Montessori music shelf3/19/2023 ![]() ![]() It’s great for teaching them to use materials gently. Music Maker Lap Harp – I love this for accompanying kids’ songs, Zoey (my 5-year-old granddaughter) loves to play music using the song sheets, and Sophia and Caleb love to strum the lap harp.Egg decorating using a Montessori inset oval along with colored pencils and pin poking work (activity adapted from my “Pin Poking to Develop Concentration, Coordination, and Pincer Grip for Writing.“) The tray is a Multicraft tray, and the box with square paper for inset paper work is a Nienhuis paper box that I kept from when I owned a Montessori school in the 1980s.National Geographic Kids Celebrate Easter (another book from my favorite holiday series).National Geographic Kids Celebrate Passover (from my favorite holiday series).Here are the seasonal/spring themed books and activities I added to my shelves that are usually used for language and culture. Montessori Shelves with a Mini Spring Theme ![]() And I have a simple book organization system that I’ve loved ever since my now-adult kids were little. The materials from each unit are kept in clear storage drawers in the front of my garage. I keep the printables from each theme in files according to season. It took less than an hour to gather the books I wanted and organize trays and shelves for the mini unit. I could have chosen one specific spring theme, such as Easter. What I did was to look through my Montessori-inspired spring themes and activities to see which I wanted to use. I have more than eight years’ worth of free printables and activities just from my themed posts on the 15th of each month. I didn’t leave my house or order anything new for a mini fall unit. Sophia and Caleb have mainly non-themed Montessori-style activities on other shelves. The activities here are mainly for my 5-year-old granddaughter, Zoey, although some of them are used by my almost-15-month-old granddaughter, Sophia, and my almost-1-year-old grandson, Caleb. I simple exchanged some of the general Montessori activities for activities with a Montessori seasonal/spring theme. I didn’t take any materials or shelf space away from that theme. Our main theme right now is kings and queens. Montessori Shelves for a Mini Spring Unit Disclosure: This post contains some affiliate links (at no cost to you). ![]() Note: If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, check out my post on how to prepare Montessori shelves for a mini fall unit. Today I’m showing how I reused a variety of materials to prepare Montessori shelves for a mini spring unit. They’re a great way to reuse materials, add a seasonal or holiday theme if it’s different from your current theme, and give a chance to review and explore materials from a new developmental level. I love to have mini units fairly regularly during the year. I had a post last fall to give parents and teachers ideas for using materials again after a unit.
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