light during this holiday season. Also, baking and cooking introduce not only elements of culture, taste and smell, …

Fun Thanksgiving Ideas for Kids

October 22, 2007

Happy Thanksgiving! Here are some of my favorite fun activities to do for this holiday:Colonial KidsThanksgiving in Canada Thanksgiving in the United States Mexican Style Thanksgiving Recipes Free Thanksgiving Printouts and ActivitiesThanksgiving Printouts -use for reading cards, stories and even punch out simple shapes , like a pumpkin, with a …

Pumpkin Fun

October 19, 2007

These are some my favorite educational links for Pumpkins and Costumes.Making costumes is advanced Montessori handwork. It's creative and fun! Homemade Halloween Costumes Art Recipes has an easy face paint recipe and how to links. Here are some educational ideas and practical life skills using pumpkins Pumpkin Life Cycle and …

Christmas and Holiday List

June 30, 2007

You can find great deals before the holidays. It's perfect because you aren't rushed and can take time to shop. Also, those popular items are plentiful.When I bought my Montessori materials in Holland, I found many educational toys were used for younger Montessori students. In fact, we used educational toys …

Birthday Party Ideas