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Mindful Bell Moment
Here’s a simple way to bring mindfulness into your Montessori #classroom (or even at #home).
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Teach the Teacher AI
This activity helps children understand how feedback shapes learning—just like Montessori-Instruct helps AI models learn better.
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The Snack Station
Encourage independence, responsibility, and confidence in everyday life
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Montessori Sibling Story Jar Activity
The Sibling Story Jar is a fun and meaningful way to help children share feelings, celebrate kindness, and practice communication with one another. Inspired by Montessori principles of respect and... Read more
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Montessori Story Basket Activity
The Story Basket is a hands-on way to bring oral storytelling to life in the Montessori environment. By combining simple objects with spoken words, children engage their senses, imagination, and me... Read more
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Potty Basket for Independence
In Montessori, even potty training is seen as an opportunity for independence and self-care. A potty basket helps #toddlers feel prepared, confident, and capable by giving them the tools they need... Read more
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🎵🥁 Montessori Music Fiesta: Dance, Play & Explore Latin Rhythm 💃🎉
Music is an essential part of Hispanic #culture, from lively salsa and merengue to soothing lullabies and folk songs. This activity invites children to explore rhythm, movement, and cultural expre... Read more
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🥑 Montessori Recipe: Simple Guacamole
Guacamole is more than a tasty snack—it’s a fun, hands-on Montessori activity that brings children into the heart of Hispanic #culture. By preparing this dish, children practice real-life skil... Read more
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A Montessori Activity to Try at Home
Practical Life Station: Helping Hands in the Kitchen
Create a small area in your kitchen where your #toddler can participate in real, meaningful tasks. This doesn’t require fancy materials—ju... Read more
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CACFP Food Menu
The CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program) provides federal reimbursements to child care centers, family child care homes, afterschool programs, and adult day care centers to help them serve nut... Read more
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🌟 Montessori Practical Life Activity
Here’s a simple, hands-on Montessori activity you can use at #home or in the #classroom. Practical Life activities help children build focus, independence, and coordination while also giving th... Read more
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Counting & Skip-Counting with Bead Chains
To help young children build a strong sense of numbers, patterns, and #early skip-counting in a concrete and joyful way.
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My Identity Collage
Purpose: To celebrate each child’s unique identity and foster a #classroom #culture of inclusivity, diversity, and respect.
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🎶 Montessori Meets Music and Rhythm
Music and rhythm are natural ways for young children to connect with their environment, their bodies, and each other. In Montessori, music isn’t about memorizing songs—it’s about exploration,... Read more
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Grace and Courtesy in the Infant Years
Grace and Courtesy lessons don’t start when children can talk—they begin in infancy! Infants and #toddlers absorb social behaviors by observing adults. By modeling kindness, respect, and calm ... Read more
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Birth to Five CDA Credential Professional Portfolio Guide
The Birth to Five CDA Credential Professional Portfolio Guide is a free, structured workbook designed to simplify the process of earning your CDA Credential. It walks early childhood educators thro... Read more
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Sample Emotional Skills Lesson Plan: “Feelings and Calming Choices” (All Ages)
The “Feelings and Calming Choices” Lesson Plan offers educators a structured approach to supporting emotional development in children from birth to five. Through interactive activities such as ... Read more
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Sample Social Skills Lesson Plan: “Let’s Be Friends!” (All Ages)
The “Let’s Be Friends!” Social Skills Lesson Plan equips educators with structured strategies to teach young children essential social-emotional skills such as sharing, turn-taking, and helpi... Read more
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Sample Self-Concept Lesson Plan (Birth to Five)
The Self-Concept Activity Lesson Plan Series provides developmentally appropriate strategies for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers to explore who they are and build self-awareness. With guided ac... Read more
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Sample Gross Motor Lesson Plan: “Animal Movement Parade”
This lesson plan supports gross motor development by encouraging children to hop, crawl, stomp, and slither like different animals. Educators are provided with clear procedures, adaptations for mul... Read more
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Sample Fine Motor Lesson Plan: “Button, Bead, and Build!”
This resource provides a variety of fine motor activities—stringing beads, building with blocks, and shaping Play-Doh—that help strengthen pincer grasp, dexterity, and hand–eye coordination. ... Read more
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Sample Science & Sensory Lesson Plan: “Sink or Float Discovery”
This science and sensory lesson introduces children to early STEM concepts through hands-on water play. Step-by-step procedures help educators guide predictions, observations, and reflections while... Read more
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Sample Language & Literacy Lesson Plan: “Storytime Sound Adventure”
This literacy-focused lesson supports vocabulary growth, comprehension, and phonological awareness through interactive storytelling. Educators are equipped with strategies for engaging children wit... Read more
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