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AMC Montessori Fall/Winter Hands-On Newsletter ~ Click on the Links Below to Read Each Part

Table of Contents

Part I

Teaching Alternative Energy Ideas
Scribble Designs ~ Reawaken Those Imagination Sparking Moments
Masks and Mask Making
Sharing Food, Food in Art Unit Study
Getting Ready for a "New" Year
Holiday Posters and Calendar Events

Part II

Pistachio Poppy Seed Cake ~ A Miami Favorite
Old Fashioned Sugar Cookie Cutouts ~ Recipe from Montessorian
Big Numbers Writing Activity
Science Activity "Air Lift"
Science Activity "To float, or not to float?"
Fables, Myths and Legends from literatureplace.com
Christmas in Montessori - Links for a Unit Study

Part III

Practical Life Activity: Napkin Folding
Ginger-Coconut Baked Apples
Making a Button-Buddy
Smelling Bottles
Acting Out How Animals Survive Winter
Simple Free Reading Books
Water and Land Forms (Cards and Labels)
Aromatic Basmati Rice with Saffron
A Study of Ancient Egypt - Some Free PreK- Middle School Lesson Planning Ideas
Go Fish for Ancient Egypt Game

Part IV

Scented Baskets
Tin Can Luminaries
Nutty Chocolate Pudding Squares
Montessori Math Sequencing
Chocolate Dusted Almonds
Dried Pineapple, Music and Faraway Places
Pineapple Unit Study
Fall Squirrel
Animals in the Winter Unit Study
Free Hands-On Algebra Activity

Part V

Middle School Word Puzzles
The Thanksgiving Song from I Remember Lou
Handprint Towel - Unique Craft and Gift
Pumpkin Pie Scented Playdough Recipe
Recipe for World Tolerance
Holiday Cheesecake
Exchange (Montessori Math Sample Exericses)

Part VI

Farmer's Favorite Fudge
Spinch Dip Recipe
Three Kittens Literature Link
Grandma Cake - A Celebration Tradition
Science Activity "Soap That Grows"

Part VII

German Farmer's Breakfast - Bauernfruhstuck
Music and Self-Regulatory Behavior
CrÍpes Recipe For Children
Vivaldi's Musical Activities and Lessons for The Four Seasons
(Featuring Winter)
Historical Fiction: Where Fact and Fiction Merge

Part VIII

Winter and the Season of Giving in the Montessori Classroom
Re-thinking Holiday Priorities During Tough Times

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