Cooking with Kids and Learning the Alphabet Too!

March 21, 2026

Cooking with kids has great rewards! You can teach the sounds of the alphabet while learning about math and kitchen science. Rap or sing the little song after each recipe. Let's cook and learn our ABCs! Each recipe in this A-to-Z collection pairs a fun, kid-friendly recipe with a letter …

Montessori Reading

March 20, 2026

Reading — The Montessori Way The sensorial lessons prepare your child for writing and reading. Comparing and contrasting shapes, colors, and ideas have been introduced and understood. The Sandpaper Letters or regular alphabet should be mastered, using all the short vowel sounds and hard consonant sounds. Spelling using the Moveable …

The Moveable Alphabet

March 18, 2026

Lesson of the Day 22: Reading Adventures

March 18, 2026

Reading Adventures ...r, r, r the reading sound, R makes a reading sound! Reading is one of the greatest gifts you can give your child. In Montessori, children learn to read through a careful progression from sounds to letters to words. By the time a child picks up a book, …

Turkey Fun, Tessellations, and Dolly Makeover: A Montessori Activity Newsletter

March 15, 2026

Welcome to Newsletter 18! This newsletter is packed with hands-on activities perfect for the holiday season: fun turkey crafts, a toddler-friendly baby doll bath activity, a step-by-step dolly makeover, an introduction to tessellations and tangrams, and a food pyramid lesson with great book recommendations. Turkey Crafts & Hats A hand-and-foot …

Sandpaper Letters Printout — Cursive Alphabet Gallery

March 9, 2026

Free Montessori Sandpaper Letters — Cursive Alphabet These beautiful cursive letter printouts follow the traditional Montessori color coding: Blue letters = Vowels (a, e, i, o, u) Red letters = Consonants (all other letters) Print these letters on card stock for best results. You can cut out each letter and …

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 …

Reading Object and Picture Boxes

January 4, 2014

Often, in a Montessori classroom, reading begins after a child can read the words he or she spells with the moveable alphabet. It’s okay if your child can’t read the word he or she spells, it’s a skill that will come later. This first stage usually is not fluent reading, …

Pink Reading Scheme

November 15, 2012

Make any Montessori reading scheme with pink, blue or green words! A child first uses the pink pictures to “spell ” words with the moveable alphabet. The pink scheme introduces phonetic, three lettered words.First printout phonetic, three letter words with pictures. Your child matches words to pictures. If this is …

Reading Vowel Lessons

November 14, 2012

Montessori Elementary Level Reading Lessons Here are some more advanced reading lessons. I usually go onto theseexercises when children have mastered the phonic sounds for reading and areready for this next step.We are going to put together 4 different types of materials for yourchild to choose from to learn about …

Reading Command Cards

May 28, 2012

MONTESSORI COMMAND CARDSMontessori Reading Interactive GameWrite on note cards words (action verbs) such as sit run hopjogjumpskipstandcrawlwigglestompmarchdancetalkquietlaughgigglecryShow the command card to your child and act out the word together. Next, take turns acting out the directions. Your child will recognize the words and understand their meaning after a little practice.The …

Alphabet Phonetic Sounds

May 27, 2012

MONTESSORI PHONETICSIntroducing the phonetic sounds of the alphabet is one of the first steps in teaching spelling. Use either alphabet cards (sandpaper) or lower case letters. In Montessori classrooms, the sounds are first taught in lower case because most text writing is done this way. It makes the transition to …

How to Make Reading Cards

May 27, 2012

Montessori 3 Part Cards Montessori 3-part cards can be used with classified cards or nomenclature cards. When working with preschool children use vocabulary or words that are a part of their lessons or environment. Nomenclature cards are used to help teach reading vocabulary as well. Use two copies of a …

Life Cycle Reading Cards

January 18, 2010

Preschool children are natural scientists who enjoy observing the life cycle of frogs and butterflies. Metamorphosis is a part of their life cycle and it is an exciting way to teach biology. Taking note of your environment, such as gardens and ponds, you can find butterflies and frogs in their …

