Kingdoms of Life: Figures and Pix

Hi Again,
 I am on a roll when it comes to  animal
replicas. Did you know that Schleich has "screensavers"
that would make good matching cards to their
animals. There are also coloring pages here:
http://www.schleich-s.com/en/playground/playground.php?lang=2


http://www.schleich-s.com/en/playground/wallpaper.php?lang=2

The farm animals and other figures can be found here:
http://www.schleich-s.com/en/action_figures/toys/new_products/news_farm_life/farm_life_new_in_january_2011/index.html

I have been also looking for good cell and microscopic animal
models. I found these nice colorful plastic models through
Tedco Toys here:http://www.tedcotoys.com/dyn_prodlist.php?k=51117

There is print material included that could be used to
make description cards for the elementary level.
If your children/students are younger, simple
picture matching cards or three part cards would
work to match the models.

K.

Super Summer Flowers

Here are some great pix for making your own matching flower cards
or three part cards:
http://www.types-of-flowers.org/summer-flowers.html

Some flower themed crafts from enchanted learning can be found here:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/flowers.shtml

Parts of the Flower Puzzle:
http://www.montessoriservices.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=103_4315_5656

http://montessori-n-such.com/detail.aspx?ID=621







Parts of the Flower Model:
http://www.bruinsmontessori.com/items.php?catid=3&subcatid=&keyword=&pg=2  
(Scroll down the page)

 A great site  with pictures and information for
North American Wildflowers can be found here:
http://www.wildflowerinformation.org/RegionListing.asp

Flower Seeds!
Here:
http://www.americanmeadows.com/WildflowerSeeds.aspx
http://www.vermontwildflowerfarm.com/?gclid=CLTVt7euiqMCFQ8ObAodGFZmbw
 Pressing Flowers:
http://www.wildflower.org/howto/show.php?id=26&frontpage=true
Flowers (and leaves)already Pressed:

http://www.naturespressed.com/
(these make beautiful matching or three part cards...
just glue to card stock and laminate!)

 

Flower Press Kit

 http://www.amazon.com/Flower-Fairies-Press-Kit/dp/0723244359

Product Description

This Flower Fairies kit offers children and adults a new way to discover and preserve the science and beauty of nature. The kit includes a sturdy wood and metal flower press and a 32-page instruction book. The press is easy for children to assemble and to use; the two halves screw safely together to create steady pressure on treasured flowers. The full-color book explains how to identify and collect flowers, where to find them growing, and how to use the press. The flowers are arranged according to where they grow and there is a flower "factfile" for each featured species. There are also 4 pages of photographs of beautiful crafts to make with the Press Kit. Both kit and booklet are attractively decorated with by Cicely Mary Barker's lovely Flower Fairies illustrations. A terrific gift for a lover of flowers or a lover of science, the Flower Press Kit is also a great way to make and keep memories.