Montessori Pick of the Day

Flower Power

Coloring flowers seems like a happy thing to do. Here are some free flower coloring pages.

Seed Walk

You can take a walk and collect seeds on your socks. Put on a large pair of wool or nylon socks over your child's shoes, adults can do this too. Take a walk in your garden, park, woods  or in a field and brush against different plants. After your walk take some tweezers or small tongs and take off the seeds from your socks. A magnifying glass will help you find out why these seeds stick to your socks. Seeds that travel by hitchhiking sometimes have a sticky or rough outside that allows them to hang onto clothing or fur.
Sort and count the different types of seeds you collected.

Cheerful and Cheap Fun

I always enjoy it when a child opens a gift and is more interested in the box than the toy! Fun in a Box has some great ideas for you and your children to make box creations.

Yum, Moldy Bread

Moldy Bread is a great way to teach about fungus. Mold grows so easily. How Does Mold Grow? has activities for your moldy science experiment.Try making a Mold Terrarium too.

Library Books About Seeds, Roots and Plants

Janice VanCleave's Plants has 20 experiments or science fair projects about seeds and plants. The experiments range from easy to more advanced. Younger children can do some of these experiments with help from older children or an adult.

Taking Root by Alan Fowler is a great book to read out loud to preschool children. It explains about roots with beautiful pictures of everyday examples.

First Garden

Sprouting seeds is an easy and interesting way to introduce your child to gardening. You can sprout moist seeds in a jar. The first part to sprout is the primary root. The next structure to appear is the shoot.