Friday, March 27, 2020

Montessori Activities at Home: Infant/Toddler to Upper Elementary
Cross-Curricular Studies with Alligators



Learn about alligators from the North Carolina Zoo. Get to know Baby Cypress and all kinds of amazing facts about alligators. Afterwards, download and print the free Montessori alligator pack from Welcome to Mommyhood, complete with nomenclature cards, counting cards, and more (for ages two–lower elementary).
You can then build on this introduction to alligators with cross-curricular activities. Here are just a few examples.


Cross-Curricular Studies with Alligators




Infant/Toddlers


Early Childhood

  • Alligator begins with the short vowel /a/ sound. Find three more objects that begin with the sound /a/.
  • Pretend to be an alligator by doing an alligator yoga pose. Try posing like other animals using Swamp Yoga Poses for Kids.

Lower Elementary

  • Do some Alligator Math and learn about inequalities - greater than (>) and less than (<). Keep the learning concrete by using objects like pom-poms for the quantities.
  • Make a list of the differences between reptiles and amphibians.

Upper Elementary

  • Create a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting alligators and crocodiles.
  • Create an alligator food chain.
  • Write a poem about alligators.

Visit NAMC's website to learn more about cross-curricular activities and see samples and tables of content from the full set of our Infant/Toddler, Early Childhood, Lower Elementary, and Upper Elementary curriculum manuals.

— NAMC Staff
As much as possible, NAMC’s web blog reflects the Montessori curriculum as provided in its teacher training programs. We realize and respect that Montessori schools are unique and may vary their schedules and offerings in accordance with the needs of their individual communities. We hope that our readers will find our articles useful and inspiring as a contribution to the global Montessori community.
© North American Montessori Center - originally posted in its entirety at Montessori Teacher Training on Friday, March 27, 2020.

0 comments:

Post a Comment

Have questions or comments? Let us know what you thought about this article!

We appreciate feedback and love to discuss with our readers further.

NAMC Blog Inquiries Contact Form

Name

Email *

Message *

Search the NAMC Montessori Teacher Training Blog

Are you interested in reading back through NAMC's blog articles from years gone by, or for more information on a specific topic?

Browse a select list of our most popular categories below; by clicking on one, you will see every article posted under that topic since 2007. You may also use the lower archive menu to select a year and month, displaying all blog posts in the chosen time frame.

If you are seeking a range of information on a certain topic or idea, try this search box for site-wide keyword results.

Choose From a List of Popular Article Topics

NAMC Montessori Series

Montessori Philosophy and Methodology

Montessori Classroom Management

The School Year

Montessori Materials

Montessori Curriculum

Montessori Infant/Toddler (0–3) Program

Montessori Early Childhood (3–6) Program

Montessori Elementary (6–12) Programs

What is Montessori?

Search Archives for Montessori Blog Posts by Date


Thank you to the NAMC Montessori community!

NAMC has been providing quality Montessori distance training and curriculum development to Montessorians around the globe for more than 25 years. Since beginning in 1996, we have grown to build a fantastic community of students, graduates, and schools in over 160 countries. We are grateful for your continued support and dedication to furthering the reach and success of the Montessori method.