I chose Honey Bees for my Montessori Unit. Here are a few ways I am going to integrate this theme across Montessori areas.
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Mini Honey Bee Transfer with Clothespin
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Sifting Safari’s Good Luck Mini Honey Bees from Bread Crumbs into a Small Watering Can
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Patterns with Safari’s Good Luck Mini Honey Bees (glow in the dark and standard). I created pattern cards to match the minis. If you can work one on one with a child, I like to start a pattern and allow the child to finish it. Or have the child create a pattern.
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Mini Honey Bee Sorting Transfer
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Inspired by Maggie at Red Ted Art, I hope to have children create a honey bee handprint.
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In addition to the pattern work, I have several early math works mainly to simulate the traditional spindle box and the card counter work.
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I have loads of ideas and works in the pipeline. I look forward to sharing these ideas with you over the school year.
Thanks for reading! Please share your ideas with me!
Marnie