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Setting a large table can be over whelming for a young child. Try putting together a place setting on a tray using a Montessori placemat with outlines for cup or glass, plate, and silverware. You can add a cloth napkin too. Teach your child to fold the napkin by either sewing or marking lines [...]
Plotting out where you live, or where you are traveling to your next destination can be done with grids on a globe or map. Here are some free 3 part cards and activities to help your children understand about latitiude and longitude. Check out the games too. Archive The Sky Free Nomenclature and 3 Part Cards for [...]
I got up at 4 a.m. this morning to take my 82 year old mother to the airport to catch a flight to San Francisco. I thought a direct flight would eliminate any problems. The plane left the gate at 6 a.m. and turned around 20 minutes later because of mechanical problems. After a [...]
You can buy baskets for Montessori practical life, materials and art supplies at your local thrift store or yard sale. They can be actually cleaned by soaking them for a minute in cool water with a mild dish detergent. Gently rise and dry in the sun. Most willow, reed, bamboo baskets wash up like new.
Grin Mama Blues has some very nice and varied ideas to bring Montessori into your home. It has lots of lessons and articles too.
Preschool Power has daily ideas for summer activities for your children. Here is July’s Calendar.
Barack Obama Visits Colorado Springs
Barack Obama is speaking at UCCS today.
The Health Blog by Ryan Healy is a blog I really enjoy. Check out the MSG use at fast food chains.
I know the price of gas is making our summer vacations look a little bleak. Another alternative to traveling from home is to become a tourist in your own area. Sometimes I am amazed at what I can do in my own city. Check the weekend newspaper to plan for events. Also, check out your local [...]
Free Montessori Nomenclature Cards
I’ve been asked about free nomenclature and 3-part cards. Here are some links for them: Landforms Stars and Constellation printouts
The replanting of mangroves on the coasts of the Philippines could help save many of the lives lost in the 20-30 typhoons that hit the islands annually. The mangrove forests along the Philippines’ 36,300 km of coastline play an important role in fisheries, forestry and wildlife as well as providing protection from typhoons and storm surges, erosion and floods. In the last century, they have declined from 450,000 ha to 120,000 ha, mostly due to their development into culture ponds.
Did A Significant Climate Change Event, Known As Younger Dryas, Impact Climate Around The Globe?
New research evaluates whether the significant climate change event about 12,900 years ago known as Younger Dryas impacted the climate all around the globe. The Younger Dryas event refers to an unexpected rapid cooling of the earth that is known to have lasted about 1,300 years. It coincided with widespread extinctions of species, but, although the event itself is well-documented, scientists are still unclear of whether its impact was felt equally all across the globe.
Stenting To Prop Open Blocked Arteries: Will That Be Through An Arm Or A Leg?
When it comes to stenting -- using metal tubes to prop open blocked arteries -- physicians are continuing to choose to gain entry to the circulatory system through an opening in the leg instead of the arm, even though the latter option appears to be safer, with fewer side effects.
Nano-modified Food: How Much Are Consumers Willing To Accept The Associated Risks?
Consumers have largely grown to accept nanotechnology in nutrition for packaging and, to a lesser extent, even the food itself, according to a new study. In recent years, nanotechnology has joined gene and information technology in becoming a pinnacle of hope for research and industry. The latest uses for nanotechnology include food products and their packaging.
Beijing Pollution May Trigger Heart Attacks, Strokes
The heavily polluted air in Beijing may trigger serious cardiovascular problems for some spectators. Researchers warn that for people in certain risk groups, breathing high levels of pollution can cause heart attacks and strokes within 24 hours of exposure and increase the possibility of having blood clots in their legs on the plane home. Research shows that high pollution levels can cause hyperclotting of the blood, spurring stokes and heart attacks.
Increased Risk For Disabilities After Preterm Birth
Premature birth is associated with various life-long problems. Still, many premature children seem to function very well as adults according to a new large and comprehensive study from Norway.
90 Billion Tons Of Microbial Organisms Live In Deep Marine Subsurface: More Archaea Than Bacteria
Biogeoscientists show evidence of 90 billion tons of microbial organisms -- expressed in terms of carbon mass -- living in the deep biosphere. This tonnage corresponds to about one-tenth of the amount of carbon stored globally in tropical rainforests. Archaea were found to make up at least 87 percent of organisms that colonize the deep biosphere. This finding is in stark contrast to previous reports, which suggest that Bacteria dominate the subseafloor ecosystem.
Microbes Beneath Sea Floor Genetically Distinct
Tiny microbes beneath the sea floor, distinct from life on the Earth's surface, may account for one-tenth of the Earth's living biomass, according to an interdisciplinary team of researchers, but many of these minute creatures are living on a geologic timescale.
Common Wisdom About Troubled Youth Falls Apart When Race Considered
One of the most widely accepted beliefs about the differences between troubled boys and girls may need to be revised, according to new research. Experts have long believed that girls tend to internalize their problems, becoming depressed or anxious, while boys externalize, turning to violence against people or property.
New Project To Develop GPS-like System For Moon
The same researcher who is helping rovers navigate on Mars is leading a new effort to help humans navigate on the moon. When NASA returns to the moon -- the space agency has set a target date of 2020 to do so -- astronauts won't be able to use a global positioning system to find their way around, explained the professor of civil and environmental engineering and geodetic science.
