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A Guide for the Montessori Classroom: Spring
Third in a set of four teaching manuals for the classroom and Montessori home school.
Coded for use with the companion book created for homeschool parents-
Supplement to the Guides: Instructions for the Montessori Work also available in our eBay store.
The guide integrates practical life, sensorial, math, language, science and the natural world, geography, social studies, sign language, music, art, yoga, and other learning experiences into a meaningful and interrelated theme.
The manual is set up in daily plan format, but may be used as an idea book. Select, rearrange, modify, and merge with your own ideas - using the plans as springboards for launching into the needs and interests of each child.
March includes:
Our State- History, Time Line, Geography, Cities, Rivers, Landmarks, People, Indigenous Animals, and Biomes
FISH, AMPHIBIANS, and REPTILES
April includes:
BIRDS- Local and world
Geography, flags, biomes, animals, landmarks, culture, art, and people of ASIA
May includes:
PLANTS- Seeds, Soil, Flowers, Gardening, Trees
Geography, flags, biomes, animals, landmarks, culture, art, and people of AFRICA
These versatile plans are useful in the home school. Let common sense guide you in adapting for use with the individual child.
Developed in the ages 3 to 6 classroom, they are also used in the 6 to 9 classroom with minor modification.
The Spring guide introduces poses 57 through 75 of the 95 yoga poses introduced throughout the year. Easy to follow instructions for integrating yoga into the classroom or home school are included. Yoga calms the mind and the body, oxygenates the brain, increases focus and concentration.
Instructions for making and presenting "Celebration of Life" a meaningful way to honor a child's life accomplishments and birthday
Daily art is presented Montessori style, to be chosen independently from the shelf. Emphasis in on the joy of process rather than product. Instructions explain the materials needed, how to set up, and the process.
Teachers and home school parents love the theme related book lists!
Inspirational quotes by Maria Montessori are found throughout the book.
An important feature is a weekly journal page for notes, observations, quiet reflecting, and planning.
The manual is 8 1/2" x 11" and contains 147 pages with text on both sides. It is spiral bound to fold back and lay flat while in use.
Created by Gini Newcomb (this seller) Montessori certified since 1985, B.A. in Studio Art with a Minor in Art History, and is a certified YogaKids Facilitator.
Go to my  page and use the link to my website to see sample pages from the guides.
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