Montessori Pick of the Day

Peg dolls

Peg dolls can be used for endless creative play and art. 

They are fun to decorate for holidays and special occasions too. 

 

Noisy Books

Toddlers love interactive activities. Polk A Dot books are a reading experience with lots of fun touching that makes the same sound as popping bubble pack.

Check out these great books at your favorite book store.

 

Zoobooks for Babies and Toddlers

I am so excited there are Zoobooks for children of all ages now!

I just bought Zoobie for my sweet little one.

Zoobooks are great for kids of all ages. Their pictures and educational content is exciting and fun. 

 

 

Lesson of the Day 4, Printouts and Math, Practical Life Skills and More

D, d, d the dinosaur sound, d makes the dinosaur sound! Check out lesson 4 for learning ideas, art, math, language and much more.

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Alphabet Fun

Preschool Fun at My Ocean of Notions has the best idea for reading puppets. The homemade alphabet stick puppets are so clever and easy to make. This would encourage any child to read! It's good!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Ideas and Lessons

The Very Hungry Caterpillar has some fun lesson plans and ideas on line. Here are some of my favorite links.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a great book for young children. It was one of our favorites. It is beautifully illustrated and emphasizes how a caterpillar is an eating machine. It is available at most libraries.

How to Find Butterfly Caterpillars

It is like a treasure hunt to find caterpillars. If you take note of what caterpillars eat, when they develop and grow you have a better chance of finding caterpillars where you live.

Caterpillars in the Field and Garden: A Field Guide to the Caterpillars of  North America has more ideas looking for caterpillars.

Library Books About Butterflies

Here are some books I checked out of the library about butterflies. They are beautifully put together and are very informative for any child's curiosity.

The Life Cycles of Butterflies is a guide to 23 common garden butterflies throughout North America. It includes maps of each butterfly's geographic location, beautiful pictures of butterflies and caterpillars and the life cycle of butterflies from egg to maturity. This book is for an older reader or an adult can read this to their children.

From Caterpillar to Butterfly is about the Monarch butterfly. It is perfect for early elementary children to read and understand. The book covers the entire life cycle, location and interesting information about the Monarch.

A Book for Small Hands

Rocky Mountain Wildflowers, A Guide for Kids by Mary L Duber is a wonderful gift for the holidays. This book is easy for children to hold and use. The beautiful flowers are grouped by colors and there is a section where your child can put the place and date they first noted the wildflower. Using a reference like this helps your child observe environment, take notes, discover different shades of color and the growth cycle of plants during different seasons. It is the best way to teach science and reading in an exciting way.

The author has a talent making this interesting and informative, not only for your child, but for you as well. This is a gift for the whole family to enjoy!

Wildflowers are everywhere so this would be a wonderful for classroom field trips too.