All of my children love birds.  They're constantly wanting to learn more about them.  Per my kids' request, we're studying birds once again in our Bird Unit 3 with Free Printables.  

You'll notice that some of activities and printables in this unit are more advanced than those you've seen before. They are perfect the child who's looking for a little bit more of a challenge.  

Then there are others that are very traditional to the Montessori curriculum that we had not done in the past.  There is truly something for everyone in this unit!

  

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Bird Unit 3 with Free Printables

Bird Themed Montessori Blue Series Language Work

We've officially moved on to the Montessori Blue Series with all three kiddos.  Dinomite and Princess are well beyond this work, hence why I add grammar and cursive writing to make it a bit more difficult.

However, this work is perfect for Bulldozer.  He's the last of the older three kiddos to learn how to read and just over the last month or so is starting to apply those skills in other settings by choice, which is HUGE.

I need to thank my husband for these beautiful bird themed Montessori Blue Series materials.  He really outdid himself.  (He really likes words and so creating these activities is considered fun to him.)   To come up with this many bird themed blue series words is quite incredible in my mind.

The printable for the first activity includes pictures and blank word strips, providing opportunity to write words in cursive and/or print.  Our cards have cursive on one side and print on the other.  Words written on the card include:  grip, chick, bill, hunt, flock, swim, rest, and bath.

The second activity is a picture phrase match up.  I added the Montessori Basic Wooden Grammar Symbols into the mix to provide an extra challenge, but they are unnecessary, if you're just looking to introduce the Montessori Blue Series.

Source:  I created the printable for this activity as part of my Montessori Blue Series Printable Pack 1.  This is a Subscriber's Only Freebie. For your free copy please follow the directions at the bottom of this post.

Montessori Multiplication

Admittedly, our math activities have nothing to do with our theme.  Instead we're introducing Montessori multiplication materials.  

For more information about teaching multiplication the Montessori Way, be sure to check out the post below.

Learning the Montessori Way: Multiplication

The first activity uses the Montessori Wooden Thousand Cubes, Montessori 10 Wooden Hundred Squares, Montessori Golden Bead Ten Bars Set of 45, and Montessori Golden Bead Units to teach multiplication of larger numbers.  I am so excited to say that the kiddos found this activity easy and enjoyable!

Cards used in this activity can be purchased as part of the product below.

Montessori Multiplication and Division Bundle

The second math activity uses the Montessori Multiplication Bead Board.  For instructions on how to use the multiplication board you want to visit The Pinay Homeschooler.

The kiddos were introduced to the multiplication working charts as their third math activity.

Printables used in the other multiplication activities, found online, are no longer available.

Birds Around the World

The kiddos love learning about animals around the world.  For this unit, they're learning about birds.  We used pieces from our Montessori Puzzle Map of World to help kiddos sort.  The names of the continents written on the cards is colored in to match the colors of the puzzle pieces.

Source:  I created the printable for this activity as part of my Bird Unit 3 Culture, Science & Art Printable Pack 1.  This is a Subscriber's Only Freebie. For your free copy, please follow the directions at the bottom of this post.

Bird Nest Match Up

When we think of bird nests, we often think of one kind of nest.  In reality there are several different kinds.  In this activity we introduce them.  

All of the kiddos have really enjoyed this, as have I.  I must confess this is my favorite activity on the shelves this week.  The kiddos have loved it too.

Source:  I created the printable for this activity as part of my Bird Unit 3 Culture, Science & Art Printable Pack 1. This is a Subscriber's Only Freebie. For your free copy, follow the directions at the bottom of this post.

Life Cycle of a Chicken

We've done animal life cycles before, but this was one special in that we had the Safari Ltd Safariology the Life Cycle of a Chicken figures as well as fabulous information cards.

Source: The free printable for this activity can be found at Learn Create Love.

Parts of a Bird

Bulldozer is absolutely in love with our animal puzzles. I only wished I had purchased them sooner, but then again, he wasn't interested in them until now.  

Thankfully there are many variations to puzzle activities to keep Dinomite and Princess entertained as well.  For this activity, we used the Montessori Wooden Bird Puzzle.

Source:  The free printable for this activity can be found at The Helpful Garden.

Bird "Who Am I" Cards

"Who Am I?" cards have become all the rage in our classroom lately.  This excites me because it means that everyone, including  Bulldozer, is reading the cards.  Of course it helps that I also have the Safari Ltd Backyard Birds TOOB to use with the cards.

Source:  I created the printable for this activity as part of my Bird Unit 3 Culture, Science & Art Printable Pack 1.  This is a Subscriber's Only Freebie. For your free copy, follow the directions at the bottom of this post.

Bird Predator & Prey Match Up

The kiddos are absolutely fascinated with predators and prey right now. They're just something "cool" about knowing what animals eat I guess. Personally, it grosses me out, and of course the kiddos know this.  

They've thoroughly enjoyed choosing this activity off the shelves to do right in front of me on a daily basis.

Source:  I created the printable for this activity as part of my Bird Unit 3 Culture, Science & Art Printable Pack 1. This is a Subscriber's Only Freebie. For your free copy, follow the directions at the bottom of this post.

Artist and Bird Artwork Match Up

My kiddos have always enjoyed art activities that involve learning about artworks and their artists.  For this unit Jason created a set of art cards that specifically focus on birds in art.  The kiddos have thoroughly enjoyed this.

Source: I created the printable for this activity as part of my Culture, Science, & Art Printable Pack 1. This is a Subscriber's Only Freebie. For your free copy, follow the directions at the bottom of this post.

The other cutting activity displayed in this collage is also on our shelves right now.  Princess loves practicing her skills every day.  

The boys really struggle with cutting.  I've been impressed that they've also been selecting the activity on a daily basis and by so doing, improving their skills.

Source:  The free printables for this activity can be found at Ang at Home.

Music

The kiddos enjoyed being introduced to the French composer Olivier Messiaen through his masterpiece La Merle Noir.  A picture of the composer was paired with an iPad and headphones, so they could listen to the work and identify all of the bird song qualities.

Practical Life Bird Activities

Practical life activities are pretty simple for this unit.  The kiddos are practicing their scooping, spooning, and pouring skills using bird seed.  

They're also enjoying some of our Melissa & Doug Alphabet Lacing Cards.  During our last unit the kiddos enjoyed the lacing cards so much, I thought I'd bring some more out.

Bird Themed Sensorial Activities

Sensorial activities this week include the use of our Montessori Shapes and Montessori Blue Geometric Solids.  I tried to keep with bird related shapes which brings great opportunity to discuss the ovoid.

Source:  The free geometric shapes printable used for one activity can be found at The Helpful Garden.  I created the geometric solids sorting cards.  The link to the free printable can be found HERE.

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