Sticks and Stones, Lessons are endless

I thought this collection was most interesting, the creative nature of stones, painted and placed perfectly to make some neat images of villages, trees and whatever your eyes want to believe. I love art that is formed by something so simple and from nature. A perfect lesson for your kids in colors, numbers, contrasts, depth, seasons, day and night , the possibilities are endless.

          

             

Nature, A Beautiful Force~

This is a touching video that shows you how wonderful our world really is and how much God is really in control. Nature is such a beautiful force and the ebbs and flows that work all in his timing is amazing. Take time today to notice the world around you and say thank you for what you have!

Winged Wednesday~ Butterfly Montessori Unit Study

 

Montessori-Inspired Caterpillar-Butterfly Unit

Written on May 17, 2012 by Deb Chitwood in Activities - Cultural, Homeschooling, Unit Studies

 

One of my favorite sites is Living Montessori - Deb Chitwood is just awesome and so inspiring to any homeschooling momma! Had to share this butterfly inspired unit and save it here so we can continue to work on it here at the Blockhouse :)

 

Caterpillar to Butterfly Tray (Photo from Little Wonders' Days)

I’ve had fun lately checking out all the great caterpillar-butterfly unit studies available online! There are so many fun activities you can do with a caterpillar-butterfly unit … and what a great way to introduce insects and metamorphosis!
Here are some of the Montessori-inspired printables and activities I’ve found:

Montessori-Inspired Caterpillar-Butterfly Printables

Butterfly Counting Book

Butterfly Counting Book (free number book printable) – part of Small Hands Creating Hope eBook/printable book
Butterfly Lifecycle Cards (free) from Homemade Montessori
Butterfly/pupa/caterpillar cards (free) and butterfly and moth activities from Beautiful Sun Montessori
Butterfly Printables (free) from Liat’s Montessori
Butterfly Life Cycle Cards (free) and butterfly activities from Montessori Mom

 

Butterfly Nomenclature Cards for Ages 6-9 (Image from Montessori Helper)

Butterfly Nomenclature Cards for ages 6-9 (free) from Montessori Helper

Butterfly Nomenclature Book (Image from Montessori Print Shop)

Butterfly Materials (available for purchase) from Montessori Print Shop
Butterfly Materials (available for purchase) from Montessori for Everyone

Montessori-Inspired Caterpillar-Butterfly Activities

Montessori-Inspired Insect Unit (my roundup post)
From Caterpillar to Butterfly (photo at the top of this post) and Nature Table from Little Wonders’ Days

Activity of the Week – Life Cycle of a Butterfly (Photo from Spell Outloud)

Caterpillars and Butterflies from Following His Lead Today
Caterpillar to Butterfly Toddler/Preschool Unit from Carrots Are Orange
Roly Poly Caterpillar, Butterfly Life Cycle, Handprint Butterflies, Butterfly Theatre, and Parts of a Butterfly from Montessori MOMents
Montessori Homeschooling Tip of the Week from Montessori 3-6 Homeschool
Butterfly Project Outline from Muddle Puddle
Butterflies….updates, activities, and links from Simply Montessori
Butterflies in the Herb Garden from Montessori Muddle
Montessori Video, Infant – Concentrating, Focusing on a Butterfly Mobile from Montessori Child Development Stages: First Year+

 

Spring Sensory Tub (Photo from Counting Coconuts)

Spring Sensory Tub and Butterfly Matching from Counting Coconuts

Butterflies and Power Magnets (Photo from Mama of Many Blessings)

Butterfly Posts from Mama of Many Blessings (Photo from Lots of Butterfly Work)

Butterfly Play Doh Mat (Photo from 1+1+1=1)

Butterfly Posts (and free printables) from 1+1+1=1 (Photo from Tot School ~ Butterflies)

Nature Shelf from Very Hungry Caterpillar Party (Photo from The Education of Ours)

Very Hungry Caterpillar Party (great for end-of-unit celebration) from The Education of Ours
Where to Buy Montessori Materials (links to sources for suppliers with lots of hands-on materials such as butterfly puzzles)

Caterpillar-Butterfly Pinterest Board

Pinterest - Caterpillar-Butterfly Unit Study

There are more great resources (Montessori-inspired and all types) than I could list here. I have a Caterpillar-Butterfly Pinterest board with many more activities.

A caterpillar-butterfly unit is a wonderful unit for spring or summer. Have fun!




What a great idea, a Pinterest Board with just Butterflys, I am off to pin now...bye

Numberical Intricacies in Art and Nature

Have you ever thought about Math as Art, No, I had not either until I watched this
incredible video on Google + and saw just how amazing numbers can actually be, how intertwined, intermingled and woven together they are to form such natural objects and shapes. Amazing how intricate, yet so simple these things can be and how nature rises up from the stiff, straightness, curved sharpness to form beauty and grace.

Enjoy and let me know what you thought