Montessori-inspired Australia Unit With Free Printables
Australia Spelling Activity
The kiddos will stamp the circle under the correct spelling of each word.
Source: I created this printable as part of my Australia Unit Language Printable Pack 1. This is a subscriber's only freebie. See directions at the bottom of this post on how to access your free copy.
Australian English Food Vocabulary
I must say, I think I prefer "fairy floss" over "cotton candy."
Source: I created this printable as part of my Australia Unit Language Printable Pack 1. This is a subscriber's only freebie. See directions at the bottom of this post on how to access your free copy.
Australia Sentences with Grammar Symbols
This week we'll do just that, learning more about Australia as we go along.
Source: I created this printable as part of my Australia Unit Language Printable Pack 1. This is a subscriber's only freebie. See directions at the bottom of this post on how to access your free copy.
Australian Animal Patterns
The kiddos will finish the pattern strips with the pictures provided.
Source: I created this printable as part of my Australia Unit Math Printable Pack 1. This is a subscriber's only freebie. See directions at the bottom of this post on how to access your free copy.
Visiting Australian Addition & Bar Graph Activity
This week I decided to step it up, by adding and extra die to the activity.
The kiddos will add the dots on both dice to determine how many people visited each Australian city. They'll use the beads to create the graph.
50 Australian Animals
The kiddos will sort the animals anyway they choose, learning names etc.
Source: I created this printable as part of my Australia Unit Science & Culture Printable Pack 1. This is a subscriber's only freebie. See directions at the bottom of this post on how to access your free copy.
Australian Animal Writing Activity
In an effort to keep him practicing, I've decided to make his writing assignments about what he wants to write about.
I've created Animal Writing sheets for him to use each day, selecting an animal of his choice.
There is also a box for him to draw a picture of the animal.
Since Dinomite freaks out about spelling on a regular basis, I also allow him to use his books to help him write what he wants to say.
This has been a great way to teach him about not copying other people's sentences, but to create his own. I'm hoping to introduce a dictionary to him soon.
Source: If you would like a free copy of our Animal Writing Worksheet, click HERE.
Australia Climate Zones
Australia States & Territories
Source: I created this printable as part of my Australia Unit Science & Printable Printable Pack 1. This is a subscriber's only freebie. See directions at the bottom of this post on how to access your free copy.
Famous People in Australia
I'm hoping this will help the kiddos understand what Australia's social culture is like.
It looks like fun!
Source: Source: I created this printable as part of my Australia Unit Science & Printable Printable Pack 1. This is a subscriber's only freebie. See directions at the bottom of this post on how to access your free copy.
Australian Dot Painting
Source: The kangaroo outline used for this activity is from Free Kids Crafts.
Felt Flag of Australia
Picture from A Little Learning For Two |
I fell in love with this activity when I saw it. Hopefully the kiddos will enjoy it too.
They will use all of the parts provided to create the flag of Australia, using the control provided.
Source. I found this activity at A Little Learning For Two.
Great Barrier Reef Sensory Bin
Tea Time in Australia
The kiddos will practice pouring "tea" and serving it with Princess' tea set.
Making Fairy Bread
Fairy Bread is white bread, covered with a thick layer of soft butter, sprinkled heavily with those hard candied dot sprinkles. If this doesn't make sense, just look on pinterest.
I think it tastes delicious, although I can't eat more than one slice.
This activity invites the kiddos to practice spreading, spooning, and cutting all in one activity.
Who wouldn't love it?
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Thanks so much, Renae. My daughter is a little Australian-American, so I've been wanting to do Australia as one of our first continent studies. Thanks for sharing all your hard work.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome Audrey! How fun it will be to teach her about her heritage. Enjoy the process!
DeleteThis is a wonderful unit that you have put together with some great ideas. Your printables are fantastic! Pinning and sharing!
ReplyDeleteThis is a fantastic unit plan that you have put together with so many great ideas! Your printables are wonderful! Pinning and sharing!
ReplyDeleteGreat activities! We need to do more continent learning, so I will have to pin this to come back too! My kids enjoy fairy bread occasionally as well!
ReplyDeleteThank you Ashley. I wish you the best with your continent studies. I know they can be challenging. So happy to know someone else knows about fairy bread!
DeleteThank you! We will doing an Australian unit this summer and these are fabulous!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! Good luck with your unit this summer.
DeleteGreat unit. I am impressed how it's put together even without hands-on materials. I wish I had more input on writing - my daughter is not a big fan either, because it's not as easy for her as other subjects. So she can earn extra computer time by writing and then roll a dice for 6 different writing exercises (her topic, my topic, write a letter, summarize a book, create a story with three prompt words). Thanks for sharing this post with After School Link Up!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Natalie! I wish you the best of luck with your daughter. This writing process can be so frustrating. I love your dice idea.
DeleteI am so impressed with your creativity in curriculum development.
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Thank you so much Carolyn!
DeleteThis is a fantastic unit and the printables are fabulous!!
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Thank you Jill! I'm sure I will be back. :)
DeleteWonderful! Love your spelling activity :) Will pin this! Thanks for sharing.
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These resources are fantastic! We'll be doing Australia in a few week in our survey of Children Around the World (http://desperatehomeschoolers.com/children-around-the-world/), and I'm so excited to incorporate more hands-on activities like these. Thank you so much for sharing!
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Thank you for sharing these activities. For the Australian animals I am using the Safari Ltd Land Down Under Toob. It includes a Koala, Emu, Platypus, Cockatoo, Kangaroo, Dingo, Tasmanian Devil, Wombat, Frilled Lizard, Taipan Snake, Crocodile, and an Aboriginal Man. It's perfect for sensory play.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the great printables! Just what I needed for my kinder and 3rd grader for our Australia mini unit!
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