Weather is a constant in our environment. It is something you can observe and study with your children every day.

Clouds

Clouds are dramatic in the summer. They are a large
part of our surroundings and weather conditions.
Clouds are a part our atmosphere (sky) where …

Butterflies

...b, b, b the butterfly sound, B makes a butterfly sound!

Children and adults are fascinated by the beauty and life of butterflies. Young children can watch them and understand  the beauty and change in nature and life.

If you approach them slowly you can catch them with a …

b,b,b the box sound "B" makes a box sound!

Shapes Are Everywhere

Montessori used geometric shapes to teach the basics of math, reading and writing.

These beautiful shapes are also found in architecture and art.

More Lesson Ideas

After studying circles , rectangles , pie wedges and triangles in the …

This is a fun and educational game to play with children.

Also, check out the free printout for the game.

An Introduction to Fractions using Pie Wedges

Fractions are a Part the Whole

Easy Matching Game

Sector shapes or wedges make an easy fraction game. Cut a pie into even …

Learn Math the Fun and Easy Way with Triangles

Three Connecting Straight Sides Make a Triangle

Triangles have 3 sides. They vary in size and shape. Printout these triangles to find out how triangles look different, but always have three connecting linear sides.

Easy Matching Game

Print out and cut …

Circles

Going round and round in circles

Circles are important shapes in geometry and trigonometry. They have a circumference, radius, degrees of angles and chords. Circles are an easy concept for preschool children to understand.

Print out the circle shapes from the geometric cabinet.  Each circle is represented by a …

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 …

Pillow Blocks,  Blocks, Bricks and Cubes

Pillow blocks,  shaped as cubes,  were one of the first toys I introduced to my babies. I received these soft, home sewn, cube blocks from a  clever friend. They were the best! These pillow  blocks were made from soft material filled with soft stuffing. …

Learning How to Count, and Early Math Lessons 

Teaching toddlers to count  is difficult. Start with just two objects to count. I save jar and bottle tops for this purposes. Use tops that vary in size from smallest to largest. This helps a young child to see that 1 is …

Life Skills: Pouring exercise

Materials needed:

• 2 small pitchers
• Rice or small beans
• Tray

Method:

Place on the tray one pitcher filled with rice and the other empty pitcher or …

This lesson is brought to you by the letter o,  fleecy balls, hermit crabs and jars.

Matching Letter Sounds to Objects Game

Select letters that your child knows the phonetic sounds very well and familiar objects that start with the letters. For example, if you child knows the 'j', 'c', …

Lesson of the Day 7
Brought to you by the letters "t" & "m"
Terrific tails
Circle on a string
Sharing Game-Division
Mirror Math
Counting with Cereal 0's
Letter games

Introduce the letters t and m using the 3 period lesson .  T is for tail, toast and toys.
T-t-t-the …

Lesson of the Day 6

Today’s fun learning is brought to you by the Alphabet Game, Reading boxes,
Silence Game
Cold and Hot Science
Rock around the Clock, Finger Plays
Group time fun


Hot and Cold Science-
You will need:
Ice or snow
Mitten or glove
Have your child put …

Today's learning and fun is brought to you by the letter p- the peanut butter letter, peanut butter you can make and peanut butter playdough you can eat, activities and games for letters and words.

Language

As your child learns the sandpaper letters you can do this simple game.

Newspaper …

I am special

In this lesson you can teach your child about where he or she lives- address- phone number, his or her full name, parts of the body. Use the 3 step approach-1)This …

You can use a calendar to teach counting, days of the week, months of the year, 12 months in a year, seven days in a week, events, and even talk about daily …

Today’s Fun Time is brought to you by the letter B featuring Big Bubbles and Beautiful Birds

Life Skills: Picking up objects
Materials needed:
Small tongs
Sugar cubes
2 small bowls
Tray

Place on the tray a bowl with sugar cubes and the other empty bowl. Slowly, show your …