Reading Ideas

January 13, 2010

Teaching Words for Non Phonological Readers Sometimes the Montessori approach for reading does not work as expected. There are some children who are not able to read phonetic words very well after they have been presented the Montessori method of sounding out letters, spelling words and reading words. This even …

Phonetic Word List

August 5, 2009

2 and 3 letter phonetic words a-e-i-o-u -a-(short a)panbagcatmanbathatpatvantapfanratmatjammapcanfathammadhadbadpadladragsatrantaxhasladgapwaggapgaglaprapyapgaslagdadcabanasatChallenge wordsaddandamactant-e-(short e)hentenbednetpenpegmenlegredwebbegfedledwetletpetsetbetgetyeshemyetmetvetwedvexdenkegjetChallenge wordseggelkelmend-i-(short i)tinpigkidlidnibpinpipbibwiginkvimwindighidhitsititgigbitbighitbindinjignipsiplitridtiprimifinripisdiddimfithimhiskinwitdipfinlipChallenge Wordssixmixfix-o-(short o)pottopmoprotdoglogrodpogtogcotdothodcodrodboghoglotnotnodsobhotrobhopdonongotpopsodsopjogjotjobChallenge Words foxboxoxoddoffof-u-(short u)juggunhutnutmugtubbudsuncuprugbussumbugpuptugcubnunhugrutsuppunmuttbunfundugrungumbutupusrubmudhum4 to 6 letter phonetic words-a-(short a)stampcrampbandtrapstagpramcrabtramhandlampflagbankslabstubgladsandcramslampantlandslapflaxflatplankstandtrampgrandcampsankbangtrapclapbragrankrangsnapscabbankslabstab-e-(short e)mendsentrentlentdentbentwentlendsendbendstemnextdeskvesttentbeltwesttestrestpestbestselfkeptsweptcreptweptsleptfeltmeltspeltspendfledfretChallenge Wordsswellelevensteps-i-(short i)lifthiltlinkpinkbrimdintprimsifttintfilmmilkfistgrindripprintsilktrimhintskingrimski[spintripsinkgiftwinkrinkmiststripsplitgiltlimpChallenge Wordstwigdrinktilttwistprismtwinswimbill-o-(short o)lostfrogpondfrostloftblottongsspotplodplopclotplotstopfondbondcostflopsoftdropfromclogscropfrontromppropprodslotChallenge Wordsdollclocksockmock

Montessori Reading Cards

February 14, 2009

These reading cards can be used as three part cards or for reading vocabulary. Print and collect reading cards in categories according to your child's reading readiness. You can use a recipe box, small index card size, to store different categories of cards. Here is a list of reading words. …

Newsletter (Beavers)

January 21, 2009

Beaver by the Dam The beaver is a semi aquatic rodent. Beavers live in North America, parts of Europe and Asia. Surprisingly, there are beavers in the southern part of South America. Beavers live near forests. They need water to live so they make their homes in lakes, ponds, reservoirs, …

Frog Life Cycle Newsletter

January 19, 2009

Science for Kids A f rog's life cycle is interesting because it goes through amazing changes. Frogs live both in the water and on land. Free Frog Life cycle Cards Here is an overview of the frog's life cycle Free Frog life cycle sequence cards Helpful Links Frogs Frog Fiction-Free …

Newsletter (Squirrels)

December 26, 2008

This is a fun biology activity for children of all ages. It's easy to study wildlife and habitats in your own neigborhood. Check out the free anatomy science and reading cards. There are also free matching reading cards that illustrate what type of food a squirrel. likes to eat Squirrels …

Montessori Newsletter (Plate Tectonics)

August 17, 2008

Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift Continental Drift The crust of the earth isn't one solid piece, it's made of various plates . Land plates are called continental plates. Other plates are under the oceans, these are called oceanic plates . These plates move, very slowly, over the surface of the …

Newsletter (Geography) Latitude Longitude

June 28, 2008

Check out five free reading, science cards to printout. This is considered Montessori Culture or traditional Environmental or Earth Science. The earth is a sphere shape. The earth is divided up into circles. Circles measure where places are located on the earth. Here are two types of method that use …

