Montessori Mom Links of the Day

Montessori Atrium

Explore and Express has some great ideas for a  Montessori type floor plan for the Atrium area.

Check out the rest of this wonderful blog for more inspiration!

Wonderful Gifts

• Christian Appalachian Project
  Help support Appalachian Project with beautiful homemade goods, toys and food.
  (tags: shoppng homemade gifts)

Bible School Crafts

• Crafts for Kids
  Bible and other Christian Crafts
  (tags: Bible Sunday School Crafts)

CAP

• Christian Appalachian Project - Who we Serve: Children
  Hands-On Change. For Good. Who We Serve Children and Their Families
  (tags: children services)

Catholic Blogs

• By Sun and Candlelight
  A Quick Lenten Craft As I mentioned in my morning post, I cannot find our Alleluia letters! (So much for being organized, lol.) The boys really enjoyed this activity last year, so I decided to make up something different to use this Lent.
  (tags: Catholic homeschool)
• The Cabbage Patch: Don't Know if My Kids Would Agree
  The Cabbage Patch Join us in our journey as a military Catholic home educating family.
  (tags: Catholic Homeschooling)
• As We Wait in Joyful Hope: What type of Mother Hen are you?
  Baltimore Catechism Lesson for the Week 1st
  (tags: religion blog)
• ordinary grace: Duuude...
  ordinary grace My life...a place to write about my role as a mom, a wife, a friend, a Catholic
  (tags: Catholic blog)
• "A Wink and a Smile": RIGHT ON!
  Stay at home CATHOLIC Mommy to 5 young ladies who is married to the most patient, sports loving man. This year I have officially STARTED my first year of homeschooling (FALL '07) ... YAY! Oh yeah, you may
  (tags: homeschooling Catholic blog)

Children's Bible Lessons & Printouts

• Bible Stories
  NOAH JOSEPH MOSES JERICHO DAVID DANIEL
  (tags: Free Bible Stories children)
• Bible Coloring Book
  Parable of the Mustard Seed-many different printouts
  (tags: free printouts Bible)
• The Child Jesus Word Search
  The Child Jesus-free word search
  (tags: word search)
• Children's Bible Lessons
  CHILDREN'S BIBLE LESSONS
  (tags: Free Bible lessons)
• Free Children's Bible Songs
  CHILDREN'S BIBLE SONGS
  (tags: Free children's Bible songs)
• The Madonna and Child by Botticelli
  The Madonna and Child
  (tags: print Madonna Child)

Free Bible Stories for Kids

• Bible Stories for Kids - Pharaoh's Dream
  That's a long time to be sitting in jail! I wonder if Joseph was wondering if God was REALLY with him
  (tags: Bible Stories Kids)
• Bible Stories for Kids - Joseph Rules!
  Pharaoh... ...clapped his hand on Joseph's shoulder, “Where in all of Egypt could I find a wiser man than you!
  (tags: Bible Kids Stories)
• Bible Stories for Kids - The Trouble with Lies
  back in the land of Canaan things were going a little differently for Joseph’s brothers.
  (tags: Bible Stories Kids)
• Bible Stories for Kids - Famine in Egypt
  For seven years, the rains had come. The crops grew green and strong, and there was more than enough to eat for everyone.
  (tags: Bible Story Kids)
• Bible Stories for Kids - Famine in Egypt, part 2
  “Mommy, what is there to eat?” and there was nothing but stale old crumbs.
  (tags: Bible Story Kids)
• Bible Stories for Kids - Joseph and The Hidden Sacks of Silver
  The Sons of Jacob couldn't help but wonder - and with good reason! After all this time, they couldn't forget what they had done to their little brother
  (tags: Bible Story Kids free)
• Bible Stories for Kids - Joseph and The Silver Cup
  Were they still the same mean brothers who sold their little brother just to make a few bucks? Or had they changed?
  (tags: Free Kids Bible Story)
• Bible Stories for Kids - Going Down to Egypt
  Joseph could hardly believe it! I am sure his brothers couldn’t either.
  (tags: Bible Story Free)
• Bible Stories for Kids (a Children's Bible) Online!
  New Testament Bible Stories for Kids-Free
  (tags: New Testament Bible Stories Kids)
• Bible Stories for Kids (a Children's Bible) Online!
  Old Testament Bible Stories for Kids-Free
  (tags: Stories Bible Kids Free)
• Children's Bible Stories - Who Is God?
  People see the moon and the stars and they think, “Someone must live there!” And they would be right. God does.
  (tags: Kids religion)
• Bible Stories for Kids (a Children's Bible) Online!
  Free bible lesson and stories
  (tags: bible children literature school Sunday)

Catholic Encyclopedia

• CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Home
  The Catholic Encyclopedia
  (tags: Montessori Catechesis reference religion)

Passover for Kids

• 10 Ways to Enjoy the Seder - Passover with Aish
  Go to the dollar store and buy some "visual aids" for the plagues. When you get to that part of the Haggadah, throw out a pile of frogs...plastic cows and animals...snakes and spiders...ping pong balls (
  (tags: Passover kids stories visual hands on)
• Seder Plate - 15 Steps - Passover with Aish
  Passover is the time when each Jew embarks on a personal journey from slavery to freedom. In order to guide us in our quest, the Sages carefully wrote a book outlining 15 steps to freedom.
  (tags: jewish passover seder steps how to)
• Kids Domain - Passover Coloring Pages
  Passover Coloring Pages
  (tags: passover coloring printouts)
• Kids Domain - Passover Mazes
  Passover Mazes
  (tags: passover printouts mazes)
• Kids Domain - Passover Word Searches
  Passover Word Searches
  (tags: passover word search printouts)
• Kids Domain - Passover Crafts
  Here are some craft ideas for you to do to get ready for Passover:
  (tags: passover placemats plate afikomen bag)
• Passover on the Net - 4 Questions of Passover (Pesach)
  It is said that the Seder is celebrated especially for the children. It is important for Jewish children to be and feel involved in the celebration of Passover
  (tags: passover 4 questions kids)

Jewish Montessori

• http://jewishmontessori.info/
  LIVING WITH THE PARSHA: Hashem instructs Noach to build the Teiva (Ark.) * Discuss the building of the Teiva - its size, measurements, and compartments.-Wonderful complete site!
  (tags: Jewish Montessori religion activities lessons)
• » Language Arts
  We learn Yiddish by first introducing the letter vowels, the child should be already fluent in the Hebrew letters the nekudos and their sounds
  (tags: Jewish Montessori language activities pictures)
• » Sensorial Development
  Only when the mind has a concept of order can the child benefit from the inner order and non error that is built into the sensorial materials. The material is called by name
  (tags: Snsorial education religion Jewish)
• » Art
  In the classroom should be a board with the different seasons, the children should try to do the displays with a little help from the teacher. A classroom tree is also part of the Montessori classroom, the trunk of the tree remains the same throughout the
  (tags: Montessori art culture Jewish)
• » Music
  Infants brains are sensitive and responsive to musical sounds and it remains strongly receptive to music through the preschool years until the age of six. Studies say that exposure to music has a beneficial effect for pre-schoolers. Musical training can i
  (tags: pictures music classroom Jewish)
• » About
  he mark of a Jewish Montessori education is the seamless integration of both environment and education. This enables students to discover the depth of Torah through the immediacy of their world
  (tags: Jewish Montessori education)
• Ganeinu International School - The first and only Jewish school in Northern China!
  aneinu International School is a nurturing place for children to discover their unique personalities and abilities. We are dedicated to providing the best possible secular education as well as a warm introduction to the joyous traditions of Judaism.
  (tags: China Jewish Montessori school)