Montessori Pick for the Week of November 15, 2009

Below, are just some of the highlights of the AMC Fall/Winter 2009 Hands On Newsletter.

Part 1
See http://www.amonco.org/winter1/montessori_winter1.pdf

In Part 1 you will discover the following:

KidzClix.net has contributed Make-A-Food-Mosaic. This fun activity incorporates art and larger geometrical shapes. This is an excellent extension practical life exercise that can be used with any food unit study. KidzClix has also donated a bonus activity that children can do for FREE right at their website. Don't miss out. Visit Part 1 for details.

Also, included in Part I is Rita Arpaia's Start with the Winners Book List. She will show you the recipe for making just the right match for your children. Then, take some time out to discover Mollie's Collage Paste Mix activity. Mollie has probably used this activity many times in her Montessori classroom.

Rae, from the Creative Process, has offered three free activities that will spark the imagination of your students. Scribble Designs, Masks and Mask Making, Sharing Food unit study and a wonderful, brand new Teaching Alternative Energy Ideas will all add some zip to your winter lesson planning.

Part II

See http://www.amonco.org/winter2/montessori_winter2.pdf

Linda, from the Storyboard , submitted the Rain Stick or Rain Maker. This fun filled activity, designed for young children, is sensorial and an imaginative art exercise. When the project is completed, children will enjoy making the sound of rain with their rain sticks.

Rick, from Fun With Languages, contributed a Miami style Pistachio Poppy Seed Cake recipe. This recipe would be a great addition to any holiday gathering. Speaking of recipes, renowned Montessori teacher, Kathy O'Reilly, from Cooking With Children Can Be Easy, submitted a yummy Old Fashioned Sugar Cookie Cutouts. This recipe is also perfect for your holiday celebrations.

Heidi Anne Spietz

http://www.amonco.org

Take a Montessori Style Tour of Italy

The following 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 by Heidi Anne Spietz books.

Links for Learning the Italian Language

Beginning Italian – Learn the Parts of a House

Beginning Italian – Colors

Teaching Children Italian: Parts of the House

The Alphabet: Teaching Children Italian Part 2

Numbers: Teaching Children Italian Part 3

Parts of the Body: Teaching Children Italian

Beginning French Lessons (Use the Materials for Lesson Presentations in English, Spanish and Italian)

Article – Why should children learn multiple languages?

Mexico for Children (written in Italian) Progressive Reading Practice

AMC Montessori Grammar Game (Customize to Present Grammar in Italian – Free Game Templates Included)

Native Lingo – Read Listen, Pronounce and Learn

Download a Free Italian Song

Links to Italian Art, Art History and Renaissance Fashion

Leonardo da Vinci Drawing

Art Appreciation for Preschool and Elementary Children

About Leonardo da Vinci (Links to Additional Unit Study)

Hands On Michelangelo Projects

Classroom Drawing and Painting Supplies

Italian Renaissance Costume Construction (for Older Children and Teens)

An Easy Italian Renaissance Gown

History of Italian Art

Italian Art & Italian Craft

Renaissance Art of Italy

Links to Music of Italy

Oh How I Love Italy – Music, Art, Food Seasoned with History and Geography

Vivaldi’s Musical Activities and Lessons for The Four Season

Italian Music Terms

Music Unit Study (William Tell Italy announcement: Finale by Gioachino Rossini) Ages 5 – 7

Music Unit Study (William Tell Overture: Finale by Gioachino Rossini)Ages 8 – 10

ITALIA – Musical Instruments Museums in Italy

A Brief History of Italian Opera – Listen to the Audio

Geography and Social Studies Links

Free Blank Outline Map of Italy

Maps of Italy (for Classification and Matching Exercises)

Italy Monuments: Past and Present

Italy, Rome & Roman Culture Educational Posters

Italy Timeline

Rome – the Late Republic

Italy History Timeline

Italy: History, Geography, Government and Culture

Great Italians in History

A History of Italy

History of the Italian Language

A Maria Montessori Worth Watching

Italian Recipes

Apple’s Manicotti (Watch as Apple leads children through the recipe process)

Sara’s Antipasto Salad Recipe

The Italian Chef

Easy Italian Recipes

Mexico for Bean Soup Recipe in Italian (Especially written for children)

Let’s Write and Discuss

Italy Around the World

Roman Food- History for Kids!