Newsletter (Astronomy)

June 16, 2008

Astronomy can be introduced in preschool as a preparation for the Great Lessons. In the first lesson , the universe's creation is introduced. Later, our solar system is introduced more fully. Many teachers introduce another story about our stars, including our sun and the formation of galaxies. This includes constellations …

Language Development

September 17, 2007

Montessori and the Wonderful World of LanguageI've always been interested in languages, maybe living in a bilingual family fostered this love of languages. My wonderful teachers first introduced me to unique elements of language. While reading the Canterbury Tales in English class I was amazed how many words were similar …

Free Montessori Sandpaper Letters Printout

July 7, 2007

What Are Sandpaper Letters? Sandpaper letters are one of the most elegant materials in the Montessori classroom. Each letter of the alphabet is cut from fine sandpaper and mounted on a smooth board — consonants on pink or red boards and vowels on blue boards. The contrast between the rough …

Montessori Newsletter 11

June 30, 2007

Brought to you by Practical Life for the Family, Granola Crunch, Fantasy and Young Children, How to teach your preschooler how to paint, Milk Paint recipe, Ant City and Reading Fun and Montessori Quotes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Practical Life for the Family- Straighten out drawers, toys, closets, using a Montessori sorting method …

Montessori Newsletter 15

June 30, 2007

This newsletter is brought to you by the bug of the month, classroom ideas, baby’s first classroom, “Music for Moppets” and your questions answered- Hello Everyone, School started last week in Colorado. If you are homeschooling, I am sure the learning never stops! Here a great homeschooling site you might …

Language

June 30, 2007

Your child has exceptional linguistic ability. Your child could be the next president. Also, your child may be the next Dale Carnegie, Dr. Suess, or JK Rowland. Your child can hear things and remember them easily. They are often advanced readers and learn to talk quickly. They enjoy telling stories. …

Montessori Newsletter 14

June 30, 2007

Montessori Potty Training & Bored Babies This newsletter is brought to you by "Keeping Babies Amused" and "The Joys of Potty Training!" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Keeping Babies Amused Babies have such unique personalities. My babies were pretty active, and sometimes seemed bored. Here are a few things I did with my babies …

Montessori Newsletter 19

June 30, 2007

This Newsletter is brought to you by fun field trips to the mall, snow sculpting, your questions answered, talking to baby, and Reading Corner. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here are two of my favorite math links- Hand made manipulatives- On line Math Worksheet Generator ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Field Trip to the Mall The Field Trip …

Exercises for the Moveable Alphabet

June 30, 2007

Introductory Exercises for the Moveable Alphabet 1. Your child can build words on the mat on his or her own. Encourage your child to try any words that he or she wishes. 2. Have a box containing small objects whose names are three lettered. For example, pig, box, hat, nut, …

Montessori Newsletter 10

June 30, 2007

Brought to you by fun Walks, Great Links, Control of Error, Body Puzzle, Finger Plays & Golden Bead Material Shopping ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Happy Spring and Fall! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's a great time to go for a walk to observe the changes in nature right now. Here are some other neighborhood walks you …

Grammar Exercises

June 30, 2007

Grammar is the role of words in the context of language. English grammar is one of the most complicated of any language. Children absorb grammar from conversations with parents and other adults, but here are some exercises to help reinforce the structures of grammar. The best way for children to …

My child doesn't want to use sandpaper letters

June 30, 2007

My daughter doesn’t want to do the sandpaper letters, but is very interested in writing. What can I do instead? Sandpaper letters are great for teaching the sounds of the alphabet and eventually the names of the letters. Some children love them but it’s all right if your child doesn’t …

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June 30, 2007

Sign up for our free Newsletter E-mail: Brought to you by the Moon, Rocks in the Sky, Star Gazing, and Paper Folding As the seasons change, now is a great time of the year to get a blanket, hot chocolate, binoculars or a telescope, and do some sky watching. The …

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