March Classroom Madness

Getting ready to start off into March, I wanted to share a few of the things I will be putting on my shelf this St. March!


I really enjoy the changing of the season and work. I'm the type of teacher that gets really bored with her classroom set up and materials, so if I get bored I know my children do also.

Here are a few items that I created for my classroom.

This is a piece of work that I made for my younger students so that they can start working on their visual discrimination. This is an extension that I placed in the Sensorial area. 

I created a counting work zero through ten with St. Patrick's Day pictures. I wanted the numeral and the name on one card with the counting pictures in the other. 

This following is for language, its a play on the Dice and Roll work we all know about. I wanted something more festive and for it to be more Montessori based Language. Most that I have seen are for sight words... which is great but I wanted different. So, I created pink, blue, and green series cards. For those who are saying "What the heck is pink, blue and green?" We like to divide language into sections pink: easiest level, consonant-vowel-consonant words (bob, sat, ran, red, etc), blue: blends that you can hear each sound and double consonants (frog, crab, bell, etc), Green: Special sounds and basically everything hard (make, church, shell, bird, rain, etc). 

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I love this shamrock 'plastic' inset. It's older and I couldn't even tell you where I purchased it but its the best. 

Pin pricking shamrocks!

This beautifully drawn rainbow is amazing. I'm not sure where I got it from because I've had it a long time but all you have to do is google "rainbow color sheets". I'm sure you can find one just like it or better! I just love this one because it's simple and straight to the point.

Practical Life, my basic life skill friend. This area saves my butt multiple times a day with children who just can't that day or children that I just can't that day with. I sound like a horrible human being, huh but let's all be honest, some days we just can't. And you know what, that's okay! Because we may be teachers but we're still humans in the end. I need my coffee each morning and some days I just need a quiet and peaceful classroom, so that I can act like the graceful Montessori teacher that I really want to be. So, here are some things I did to help engage the tiny humans and help crazy children ease into the classroom.

Sensorial bin that I made for all my seeking children. I made all the colors at home, so easy to do!

Grating nutmeg, this is a great alternative to soap, because the nutmeg smells amazing! 

Fall Work Time!

Don't you just love fall! I know I really do and this is one of my favorite times to create work! Here are a few ideas for you and if you would rather purchase then buy, just go to my Esty Shop.  :)

These items I got from the dollar bins at Target and the Dollar Tree. They are erases but are great for sorting and matching work! Most of this was found in the party section of Target or Party City. I like to use table favors and different small objects!

Part of the Body and Skeleton

 We are always trying to make different work for the classroom. I found these great copies of the human skeleton and a child's body. So, I made a billion copies and started labeling them to make a master copy for the children. I them laminated them all, placed them on rings and made copies for the children. We are excited to have this on our science shelf... now if you are thinking that the Parts of a Skeleton is too much for the children, its not! Sometimes it takes a few days to complete but most of the children will spend a good time on time wanting to finish the whole thing. I encourage the children that if the need to take a break from it they can put it on a tray with their name card and finish it the next day. This works great, I have yet to have someone not finish it.

Parts of a Flower

Labeling parts of a Flower. I cut this out of felt, which was purchased from Micheals for .29 cents a piece.

I have the children build the scene and then label each part. Control of error is a picture of it completed.