Because some of the activities, projects and articles in this just released
issue deal with gardening, I thought I should post it to this listserv.

Participants from our AMC Montessori Resource Center
http://www.amonco.org/directory.html have once again generously submitted
some marvelous *free* summertime lesson planning ideas and activities. This
summer your students can make musical instruments, *participate in fun
geography games*, create some beautiful gift boxes, and learn how to create
and then enjoy a delicious, nutritious watermelon blueberry banana split.


History, geography and literature need not be presented in a vacuum. The
articles Family Heritage and Timelines, Howls with Owls, Taking your class
on a literature journey?, Making Vacations Count, and Family Heritage and
Timelines provide school and home educators with some brand new
interdisciplinary ideas besides offering some excellent extension exercises
students are sure to appreciate.

Home and school educators will be amazed with the profound effect gardening has
on children after reading the article - Do Children Really Change Behavior in a
Garden Parents?


The AMC Montessori Summertime Lesson Planning Newsletter will be appreciated
by early childhood educators looking for outstanding phonics, math, art and
music activities. Elementary and middle school instructors who are looking
for additional ways to spark enthusiasm into learning will embrace the math,
advanced science, literature, and gardening activities. Parents looking for
ways to keep their children busy during the summer months will appreciate
the many fun filled learning activities.

This is just sampling of the *many* wonderful ideas you will glean by
reading the entire newsletter. Read below to discover the *entire* contents
of this newsletter. Then, visit http://www.amonco.org and click on the
Summer Lesson Planning Icon. You will be directed to the page where you can
choose to either download or read the entire newsletter online.

Table of Contents

Part I

Make a Band
Coffee Can Drum
Yogurt Container Shakers
Wind Chime Keys
Giant Soap Bubbles Recipe
Math Equations Activity
IT'S A WRAP - Making Beautiful Gift Boxes
Nature in a Shoebox
Animal Pudding Cups
Friendship Salad

Part II

Summer Fruit, Cheese and Meat Kabobs
Create and Illustrate Your Own Book
Watermelon Blueberry Banana Split
(From Montessori Teacher Kathy O'Reilly's
Cooking With Children Can Be Easy)
Basketball and Whole Body Memorizing Activity
a - z Zoo Math Rhymes
Baked Bananas

Part III

Nation Relation® Geography Guessing Game
Nation Relation® Geography Catch
Literature Craft - Making Gifts for Fathers and Teachers
Recipe for Onion Pie
Free Tangram for Fractions
Lemonade Recipe
Activities for Celebrating 'America Through Song'
A Special 'Food for Thought' Article ~
Do Children Really Change Behavior in a Garden

Part IV

Free Science Activities from The Science Place
Making Vacations Count ~ A Must Read Article
Before Embarking on Your Summer Vacation
Beginning Reading Activity with Song
Water Rocket - Science Activity

Part V

Recipe and Craft from Cantemos
German Potato Salad
Some Free Science Activities
Craft Idea for Father's Day
Cooperative Games
Family Heritage and Timelines
Vignettes ~ Stories About Renaissance and Impressionist Artists

Part VI

Three Recipes ~ Treasure Chests, Pirate Ships and Canonballs
Beginning Reading Activity
Gardening Activities for the Summer Months
Pin Cushion Craft
Gingerbread Muffins by Montessori Teacher Cathie Perolman
Bicycling for Education -*Part I
Bicycling From Gettysburg Battlefield*To Washington D.C.
Free Science Activity of the Month
Family Bicycle Adventure Across Europe
Article/Lesson Plan ~ Howls With Owls
Article ~ Taking your class on a literature journey?

Part VII

Make a Customized Mosaic Picture
Fun With Language Links
Free Reading Activity
Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
Montessori Toddler Education Articles

Please feel free to forward this announcement to other friends and colleagues.

Frances Henderson, Manager
American Montessori Consulting
http://www.amonco.org
and
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Serving School and Home Educators Since 1988

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