Below, are links for a complete summer gardening unit study. These PreK and K-8 links will lead you to articles, hands-on activities and other exercises that are compatible with the Montessori classified reading cards, phonics, grammar, creative writing, science, social studies and other extensive lesson plans found in Montessori at Home, Modern Montessori at Home and Modern Montessori at Home II books. Please visit
http://www.amonco.org/montessorisummergardening.html to access these links.
Montessori Classified Reading Cards and Other Aids to Learn About Summer and Year Round Gardening
Make Your Own Classified Reading Cards for PreK - Grade 5
Botany Montessori Exercises
Names of Flowers in English, French and Latin
Names of Vegetables in Spanish with Pronunciation Key
Names of Fruits in Spanish - Spanish Vocabulary
Names of Fruits in Spanish - with Pronunciation Key
Free Flash Cards - Vegetables - English
Free Flash Cards - Vegetables - English
Free Flash Cards - Vegetables - French
Fruits and Vegetables - Frutas y Verduras
Vegetable Names in European Languages
Names of Flowers in English, French and Latin
Mature Flower Diagram Clip Art
Plant Cell Wall Diagram Clip Art
Summer Flowers - Names and Facts
The Garden Game
Northwest Coloring Book Scientific Plant Name Index
Let's Study About the Cycle of a Flowering Plants and Trees - Extension of Montessori's Classified Reading Cards for Elementary Students
Plant Identification by Characteristics (Reference Guide)
Sensory Exercises/Motor Development Involving the Study of Summer Gardening
Sunflower Seed Activities (Pre K - Grade 6)
Seed Match
Collecting Seeds - Fun for the Whole Family
Botany Cabinets for the Classroom
A Close-Up Look at Seeds
Sensory Table (Sunflower Seeds)
I Love Dirt!
Practical Life Exercises Involving the Study of Summer Gardening
Summer Flower Bulbs
Itching to Plant (Germinating Seeds)
What Shall I Grow?
Home-grown "Fast Food" for Busy Families by Sara L. Ambarian
Gardening Year Round - Tips from an Expert
Learn What Mulch Can Do For You!/a>
International Gardening Information - Scroll Down Half Way through Newsletter
A Child's Garden
Grow It Cook It
Planting a Gardem - Lower Elementary Ages
Garden Planters and Containers
Preparing a Container Garden
Gardening Tools
Homegrown Vegetables in Any Space
Complete Gardening Archive
Organic Garden Seeds
Wildflower Seed Planting Instructions - Wildflower How-to-Guide
Language Lesson Planning for Elementary and Middle Students
My Vegetable Gardening Diary
Special Summer Food Fun - Word Puzzles for Middle Schoolers
The Secret Garden
Montessori Gardening Grammar Bingo
Growing Poems
Experience of Nature (Flora: Plants & Flowers) PreK - Grade 2
Recommended Children's Poetry Books (Ages 4 - 8)
Recommended Children's Poetry Books (Ages 9 - 13)
Figurative Speech: Analogies, Similes, and Metaphors
Science and Social Science Lesson Planning for Elementary and Middle Students
Growing Plants Unit Study - Upper Elementary Level
Vegetable Planting Guide Worksheet
Blue Potatoes, Orange Tomatoes (Grades 2 - 6)
Comparing Leaves
Growing Plants Unit
Science With Plants
Microscopes for Observation and Science Experiments
The Garden Game
Planting a Gardem Thematic Unit Study - Lower Elementary Ages
Vegetable Guide to Planting in Late Summer
Seeds to Plant in Late Summer/Fall
Farmers' Almanc Gardening Calendar
Plant a Summer Crop of Beans
Curriculum Connections
The Science of Gardening
Harvest of History - The Farmers' Museum
Hands On Flower Model
Music and Art Lesson Planning for Elementary and Middle Students
Let's Make Pressed Flowers - Elementary Level
Draw Your World - Drawing Enriches the Curriculum
Flower Themes, Flowers in Art
Sharing Food, Food in Art
Changing a Flower's Color
Seed Collages (Scroll down until you see this activity)
Painting a Garden (Scroll down until you see this activity
Gardens for Schools
Flowers Posters, Prints, Charts, Photographs & Calendars
Music and Gardening (In Tune With Nature)
Sing and Learn About Science
Sings for Every Season (Click on Recordings)
Math Lesson Planning for Elementary and Middle Students
Inside the Coordinate Grid (Ages 8 -13)
Flowers: Graph & Graph Again (Ages 5 - 13)
It's Juice! Reading and Interpreting Graphs
Sprouting Math Activities - Numbers and Operation
Sprouting Math Activities - Algebra
Sprouting Math Activities - Geometry
Sprouting Math Activities - Data Analysis and Probability
Sprouting Math Activities - Problem Solving
Business Marketing Activities
Plant Sale Grows Kids
Theme: Growing a School Garden Business
Thematic Unit Study - Plant Sale Project
Label It, Sell It (Nutritional Labeling and Marketing
Additional Extension Exercises - Let's Write, Discuss and Talk About Gardening
Granny's Garden School
More Fruits and Vegetables
Farmer's Market Nutrition Program in Spanish
Farmer's Market Shopping for Fruit
Farmer's Market Shopping for Fruit in Spanish
Farmer's Market Fruit and Vegetable Bargains
Farmer's Market Fruit and Vegetable Bargains in Spanish
Food for Thought - Newsletters in English and Spanish
Curriculum Connections - Incorporate Selected Ideas for Montessori Environment
Write Your Own Books - For K - 3rd Grade(Part I)
Write Your Own Books - For K - 3rd Grade (Part II)
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