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Are you teaching the early years biology strand and looking for some engaging and educational science provocations to help your students learn about Living Things? In this blog post there are 5 engaging living things provocations to inspire you. There are also tips and ideas to help you set u
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Looking for a fun interactive teaching idea for living and non-living? Well look no further as Living and Non-living Things Sort Puzzles will serve as an exciting lesson plan for elementary school classrooms. This is a great resource to incorporate into your unit as a science center rotation, review game exercise, small group work, morning work, remediation, intervention or rti. It can also be used as a quiz, drill, test, or assessment tool to help determine student mastery of the learning target. Whether a student is homeschooled or given this as a homework assignment, kids will also love working on these at home to improve their skills. This puzzle set includes 20 colorful jigsaw puzzles, answer key, and an optional station instruction page with an example. These come as pdf printable sheets that can be printed on card stock and laminated for long-term use. As a suggestion, store them in a sealable gallon storage bag and place them in a tub or bin for students to use throughout the year for enrichment when they finish early. Another idea, for a project, is students can glue the completed puzzles into a notebook or journal as a reference sheet. They can also be glued on a poster for displaying on a bulletin board or as a wall anchor chart. For this activity students match the word with the picture and answer the question of whether it is an example of a living or nonliving thing. Your students will love to practice and learn about living vs nonliving things with this product! I hope you download and enjoy this engaging hands-on activity with your students! So set those worksheets aside and give our puzzles a try! Feedback: Remember to leave product feedback to get TPT credits towards future purchases. Follow my Store: Also remember to follow my store by clicking the green star next to my logo for the latest product releases and freebies. You may also be interested in these other products: Frog Life Cycle Puzzles 5 Senses Puzzles Ready Lessons
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There are seven common types of Intellectual Disabilities (ID) diagnosed among children today. This may mean a child has difficulty communicating, learning, or remembering information. With that in mind, let's explore what you need to know about each of these intellectual disabilities... What it is? What are the causes? Common questions and answers And MORE...
Fun Summer / Warm Weather Activity – Squirt Gun Learning Games & Races Our students LOVE the squirt gun race at our end of the school year carnival, so we decided to make it a fun learning activity and let them “take aim” at letters, numbers, shapes, and sight words. Squirting Stacks of Cups For […]
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In my visits to long term care homes, I usually have the pleasure of receiving a tour of the memory care facility. Invariably, as we tour around, the conversation turns to dementia specific “Montessori Carts” and my thoughts on how to best put one together or improve the one they already have. I’m going to go against the grain and say that personally I don’t really understand the benefit of having a Montessori cart at all in a dementia care environment. Let’s look at why. Where does the concept of a Montessori cart come from? If you are like me and are interested in Montessori for dementia, you probably scour the internet for all things Montessori trying to learn everything you can about Montessori for children in order to gain a better understanding of the philosophy so that you can apply it effectively. One of the concepts that you will find is that of the “prepared environment”. Examples in dementia care include wayfinding signs, memory supports such as memory books, names tags, etc. Another aspect of the prepared environment is to “have materials available and accessible” to quote Gail Elliot of DementiAbility. To do this, in a Montessori school environment there are open shelves with bins or trays that contain all of the materials required for a particular lesson organized by the type of lesson - practical life, math, language etc. The child can select the type of lesson that they are interested in, take it from the shelf to their personal work area and use the materials as they have been shown. Once they are finished, the child returns the material back to where it belongs. In a home-schooled Montessori environment, it typically isn’t practical to build the necessary shelving for the prepared environment. Often there isn’t enough room, and the cost can be prohibitive to build the shelving to scale for the child, changing it as they grow. And this is where Montessori carts come in. Instead of expensive custom shelving, several simple three or four drawer carts are used. The drawers and carts are organized by lesson type and labeled to make it easy for the child to select the materials of their choice without assistance, and return the materials when finished. A great solution for the Montessori home schooled child. Although we are applying the Montessori philosophy in our dementia care, there are significant differences between children and older adults with demen tia. One of those differences is that due to the losses associated with dementia, most people with dementia are not able to self-engage. They are unable to recognize that they need something to occupy themselves, decide what to do and act on that decision. As Gail says, they need a “starter button”. The significance of this is that the labeled, “self-serve” Montessori dementia care cart is not really a benefit. Even if the cart was wheeled into the room with the residents, it is unlikely that they would go to the cart and select their own activity, nor put it away without prompting in long term care facility for dementia. If the recreation department has all of their Montessori activities for dementia on a cart, the materials can only be used in one area at a time. If a resident in a different area needs engagement for dementia respite, the dementia care nurses would have to find out where the cart is and go and get something from it to use with the resident. If instead, each unit had materials available on the unit the resident could be engaged immediately. Ideally, there would be a variety of materials that would appeal to different residents with different interests and abilities so that you can meet their needs at different times of the day.
One of our favorite events to do with our students each year is our biography wax museum! We see the tired but proud smiles on the students' faces after they finish sharing their hard work, and it always reminds us what a great experience it really is.
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Adding these Fall Montessori Activities to your day will bring hands on learning with a fall theme. Perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarten and early elementary. With literacy activities, fine motor activities, number recognition, preschool and kindergarten math activities, and so much more. Also includes Movement Activities, Montessori Preschool Activities
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The other day, when perusing Fat Brain Toys, I came across Sensory Stepping Stones. Now, those who know me well know that I only cruise through shops and online stores for ideas. I'm not a money-spender, by nature. Immediately, my light bulb flashed on, "I can do this! My kids would love this!" My favorite things combined: creating, hands-on learning, and my kids! I cut ovals of cardboard and glued different materials on. Tonight I'll grab some slip-proof shelf-liner for the other side, so we can also use these on the wood floors, without risk of injury.Just glue plastic, wash clothes, make-up sponges, fur fabric, squishy wash netting, etc to cardboard. When it dries, cut around edges. Glue shelf liner on the other side. And you are done. Enjoy hours of activities! Use them for: counting; using descriptive words; blindfolding & identifying each one; gross motor skills-- hop, small steps, large steps, etc depending on step placement; Little Lad played with this for a loooong time, but the other kids all enjoyed it, too. I'm building up my "station" materials this summer. Check out other great activities at these sites: MPM School Supplies and The Educator's Spin On It wrote to let me know that they've used this idea on their site. Thanks, guys! I hope kids everywhere are enjoying it!
This post explores the differences between living and non-living things in a Montessori zoology lesson.
Also includes a STEAM version and Editable labels and task card templates!Outdoor Discovery STEM Bins® and STEAM Bins are natural engineering centers that are ideal for outdoor classrooms, outdoor learning centers, or occasional outdoor excursions. They are also a creative and developmentally appro...
Over time, residents (and staff) can get tired of playing the same games, day after day. To ease the monotony, consider spicing up your bingo games to create more interest for you and your residents. Get more senior activity ideas at notjustbingo.com TODAY!
First off, have you ever heard of whittling or carving? I surely hadn’t until reading this article. It is extremely interesting to me. I will tell you why in a minute. Explore whittling and carving to possibly try with your homeschool kids.
DS-ASD~Fall Update 2019 Happy first day of fall :)! Here is an update on my son, Nick who is 25 years old and has a dual diagnosis of Down syndrome and autism (DS-ASD). My son attends an adult deve…
This Montessori-inspired phases-of-the-moon playdough tray is easy to prepare and works well at home or in the classroom.
