Montessori Springtime 2010 Resource News

Conceptual Learning - http://www.conceptuallearning.com

Dianne Knesek will be attending the national American Montessori Society Conference in Boston, March 25th through March 28th. If you are planning to attend the conference stop by the Conceptual Learning booth to chat with her. Please see Spring Newsletter I for information about free Montessori math lessons.

LORD Company - http://www.lordequip.com/

The LORD Company Winter Sale at http://www.lordequip.com ends on April 1. Lots of half price furniture, close outs and bargains. New Products include graded chalk boards in the "Writing to Perfection" category at http://www.lordequip.com now available in a Stand for display at introductory prices. Our best selling product for home sales (the Infant Chair and Matching Hard Wood Table) is on sale through March at $139. All these offers may be seen on the Home Page at http://www.lordequip.com.

Please see http://www.amonco.org/spring2/montessori_spring2.pdf for information about a free geography set of land and water form cards and simple reading books - both available from LORD Company.

Speak and Sing - Shari and Jerry - http://www.shariandjerry.com/

Add a little music to your curriculum. Shari and Jerry have just released their Songs for Every Season CD. This award winning CD is sure to delight children, school and home educators and others with the fine selection of award winning children's songs.

Check with your local library system to see if they have ordered this CD. If not, encourage them to do so. The Songs for Every Season CD/book has already been ordered by the Santa Clara County Library in Los Gatos,CA, Awhile ago, this library system ordered Shari and Jerry's Simple Songs for Circle Time. If you live in that area, you can easily borrow and preview both CDs today.

The School Library Journal recently reviewed the new Songs for Every Season CD., and you will want to take time now to read this wonderful review. Please visit http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6674070.html

To access the free Simple Songs for Circle Time, Percussion Bands and Musical Concerts, please visit http://www.amonco.org/spring2/montessori_spring2.pdf

Literatureplace.com - http://www.literatureplace.com/

Announcing the online availability of the 2010 Edition from www.literatureplace.com

The 2010 Edition of all literureplace.com’s resources will be available for purchase on March 15, 2010! See the Sample BookfolioPLUS 2010 online beginning Mar. 9, 2010 to preview of all the new features unique to this edition. The discount has been raised to 20% and is available until 4/15/10. Use code #20101 to receive discount.

See http://www.literatureplace.com for details.

Download some free literatureplace.com free lesson planning ideas by visiting

http://www.amonco.org/creative/montessori_fall4.pdf

Gari Stein - http://www.little-folks-music.com/together.htm

Gari Stein recently announced that on March 13 she will be the keynote speaker at a Michigan early childhood regional conference. A week later, on March 20th, Gari will be a featured speaker the Michigan Reading Association Annual Conference. Gari also has the honor of being a USA Book News National Best Books Award Winner. Please see http://www.little-folks-music.com/ , http://www.amonco.org/together.html and http://www.amonco.org/howto.html for more information about various products and services offered by Gari.

Hands On Equations - http://www.Borenson.com/

Were you unable to attend the special Montessori free Hands On Equations Webinars that were offered last month?? Some of your Montessori colleagues attended last month's webinars and received invaluable information.

Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity afforded to you. A Hands-On Equations Learning System, to use with one student, is raffled at each webinar.

You are just one click away from being a part of the next webinar. It's easy and free.

To register for an upcoming webinar, click on one of the links listed below and complete the registration process:

Thursday, March 4, 3:15 - 4:00 PM Hands-On Equations Introductory Webinar

Wednesday, March 10, 1:15 - 2:00 PM Hands-On Equations Introductory Webinar

Wednesday, March 17, 3:15 - 4:00 PM Hands-On Equations Introductory Webinar

Funfelt - http://www.funfelt.com

Obtain a free felt board figure sample and catalog from Story Time Felts - Fun Felt for Kids. Visit www.funfelt.com for all of your hands-on felt visual aids including felt boards for science, math, and social studies. Their felt products are 100% made in the USA and safety tested. Request a free sample and catalog at http://www.funfelt.com

Karen Clark, of Funfelt, is also pleased to introduce the new

http://www.funfelt.com/thematic-unit-workshops.html Monthly Thematic Unit Workshops from Story Time Felts

and

http://www.funfelt.com/community-helper-dolls.html Community Helpers

Download some free Funfelt lesson planning ideas by visiting

http://www.amonco.org/creative/montessori_fall4.pdf

Brand New!!

