Wednesday, March 28, 2012

New Toddler Finds at Juliana Montessori

Just drooling over all these beautiful materials at
Juliana Group Montessori!
Some of these are very innovative
versions of the usual toddler fare.
I like the designs, I do I do!
(Leave it to those Italian designers...)
http://www.julianagroup.com/index.lasso?page=hits&SubCategory=Infant%20Toddler






Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Irish Happiness!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!
I found this nicely illustrated book for children in honor
of the day here:

A Pot O' Gold: A Treasury Of Irish Stories, Poetry, Folklore, And (of Course) Blarney [Hardcover]



Here are some nice St. Patrick's Day activities for children



from Dover:http://doverpublications.com
Find Irish landforms here:
http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/users/ireland/geography/bogs.html

http://traveltips.usatoday.com/irelands-main-landforms-52985.html
Find an Irish Puzzle map here:
http://www.lisheenmontessori.com/product_view.php?id=94

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Free School Forms!

Hi there,
  I've been doing a bit of research on managing the
Montessori classroom and found these great resources:
There are things applicable to the school, home or
tutorial situations.
http://montessoriforlearning.com/AdministrativeIndex.html
http://www.montessoriforeveryone.com/Elementary-Workplans-Teacher-Tools_ep_62-1.html
http://www.montessoriprintshop.com/School_Forms_.html
http://www.montessoricompass.com/ (free trial period)
http://www.hilltopmontessori.net/discipline.pdf (a good example of
how a school sets up their guidlines)
http://www.montessoritraining.net/classroom_guides/default.htm
(classroom guides for purchase)