Montessori Lesson Ideas from Schleich: Part 2
The American Montessori Society is proud to partner with Schleich, the maker of high-quality, hand-painted toy figurines and accessories. In this multi-part series, you will learn how real Montessori educators are using Schleich products in their classroom and leave with inspiring lesson ideas for your own school environment.
Lesson Plans from the Video
Lesson 3: North American Animal Lesson
Ideal for ages 3 – 5.
- Show the animal characters
- Discuss their unique features
- Place them beside each corresponding photo
- Encourage the class to participate repeating this exercise
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Lesson 4: Language with Farm Animals
Ideal for ages 3 – 5.
- Begin by discussing that some animals have young
- Explain that they are going to be matching the young animals with adult animals
- Discuss the characteristics of the young animals and what distinguishes them from the adults
- Review the names of each adult animal and place in front of students
- Demonstrate methods of identifying a young with its adult
- Encourage the students to match a young animal with its adult by comparing complimentary characteristics
- Review the young animals name while matching
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Looking for Part 1 of the Schleich lesson plan series? Read it here.
Want more lesson ideas? Visit www.schleich-s.com/en/US/montessori. Be on the lookout for more videos throughout 2022.