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 other videos in this series?
Read Part 1: Language on a Farm
Read Part 3: Light and Shadows
Read Part 4: Dinosaur Facts
Read Part 5: Diurnal and Nocturnal Animals
Want more lesson ideas? Visit www.schleich-s.com/en/US/montessori. Be on the lookout for more videos throughout 2022.
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