Coffee And Cigarette Consumption Are High Among AA Attendees
More than one million Americans currently participate in the Alcoholics Anonymous program. Recent findings confirm that coffee and cigarette use among AA members is greater than among the general US population. Most AA members drink coffee for its stimulatory effects; more than half smoke to reduce feelings of depression, anxiety and irritability.
Continental Drift picture continental drift (tags: continental drift Pangaea) Plate Tectonics continental drift (tags: drift) Continental drift - CreationWiki, the encyclopedia of creation science continental drift theory purports that plate tectonics are responsible for the migration of continents (tags: continental...
Atlantica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Atlantica was an ancient continent (tags: geology) In the beginning, there was Ur Ur was the first continent, formed three billion years ago, followed by Arctica half a billion years later. Another half a...
Pangea Continent Map - Continental Drift - Supercontinent The sequence of maps below show how a large supercontinent, known as Pangaea was fragmented into several pieces, each being part of a mobile plate of the lithosphere (tags: Pangaea geology) Continents...
Evidence Supporting Continental Drift Pangaea (tags: Geology Earth) HowStuffWorks "How did the supercontinent Pangaea become seven separate continents?" Pangaea (tags: continental drift Pangaea) Pangaea - ZoomSchool.com Laurasia Gondwanaland (tags: Pangaea Laurasia Gondwanaland)
Preschool Beach Songs and Music "Beach Bunny" and other songs about fish, crabs, lobsters, shells, dolphins, octopus and much more (tags: preschool summer songs)
Cylindrical Projections A cylindrical projection maps the globe to a cylinder (tags: cone cylinder map projections)
Lecture: The Geographic Grid, Dr. Rodrigue The geographic grid is built of intersecting great and small circles with with half-great circles. Hunh? (tags: grid longitude latitude circles) Cartographic Projections Cartography is an ancient art and science of methods to project...
Definition - maps Definition - World Maps (tags: world maps definitions contients oceans)
The Health Blog by Ryan Healy: Chick-Fil-A Choked with MSG Chick-Fil-A's food. And, according to The Migraine Web, MSG is used heavily in the food served by Kentucky Fried Chicken, McDonald's, and Burger King. (tags: fast food ingredients) The Health...
Lessons for Latitude and Longitude
Education World® : Lesson Planning Channel : Lesson Plans : Where in the World Are We Vacationing? L E S S O N P L A N Where in the World Are We Vacationing? Subjects: Measurement, Geography Grades: 3-5, 6-8...
This book has complete lessons, vocabulary and resources about maps, grids, longitude and latitude for older elementary children..
This is giving away my age. I used carbon paper when typing my papers in college. It was the only way I could make an extra copy of my work. Carbon paper is very useful for other things too. You...
My children loved using a portable planetarium theater to study space at bedtime. They chose this instead of a bedtime story. Studying stars and constellations at night is so relaxing. Sweet Dreams!
Finding a good backyard guide to skywatching can be found on the internet or at the library. I own Advanced Skywatcing, the backyard astronomer's guide to starhopping and exploring the universe. It has lots of ideas that you can do...
It's a classic, Find the Constellations, by H.A. Rey. It is still a favorite of mine. My children loved this book from the time they were preschoolers. I'm sure you can even find it at you local library. Also, Rey's...
Plasticine clay is used in Montessori classrooms. It doesn't dry out, it has a variety of colors and can be used for art, play and educational learning. You can buy kits or it in tubs.
Watching bats leaving their bat house at sunset is a wonderful opportunity to study their hunting habits. Bats exist almost everywhere in the world. Here is the bat house we use,
Montessori introduces concepts of geology with a globe. A simple globe that shows the shape of the earth, the continents and water are easy for even preschool children to understand. Here's an idea of a globe you can use for...
Learning how to tell time with bingo makes it so easy. After your child has been introduced to telling time, it's time to play bingo.
I've always thought LaPaz Home Learning Blog was wonderful. I've been a fan since its early days. I didn't think it could get any better. But I was wrong, it just keeps on getting better. Check out the great ideas,...
Cerrisian Blog is written by a homeschooled, Montessori student. It's always interesting to find out what is happening with former Montessori students.
Montessori for Everybody is more than a blog, it's a tremendous resource. You can get free downloads and very reasonably priced materials. The articles are informative and written so you can understand the mysteries of Montessori theory. Check it out...
Meus Vita has wonderful ideas for homeschooling preschool children. Preschool is near and dear to my heart and this blog has wonderful ideas and wisdom. It would be helpful to both parents and teachers.
Grin MaMa Blues is an inspiring blog with day to day living and a keen insight to Montessori theory and practice. I enjoyed the article about Montessori's actual thoughts about creativity and fantasy.
Take Time to Smell the Coffee makes you want to sit down and have your coffee reading this Charlotte Mason family education/living blog. I am a bird lover and enjoy all the beautiful photos and the narratives about the local...
The Moveable Alphabet is packed with Montessori & classroom ideas. It's beautifully illustrated and written. It combines together Montessori theory and practical and exciting lessons and ideas. Visit this site often for inspiration!