We have been using this monthly calendar pocket chart since the beginning of this year and I think it’s great. Before this, I was printing out each calendar month and using blu-tack to stick it to the wall and we would cross out the days each week. I saw this calendar being used on a … More Our monthly calendar pocket chart
Taking our art materials with us in an art caddy when out and about is something we love to do. They are not always used but I think its nice to have art materials available if one of my children are feeling inspired by their surroundings. I wonder who else does this? After a big play … More Art at the park
Some Christmas cookie baking with my four year old. My toddler made a pizza with his daddy. A nature walk and picnic at the park. Some items collected from the ground on our nature walk and some items we have already collected on past walks which we are keeping in this wooden sorting tray. My … More Activities in December
Most of the photos shown here is work that my 3.5 year old chose to work on this week. Most of our week was filled with family and friend catch ups, so late in the afternoons was the time most days that my eldest wanted some quiet time to herself in our play/learning room to … More Shelf activities in October
Wooden alphabet puzzle. Some spelling. Melissa and Doug Alphabet/picture puzzle. My 3.5 year old has done this activity so many times that she completes it very quickly. When first using this puzzle we only started with a few letters and added more slowly over time. Early Reader BOB books. These are great for beginner readers. … More Shelf activities in October, week 1
You may have read my posts on our Little Passports Early Explorers subscription, where I mentioned that my eldest was learning about the Continents of the World. At the time we were using World Content Map that we received with the first month’s subscription, but now we are also using in addition The Montessori Map Book and … More Extension shelf activities using Montessori printables
Here are some of the shelf activities that my children chose to work on this week; Animal Lotto. My 18 month old used these cards as a match up game. My 3.5 year old using the Alphabet Lotto game to match pictures to their letter sounds. Here my 3.5 year old was matching up the … More Shelf Activities in September, week two
