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PLUS FREE PRINTABLES! When I first started to create this unit, I said to myself” I really need to start studying all over again and take some good books so I can have my information fresh to make a great product.” Not just simple a Space Unit, but one with clear, brief, intense and easy to understand by little children unit. Last but not least, to be attractive and choose the best images I could. I started to make a research and purchased beautiful images to add it to my unit. So exciting! I would like to bring you through my unit and I hope you like it as much as I loved to put it together. Let’s start an adventure through the Solar System and beyond and discover what Space is all about! Every page of this pack is packed with amazing information, beautifully made posters, games, life cycles, moon phase, Solar System info cards, space projects, language activities, fun math games, sensory activity stickers, art and science activities, an astronaut photo keepsake craft, a process art project and so much more! I’d like to show some of the highlights of this unit, the ones I love more,  and give some activity ideas on how to use the printables. A very interesting, Montessori inspired activity to do with children is the Cosmic Address. It will give children an idea about where they are in the Universe. I loved to use real pictures to give them a real sens of the world around them. You can use the empty cards to add your own pictures or to ask your child to draw them. I created an example to make it easier to understand how to use the cards. The Unit is now available as part of the THE WORLD AROUND ME MEGA BUNDLE –   CHECK THE DEAL HERE You can check the unit only here   I have a FREE printable to offer with this unit, the Watercolor Painting Space Book. My children loved to do this activity as a calming activity. Every evening we were painting 2-3 space objects and hang them out on our art space. Download the FREEBIE here The second favorite in this unit is the huge Solar System Poster (84 x 59 cm) and the Solar System planets and Sun! This is our home decor right now and we made it to celebrate the International Space Week (4 – 10th of October). The great thing about the poster is that comes in 3 types: the poster with the planets, the poster without the planets and without the planets but the names only on a separate sheet with the planets only to cutout and stick to the main poster with velcro dots. This is what I used here in this picture. If you don’t want to print it so big, I have the same layout with planet stickers in A4 format. Another favorite is the Solar System Model. You simply need to print, laminate, cut and stick them together with a pin. It is such a favorite with my kids and such a fun and easy way to learn the planets and you have 2 facts on the handle: “distance from the Sun” and Length of the Day! What can be more fun? A favorite art project included in the unit is Marbled Planets Art. You can find all the steps and the tools you need to do this inside the unit or in my blog post. READ IT HERE In the picture here below you can see some of the STEAM activities included in the Space Unit:  – Simple projects that require objects you have around your home  – Gluing activities “create your own space craft”  – Marbled Planets Artwork  – Astronaut keepsake – Solar System Model  – Coloring Pages  – Watercolor Painting Space Book – you can have this for FREE  CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR FREEBIE   In the unit there are included 3-part cards of the Space, Phonics and Alphabet Cards and Info Cards. Everything you need to teach your child from naming and recognizing the planets to reading and matching activities and learning fun and interesting facts about our space and beyond.  To make it more fun, I added some black beans to a tray and add language cards and safari ltd Space toobs and planets to match the cards. My 3 years old was very excited and interested in matching and naming every object she found on the tray. Plus I added some rocks covered in aluminium foil so she can discover the mystery. I explained her these are asteroids orbiting the Sun, creating a belt. You can do the same sensory activity and use the opportunity to read to your elder children as he/she holds a planet or any other object in their hands. Take one card and read the information. It would be a fun way to learn. We love to use our materials on our shelf. Here are some ideas that may inspire you for your next Space theme learning.  Upper shelf🚀 Solar System Poster🌔 moon lunar cycle🧑‍🚀 be an astronaut craft💫 Solar System cards with matching Montessori color tablets🌎 Counting and color sorting planets🪨 Asteroids building blocks🪐 Solar System 3-part cards and Solar System planets to match🌠 Solar System Planet Riddles (these are so fun)Middle shelf✨️ Space rhyming Cards🛰 Space Decoding Game🛸 Space Phonics Cards matching @safariltd Space Toobs☀️ Middle Soynd Sorting Game with Astronauts🌐 My Cosmic Address Montessori Cards🌌 Verb, Noun, Adjective Sorting Moons and AstronautsLower shelf🌎 Solar system Magnets from @learningresources with Space Info Cards – my printables🌌 My Solar System Project – my printables🌔 Moon Phases🪐 Space Puzzle @tooky_toy WATCH HERE THE VIDEO ON MY INSTAGRAM PAGE Some of my 6yo daughter’s favorite activities are the “planet riddles”, the “cvc words decoding game”, painting and gluing, the “cosmic address” and the “solar system model’ we have created together. Below you can check some of these activities and some more pictures I took from the whole unit. If you enjoyed

