Snowman Alphabet Activity

Last January I made this activity to use at home with my little boy.  I meant to put it out in the classroom last year but didn't remember to bring it to school with me.  So..........I set it up for my classroom this year.  Perhaps I am being lazy, but I am going to link to the post I already wrote about this on my personal blog, A Day of Wonders.  If you click through to that link you will see all the components of this work and where to print off the various cards.  The snowman letter cards are from Kidssoup which is a subscription only site.  However, I think you could also find something similar in the Letter S activities that are free to print from my new favorite blog, Confessions of a Homeschooler. If you go to her "My Printables" section you will be able to find the "Letter S" printables which I believe contain snowman alphabet cards.

The photo shown below was taken in my Montessori classroom just last week.  This activity has been popular for two children to work on together.  It has been fun to hear little snippets of the "alphabet" song being sung as the children figure out which letter goes next.  They first lay out the alphabet cards in ABC order.  Then they match the wooden alphabet letters (handmade by my dad) to the cards.  Finally, they match the picture cards to the letters.  They have a big sense of accomplishment after completing this BIG work.

 

Comments

[Laura]

Toni,
Hi! Thanks for writing. That sounds like a fascinating movie. Let me know if you ever hear that itbecomes translated into English.
Laura

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[Toni Schneider]

Hi, I just got the movie about Maria Montessori that was shown in italy in 2 parts, I speak fluent Italian so I ordered it from Ebay Italy. It was the most amazing movie I have ever seen, not one of those boring documentary type movies, unfortunately it is not available with subtitles. I wish everyone could see it. It gives you a whole new perspective on what she was like, the pain, she endured having to give up her son, she was forced to do that by her boyfriends weatlthy mother, so it was not Maria's idea. It was that grief that motivated her to pour her love into other children. It was simply an awesome movie. It is called Maria Montessori una vita per bambini.