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Montessori Cloud Cards

3/2/2020

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These last few weeks have been chaotic to say the least.  Cold temperatures mean we’ve been stuck indoors and we’re at that point in the years where we risk turning into the Donner Party by staying in, or picking up some nasty sickness by going out. What’s a mom to do?
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Well, I ended up changing our schedule and incorporating some new learning activities into the afternoon when the level of chaos seems to get unbearably high. I decided to pull some of the Montessori Method into our afternoons. It’s a bit more work for me and involves more planning than I enjoy, but  I do think that the extra intentionality is beneficial in directing my kid’s independent learning time.
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So, I started by creating simple stations at the kitchen table. Traditional Montessori Schools place activities on trays and allow children to pick their tray, do the activity, and put it back, but we’re going tray-less for now! Each spot has an activity for a child to do. Ideally, they’ll spend about 20 minutes at a station and then switch spots. But, it’s been slightly less organized than that. For the stations, I’ve pulled manipulative toys from our downstairs that have been getting very little play because they’re downstairs where the boogie man apparently lives too. For my older kids, I made some Montessori cards about clouds to supplement some lessons I don’t think they grasped the previous week. 
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​You can download the cards here, cut them out, and glue them to cardstock of your choosing.
Free Montessori Cloud Cards
Montessori Cloud Cards, Set 2

When I printed them, I had to hit “scale to fit paper,” because the top and bottom was getting cut off.

The benefits of the Montessori cards is that kids can match pictures with names, read about the picture, and then I have my kids draw their own version of the picture, and copy the definition of each into their workbook. The following week, I add in two more cloud terms and a Bible verse for my kids to familiarize themselves with (Card Set 2)!

It’s been a hit, except for some groans about the amount of writing from my 7 year old, but that’s to be expected ;)
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I hope you enjoy the download! Have you used Montessori Cards before? Do you enjoy them?

Ready for a cloud Scavenger Hunt?  ->

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