In Montessori classrooms, setting the table is a common activity during snack and mealtime, so it’s a practical skill for toddlers to develop.  Children learn through repetition and hands-on, real life experiences, they are sensorial learners.Movement is an important element in Montessori education. Movement is closely connected to psychic life. Children need to freely move inside their prepared environment so they can develop their brain and learn about the world around them. Repetition is an important aspect of movement. In Montessori we love repetition. Through repetition the child builds coordination. Practicing everyday life activities not only helps the child build a stronger body but gives him the sense of being a valuable member of the community and a sense of belonging to the family. Maria Montessori explained that children in their first years of life are eager to do practical life work, they love to do chores. “The work of the child consist of creating the human being that it has to become. The adult works to improve his environment, while the child works to improve himself” – “Understanding the Human Being”, Chapter 9, Montanaro Silvana. Practical life activity like setting the table and self-serve snack in a prepared environment, allows Francesca to independence, helps her work with intelligent purpose and improves her self -esteem.Here we started to learn how to set the table and self-serve the breakfast. We are learning it step by step.I love practical life around food. In Montessori “food” incorporates all 4 areas (care for yourself, care for environment, grace & courtesy and movement of objects)Food is so much more than nutrition, food is attachment of our physical and human environment, is our security. We can teach so many things around this topic to children, we can teach them about their roots, culture and traditions, while incorporating the Montessori education. Francesca, my 16 months in the picture above, loves repeated actions and activities and she loves to set up her table and self-prepare snack or breakfast at her little kitchen and table.  I always loved the idea of creating my own placemat. And this time I made one. And I choose to make it with Dinosaur prints which I know id a fun and exciting theme for many toddlers at this age. There is a range of 10 different designs and colors to choose from. Our placemats have cool outlines of a plate, fork, spoon, and glass, so your child knows exactly where to put each item. FIND HERE OUR PLACEMATS WITH DINOSAUR PRINTS Here are some benefits to consider:• Perfect for your little one to learn how to set the table all by themselves.• Helps them become more independent.• You can just print and laminate it• Easy to clean and maintain and re-usable• Every time you need a new one, you can print one of the 10 models available We are running at the moment a sale in our Shop of 30 OFF everything! CHECK IT OUT HERE! Join our NEWSLETTER and unlock the secret door to freebies, mind-blowing offers, and sales to keep your learning journey exciting! PLUS you will get for FREE my new PRACTICAL LIFE GUIDE! Here are some purposes of practical life:???? teaches a practical skill???? functional independence (the child learns how to do by himself)???? social awareness???? concentration (through repetition,the child learns sequencing)???? language (through experience, the child learns how things around him look like, ground the child in reality, it has real purpose)???? self confidence and self esteem???? refines movement and coordination???? increases the intelect and develops the will???? through practical life the child learns how to care and love for self, environment and others.❤️ How you present to a child the activity of setting the table: Presentation using slow hands and omit words: Place the glass on top right of the placemat, After modelling how and where to place each item invite the child to do the same. Prepare the environment in advance by placing each item in its correct place on the kitchen of the child and prepare also the place from where the child can pick his cutlery, glass and other small bowl if you need. Always remember to prepare everything in advance so the child has at the ready all the tools and ingredients of what he will prepare/eat. Register to our NEWSLETTER to get amazing freebies, mind-blowing offers, and offers, to keep your learning journey exciting! PLUS you will get for FREE my new PRACTICAL LIFE GUIDE! GET YOUR PRACTICAL LIFE GUIDE FOR FREE HERE Thank you so much for your support! I am so grateful you are here! If you have any questions or need any additional information, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me on my Instagram page or email: montessoriindailylife@gmail.com. Let’s make this season unforgettable by nurturing a love for learning in our children. Have a blessed day, friend! Raluca