Montessori Resources 2010 on CD

Please see http://www.amonco.org/bookstore.html

Wishing you a blessed springtime filled with many beautiful new beginnings,

Heidi Anne Spietz

Montessori Pick for the Week of November 29, 2009

Highlights from the AMC Montessori Newsletter

Part III

See http://www.amonco.org/winter3/montessori_winter3.pdf

I love the smell of baked apples. This autumn and winter try a new apple recipe. Ginger-Coconut Baked Apples is sure to delight your family and friends. Dale, from North American Montessori Center, has also shared the Montessori Button-Buddy activity. Dale takes you step by step on how to present this lesson and provides an extension exercises as well.

Richard, from LORD Company, has uploaded some FREE materials for you to use in your school and home classrooms. Read Part II of this newsletter to learn more about The Land and Water Forms Cards and Labels set and how to use them.

Verna, from The Music House, contributed the Aromatic Basmatic Rice with Saffron. This delicious dish could be served at any upcoming multicultural event or be an unexpected delicious treat for your holiday meal.

Wenda, from Birdcage Press, has provided an amazing let of free lesson planning materials for a unit study about Renaissance and Impressionist artists.

Part IV

See http://www.amonco.org/winter4/montessori_winter4.pdf

The Scented Basket project, contributed by Mariaemma of Coaching for Learning Success, provides an opportunity for your students to learn more about art, and they will end up with a special holiday gift. Dianne, from Conceptual Learning, provides yet another tasty Nutty Chocolate Pudding Squares recipe that is great for your holiday parties. Dianne, has also graciously contributed some outstanding Montessori Math Sequencing lessons in .pdf

Georgette, from Cantemos, has compiled information for an integrated, fun pineapple unit study.

It’s not to late for the younger children to participate in the fall squirrel project. This is one new project that you will want to tuck away for next fall as well. Your students are also sure to enjoy the papier mache activity submitted by Shari of Shari and Jerry.

Dr. Borenson, from Hands On Equations, has once again contributed a free hands-on algebra activity. In this section, you will also discover more about the free Animals in the Winter unit study.

Part V

See http://www.amonco.org/winter5/montessori_winter5.pdf

Karen, from Fun Felt, has consistently demonstrated her creative talents. In this issue, she has shared her Handprint Towel. This activity is a wonderful hands-on project, with the dual effect of doing something truly meaningful with children and helping them to create a gift with lasting memories. Karen has also shared her special Pumpkin Pie Scented Playdough Recipe. This is sure to delight the younger set!!

Joan, from Nation Relation, submitted a Recipe of World Tolerance. This is something we continually need to impart to those we educate.

Ligia, from Childsake, submitted an easy to make, delicious Holiday Cheesecake. Yum!!

Enjoy!
Heidi Anne Spietz

Montessori Picks for the Week of September 21, 2009

Begin the first week of autumn by infusing some innovate math lessons into your curriculum. 

Math

In the current AMC Montessori Fall Hands On Lesson Planning Newsletter, Mel, from MTE, Ltd. provides a problem solving sample to help students learn about transversable curves. Based on the thoughts of Piaget and Montessori; Educational Critical Thinking is logical and productive thinking that is capable of extending ideas, creating new ideas, and synthesizing patterns of thought. Educational Critical Thinking is a type of disciplined reasoning and must be self-directed, self-disciplined, self-monitored, and self-corrective. See Part V

In Part VI, Dr. Borenson, of Hands On Equations, has provided some free algebra samples for you to present to your children. Click here to download the exercises.

