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1 - 10 with paper clips
This activity is a beautiful variation of Paper clips activity. I took this picture when I went to my seminar in June'2010 by NEMTEC. Lots of girls shared their beautiful activities.Materials -...
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Parts of a flower - Hibiscus
Nomenclature means 'assigning the name'. In this activity we will assign names to the parts of a flower. In the picture below, we have a Hibiscus. A real yellow Hibiscus flower is kept near the...
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Getting ready for the first day of Preschool - Part 1
image taken by me Seriously, it is the one and only day when I cry with the children. It's the most challenging part of being a teacher. It is also a day when I am very excited and look forward to....
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Getting ready for the first day of preschool - Part 2
image taken by me and while I was clicking, I simply thought of children. Aren't children like these buds ?!In part 1, I talked little bit about how to help older children get ready for their...
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A hug a day keeps tears away
copyright - Divya JainTrue, hugs can be magical. Some children love to be hugged all the time while others when they do a challenging work. It's interesting to notice how children can be so unique. One...
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Tracing
Tracing is one of my favorite activity for the beginners, say 2-3.5 yrs old children. It involves lots of fun while learning to hold a pencil, control over writing, improve hand and eye co-ordination,...
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Sounds - Spirits of the Alphabets
The following is a list of letters and the phonetic sounds made by each, as represented in a phonetic word. Sounds, not names, should be taught very early in the Montessori classroom. A as in ant said...
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Weekend, vacation and Science !
For most of you, it is a beginning of the summer vacations. I am so glad that summer is here finally after 6 months of long long winter ! Summer is a good season to do outdoor science activities, for...
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Thank you Readers
Just realized that it's been 1 month 2 days since I started to write this blog. And, I have got so much of support from all of you. I thank all of you readers, people who wrote comments and all my...
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Multiples of 5
Multiples of 5Control of error- numbers on the white star.At the seminar in June, 2010 at NEMTEC, I came across this activity by one teacher and I loved it. Such a good way to help a child learn the...
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Feelings and growth
"Curiosity in children nature has provided, to remove that ignorance they were born with; which, without this busy inquisitiveness, will make them dull."--Locke [1913 Webster]. You...
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Enrichment of Vocabulary
Letter to picture. Activity shown in NEMTEC.This activity assists us in getting to know the child, his/er vocabulary, thoughts and if the child remembers his/er phonetic sounds. We will show each...
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Jiggling rice
What fun when you jiggle rice and find a star fish, pine cone, cute eraser, a rock, and other cute objects. This is one other activity that helps a child's hand and eye co-ordination, develops...
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Order, Co-ordination, Concentration and Independence
A child pincer grips a bead and place it on the plastic pockets. See that he is picks up only 1 bead at a time. Helps to develop concentration and co-ordination. Notice that the child also picks the...
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Scooping
This is a good activity that you can use during the apple season. Look at the presentation, it is very important that an activity looks beautiful and attractive to a child. Apple bowls, matching red...
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When children are not 'listening' !
picture taken by me - Walnut Park Montessori school I have this trouble all the time, and I say to myself, "What do I do they are not listening?" And the idea pops out, "Why not make them walk on the...
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Start early
I should mention this, that my teaching career was started with being an assistant infant/toddler teacher and this experience was an eye-opening experience for me. Unfortunately, I do not have my...
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Blogging, on break !
image by http://portfolio.kevinthom.com/artistic/hands_compel My apologies to all readers ! Due to Tendinitis on my right hand wrist, I am unable to Blog. It has been over 2 months now, and seems like...
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Nurturing the Spirit
Nurturing the Spirit: In Non-Sectarian Classrooms byAline D. Wolf It is a big conflict in my mind that there are so many people who are unable to understand the benefits and the structure of the...
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Indoor fun !
I remember when I was a kid, I used to join 2 chairs upside down and cover them with a sheet to make my fantasy tent. There were times when I used to live in my tent like, eat, sleep and study. I used...
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Montessori circle time songs
We all know that there is nothing better than learning through songs. I strongly believe in starting and ending the day with the circle time. I will either present some group activity or simply have a...
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December Songs
December is a holiday season everywhere. It's a feel good month :) Lots of children look forward to it for having fun in decorative malls with the Santa, singing Christmas carols, other winter songs...
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Knowledge Unlimited
I went to a traditional school where ranks and grades encouraged competition and comparison. Yes, it was fun at the same time stressful with some subjects which I never liked. I used to dream of a...
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Baby Bullet
I went to a friend's home yesterday. It was so good to spend some time to play with her 10 months old baby boy. In the process, my friend offered me to feed some fruit to her little one. I was...
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When tough becomes easy :)
Some social behaviors of some children can be very challenging and tough to deal with, day to day. Every year, teachers get a new group, new challenges and new experiences. And, that is what makes my...
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