If you are studying weather with your children, I've got a fun new resource available for helping kids build their weather vocabulary: Montessori Weather 3-Part Cards! I hope you'll find these weather 3-part cards to be a good resource for teaching your kids about the sun, clouds, tornadoes, rain, snow, and much more! You'll find more ... Continue Reading
Writing letters on sandpaper {101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet}
Sandpaper letters are a common material in the language area of the Montessori classroom. I previously shared a post showing how I've used sandpaper letters to help my kids learn their letters. My son, especially, has always enjoyed the sensory aspect of sandpaper letters. He likes to use his fingernail to scratch the sand off the ... Continue Reading
Weather science: How to make a cloud in a jar (2 different methods!)
Don't you just love looking at clouds in the sky? I sure do! But how do they get there? A cloud is formed when water vapor condenses into water droplets that attach to particles (of dust, pollen, smoke, etc.) in the air. When billions of these water droplets join together, they form a cloud. As part of our weather unit, we read ... Continue Reading
Weather science: Cloud classification activities for kids
When we did our weather unit, I knew we had to include some activities to learn about clouds. Little did I know that there is an entire system in place for classifying clouds based on their shape and height in the sky. Classification is a key scientific skill, so this makes for a great weather science activity. In this post I share some ... Continue Reading
Initial sounds practice with dot stickers {101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet}
A few weeks ago I shared a dot sticker printable designed to help kids match uppercase and lowercase versions of each letter. That printable was well received, so I decided to create another dot sticker printable focused on helping kids identify the initial sounds of words. In the next installment of my 101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet ... Continue Reading
20+ books about the weather for kids
The weather is a fascinating subject to study. As a homeschooling parent, I enjoy learning right along with my kids. And indeed, I learned so much about various weather patterns during our homeschool weather unit. In this post I've reviewed more than 20 weather books for kids. I've provided suggested ages for each book, and I've separated ... Continue Reading
Water cycle demonstration
In order to understand the weather and why it rains, kids need to know about the water cycle. This simple water cycle demonstration can be done using materials from your kitchen. It not only helps kids understand the basic elements of the water cycle, it also shows why our rain water is drinkable despite the fact that much of our rain water ... Continue Reading
“Magic paint” letters {101 Ways to Teach the Alphabet}
Making "magic paint" letters is a great activity to do outside on the driveway or sidewalk on a warm day. "So what is magic paint?" you might ask. Well, "magic paint" is "paint" that when applied to concrete will be visible for a brief while before disappearing. And how does this happen, you might be wondering? In the next ... Continue Reading
Weather science for kids: Building a weather station
As part of our weather science unit, I wanted my kids to understand the various ways that we describe the weather. Building our own weather station was a perfect activity for stimulating interest in the weather and giving the kids hands-on practice with describing various aspects of the weather. You'll find more resources for learning about ... Continue Reading
Weather Bingo {free printable}
This post is the first of what will be a number of posts on the topic of weather. My kids and I completed a Weather Unit earlier this school year where we learned about the water cycle, clouds, rain, snow, and other types of weather. Today I'm offering a free printable Weather Bingo game you can use to teach kids about various types of weather in a ... Continue Reading