Visit American Montessori Consulting and look under New and Notable for additional articles and free lesson plans.

Enjoy!

Heidi
http://www.amonco.org

Montessori Picks for the Week of September 14, 2009

More in Store for you this Fall from AMC

Click on the highlighted links below to access this free information!

Science and Nature

In In Part II Janette, from Cotton’s Journey, shares her
COTTON BOLL’S BOUNTY ACTIVITY Janette tells us that the student will be able to compare cotton lint varieties, predict and record, compute percentages, and discover the properties of spinning and crushing cottonseed oil.

This activity is an interdisciplinary unit for the following grades:

1st-3rd, Mathematics, Life Sciences, Nature of Science
4th-6th, Mathematics, Life Sciences, Nature of Science
7th, Mathematics, Life Sciences, Nature of Science

John, from Exploration Education, will walk you through the science activity SIMPLY SOUND, which helps children understand the properties of sound, and they will actually have fun doing so. Visit Part VIII for details.

Don and Diana, from Nature’s Workshop Plus, have authored the article Delighting in Discovering Little Things. Set aside time to read this informative piece. Children will discover new ways to see the world through a hand held magnifying glass or microscope. Seehttp://www.amonco.org/creative/montessori_fall4.pdf to download this information.

Ever been on a microscope safari? Get ready, set, go! See
Part IX for additional information.

Receive a complete cardiovasuclar unit study for K – 12 with links for post secondary students by visiting Part VIII

Free Educational Games

Alan, from Stillson Works, offers some unique, innovative Middle School Word Puzzles These puzzles will be especially useful for Columbus Day, Christmas, etc. Alan’s puzzles are also unique holiday gifts.

See Part IX to access the Birdcage Press Combine Learning and Fun at Art Museums article plus links to the Treasure Hunt, Art Collector, I Spy an Eye and Scavenger Hunt games.

Literature Lessons

Searching for the right book? When in doubt, start with the winners! Rita, from literatureplace.com will show you how to do just that! Whether you are in the process of compiling a reading booklist or in the process of creating your own book-awards program, this is the place to start. Visit http://www.amonco.org/creative/montessori_fall4.pdf to download Rita’s information.

Montessori Lesson Pick of the Week May 31, 2009

Classified Seashell Activity - prioritymontessori.com/
http://www.amonco.org/summer/montessori_summer1.pdf

Make a Band - by Kidsongs.com
http://www.amonco.org/summer/montessori_summer1.pdf

Math Activities - Hands On Equations - Borenson.com
http://www.amonco.org/summer/montessori_summer1.pdf

Father's Day is Just Around the Corner - Chinaberry.com
Make Your Own Beautiful Gift Box
http://www.amonco.org/summer/montessori_summer1.pdf

Viginettes featuring Botticell, Fra Angelico, Leonardo, Michelangelo, and
Raphael - BirdCagePress.com
http://www.amonco.org/summer5/montessori_summer5.pdf

Lessons Picks of the Week for December 3, 2007

The holidays provide multiple opportunities to encourage your children to become interested in cooking.
Fractions come alive as children measure out the ingredients needed to provide those yummy desserts,
appetizers, salads and main dishes!! The following activities and lessons can be modified and integrated
into Montessori learning.

Cooking With Math-Math Central
Cooking Traditions
Disabled Kids and Cooking: Celebrate Recipe Day and Teach More Than Math
Guide to Cooking With Kids
NNCC Cooking with Children: Kids in the Kitchen
Cooking - Practical Applications - Grades 4 - 6
Cooking Up Fractions Recipe
Lesson 4: Cooking with Fractions
Mesasurements in Cooking
Montessori Fall Hands-On Lessons
Montessori Winter Hands-On Lessons