Articles tagged with "Botany"
Botany — Montessori Plant Studies
May 17, 2026
Discovering the Plant Kingdom Through Montessori Botany Montessori botany opens a world of wonder for children as they discover the intricate beauty of the plant kingdom. Through carefully designed materials — nomenclature cards, plant puzzles, and real specimens — children develop a deep appreciation for the living things that surround …
Lesson of the Day 50: Parts of a Leaf — Montessori Botany for Little Scientists
April 29, 2026
Lesson of the Day 50: Parts of a Leaf — Montessori Botany for Little Scientists Leaves are everywhere — and each one is a tiny factory, turning sunlight into food for the plant. In the Montessori botany curriculum, the “Parts of a Leaf” lesson builds on earlier work with Parts …
Lesson of the Day 43: Parts of a Flower — Montessori Botany Discovery
April 27, 2026
Parts of a Flower — Montessori Botany Discovery Flowers are nature's invitation to explore — and in the Montessori classroom, they become a hands-on science lesson. Today we'll learn the parts of a flower using real specimens, the classic Montessori botany puzzle, and a simple dissection activity that brings each …
Lesson of the Day 41: Parts of a Plant — Montessori Botany for Young Explorers
April 26, 2026
Discovering the Green World Maria Montessori believed that children are natural scientists, drawn to the living world around them. Botany—the study of plants—is one of the most hands-on areas of the Montessori curriculum, inviting children to observe, touch, and classify the parts of plants they encounter every day. In today’s …
Lesson of the Day 31: Sprouts and Grow It Again — Gardening Science for Kids
April 9, 2026
Sprouts and Grow It Again — Gardening Science for Kids ...g, g, g the growing sound, G makes a garden sound! I love farming and gardening! Whether it's sprouting radish and broccoli seeds for a salad or growing pots of baby lettuce year round, there's something magical about watching plants …
Lesson of the Day 15
July 11, 2011
"The hands are the instruments of man's intelligence." — Maria Montessori Shapes are truly everywhere — in the buildings we walk through, the bridges we cross, the furniture we sit on, and even in our own faces and fingers! In this lesson, we take the geometric shapes your child has …
Flower Potpourri — A Summer Smelling Activity for Children
July 28, 2010
Lessons for flowers and fizzy floats, fruit and math games Summer Potpourri Summer is the wonderful smells of flowers and herbs. This is a great time to grab a basket and collect wonderful mints, lemon and orange leaves, verbena, geranium, sage, sweet woodruff, magnolia, jasmine, honeysuckle, violets, sweet pea, roses, …
Lesson of the Day 9
May 13, 2010
"The hands are the instruments of man's intelligence." — Maria Montessori Counting is one of the most exciting milestones in your child's early learning journey — but it doesn't happen all at once! In Montessori, we introduce numbers concretely and gradually, starting with just two objects and building from there. …
The Life Cycle of the Swallowtail Butterfly
December 20, 2009
The Life Cycle of the Swallowtail Butterfly Introduction: A Window Into Wonder Few things in nature captivate a child’s imagination quite like watching a caterpillar transform into a butterfly. The swallowtail butterfly — with its striking colors, elegant tail-like wing extensions, and fascinating defense mechanisms — offers one of the …
Wildflowers — Montessori Nomenclature & Nature Study
July 26, 2009
Free Wildflower Three-Part / Nomenclature Cards (printout) Take a walk on the wild side. You can find so many beautiful and interesting things when you walk with your children. Our favorite things to observe are wildflowers — they blossom in spring, summer, and early fall, and discovering different types together …
Roots
June 30, 2009
Roots: Exploring the Hidden World Beneath the Soil One of the things I love most about Montessori botany is how it invites children to discover what's hidden — and there's nothing more wonderfully hidden than roots! While flowers and leaves capture our attention with their colors and shapes, roots are …
Lesson of the Day 1
June 30, 2007
"The hands are the instruments of man's intelligence." — Maria Montessori Welcome to your very first Lesson of the Day! Today's adventure is brought to you by the letter A and a rainbow of colors. We'll start with a classic Montessori life skill — the pouring exercise — then dive …