WebQuest for Kids

Androcles and the Lion Unit Study for the Theatre Production

Androclses and the Lion Felt Board Story

Visiting Rome with Your Kids

Visiting Italy with Children

Write Your Own Books – For K – 3rd Grade(Part I) – Create a booklet about Italy)

Write Your Own Books – For K – 3rd Grade (Part II) – Create a booklet about Italy

To access the complete unit study please visit http://www.montessori_italy.html

Montessori Unit Study

and

American Montessori Consulting

http://www.amonco.org

Enjoy!

Heidi Anne Spietz

Montessori Lesson Pick of the Week March 22, 2009

The following lessons have been contributed by Montessori teachers for your spring lesson planning:

Part IV — AMC Spring Newsletter
Dale Gausman of North Amrerican Montessori Center - NAMC
offers Introducing a Bird Feeder and Making Grass-Eggshell People

Part VIII - AMC Spring Newsletter

Montessorian Kathy O’Reilly, of Cooking with Children Can Be Easy, uses eggs as the focus of food related exercises. Her multi-subject integrated approach is supplemented with a Booklist for additional extension lessons.

Part II - AMC Spring Newsletter

Richard, of LORD Co. shares a free geography study in a free downloadable set of Land and Water Form Cards and Labels (includes shapes and definitions) and free beginning reading books.

Part I- AMC Spring Newsletter

Free Montessori Sequencing exercises are downloadable in .pdf courtesy of Dianne Knesek from Conceptual Learning

Visit AMC Montessori Spring Hands-On Learning Newsletter to access all of this information plus other free spring lesson plans.

Heidi
http://www.amonco.org

Montessori Lesson Picks of the Week February 11, 2008

Visit http://www.BirdcageBooks.com/lc_artists.html
ARTIST'S BIOGRAPHIES
You will click on selected links which will have embedded additional links to help you with your art lesson planning!

Here is an example: From http://www.birdcagebooks.com/lc_artists.html
you will be directed to http://www.birdcagebooks.com/lc_vangogh.html At this link you will discover a very thorough lesson unit study of Vincent Van Gogh

Fra Angelico
Sandro Botticelli
Gustave Caillebotte
Mary Cassatt
Paul Cézanne
Leonardo da Vinci
Edgar Degas
Paul Gauguin
Edouard Manet
Michelangelo Buonarrotti
Claude Monet
Berthe Morisot
Camille Pissarro
Auguste Renoir
Henri Rousseau
Raphael Sanzio
Georges Seurat
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Vincent Van Gogh

Enjoy!!!
Heidi
http://www.amonco.org

Montessori Lesson Picks of the Week for February 4, 2008

I recently revised two newsletters that were authored by me in 1998 and 1999. I was amazed as to how much of the
original lessons were still on the Internet. The authors had moved the content to other domains, but much of the information remains unchanged and can be used today, just as it was in 1998 and 1999. Below, is a sampling of what you will find by clicking on the links.

Color Gradient Exercises for Preschoolers

Fingerweaving Fun Exercises for Preschoolers

PreK - Grade 5 Wildflowers - Lessons and Observations

PreK - Grade 5 Butterflies - Lessons and Observations

Gemstones by Color (Languages in English, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Korean, Chinese, Italian, and German

Rocks and Seahells - Lessons and Observations

Relationship of Shapes and Math- Lessons and Observations

Montessori compatible compare and contrast exercises for the study of the heart

Abraham Lincoln Sites for Lesson Planning

George Washington Sites for Lesson Planning

St. Patrick's Day Sites for Lesson Planning

Easter Sites for Lesson Planning

Passover Sites for Lesson Planning

Handmade Gifts for Fathers and Mothers Sites for Lesson Planning

Enjoy!

Heidi