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Animals and Their Sounds - Updated Free Copy

montessoriprintshop@rogers.com (Montessori Print Shop) — 2013-04-18T20:00:24Z

We've just updated our Animals and Their Sounds material to include animal pictures! It means this material offers more for the children. Plus, we've included instructions on how to use this material.

Animals and Their Sounds

This work includes:

Instructions
65 animal pictures
65 name cards
65 sound cards
65 control cards

You must download this freebie through our Free Montessori Downloads page (scroll down the Free Downloads page to find the picture that links to the download) as you're unable to download free items through our shopping cart.

Enjoy!

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Pollination and Seed Dispersal - Printable Montessori Materials

montessoriprintshop@rogers.com (Montessori Print Shop) — 2013-04-17T20:30:47Z

Spring is finally approaching and new life is beginning to appear all around us in the form of green grass, sprouting flowers, and budding trees. It's a wonderful time of the year for children to be outside observing this process happen.

Take at least 1/2 an hour each day to be outside with nature and observe the growth, pollination, and seed dispersal that will occur over the next few months. An observation journal is a great way to refine observation skills and combine writing practice and art.

Pollination & Seed Dispersal Cards

This material is available in our store and includes:

1 page outline of pollination and seed dispersal
5 types of pollination cards (wind, water, animal, insect, self)
1 title card and 5 plant cards that pollinate by wind
1 title card and 5 plant cards that pollinate by water
1 title card and 5 plant cards that pollinate by animals
1 title card and 5 plant cards that pollinate by insects
1 title card and 5 plant cards that self-pollinate
5 types of seed dispersal cards (wind, water, animal & human, self, insect)
6 plants that disperse by wind (name of plant and how it disperses)
6 plants that disperse by water (name of plant and how it disperses)
6 plants that animals/humans disperse (name and how it disperses)
6 plants that self disperse (name and how it disperses)
3 insects that disperse seeds (name and how it disperses)
Pollination and Seed Dispersal Control Charts

Win your own pdf copy of this great new material! We're giving away 5 copies of it - enter below using the Rafflecopter widget. Open World Wide.

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All winners must provide their full name, address, and telephone number so that our automated system can process the download link and give you access to the file. All personal information is kept confidential.

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Free Montessori Printable for April: Earth Day ... Every Day!

montessoriprintshop@rogers.com (Montessori Print Shop) — 2013-04-16T15:58:50Z

As you're probably all aware, it's Earth Day on Monday April 22. While it's very important to celebrate Earth Day, it's just as important to find small ways to make every day Earth Day.

It's important to talk to children from a very young age about the small things that they can do on a daily basis to improve and protect our precious planet. The point to make is that Earth Day can (and should be) every day!

We've created a FREE printable "Earth Day ... Every Day!" for April that can help you introduce simple concepts and ideas that the children can bring in to their every day life. Let's make every day Earth day.

You must download this freebie through our Free Montessori Downloads page (scroll down to the bottom of the Free Downloads page to find the picture that links to the download) as you're unable to download free items through our shopping cart.

For more great Earth Day ideas (including crafts and classroom work) you can follow our Earth Day Board on Pinterest.

As well, check out the following resources for additional information:

Art Inspiration and Giveaway

montessoriprintshop@rogers.com (Montessori Print Shop) — 2013-04-16T15:11:31Z

For those of you who aren't artistically inclined you will be inspired to break out the paints, pastels, and markers after visiting this Rockabye Butterfly blog post. You'll see how our Artist Cards and a variety of Art Books can help you put together a wonderful Artist Unit.

Look at some of the beautiful art they created!

Photos from Rockabye Butterfly

The best part is that you can win our Art Book Bundle (30 Artists and their work). So be sure to stop on by, be inspired, and then enter to win this great Bundle of Artist Books today! Be quick about it though as it's there are only 2½ days left to enter.

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April Sale: It's all about the birds!

montessoriprintshop@rogers.com (Montessori Print Shop) — 2013-04-01T13:50:45Z

Spring is such a lovely time to spend outdoors observing the wildlife in a natural setting. The fresh air and observation of spring growth often gives us a new perspective after a long winter.

Bird are fascinating to watch and are a great topic to explore with children. We've chosen bird materials for our April Sales to help you fill your shelves with some new materials that will surely inspire your children.

Be sure to download our FREE Animal Adaptation: Birds & Beaks It's available on our free Montessori Downloads page (about three quarters of the way down).

A few of the Sale items this month include:

Birds and Feet (Animal Adaptation)

Bird's Nests: 10 Types

Bird Nomenclature Book

Bird Cards

and several more .... take a peek!

Free Montessori Printable for March: Animal Movement (Swim, Walk, Fly)

montessoriprintshop@rogers.com (Montessori Print Shop) — 2013-03-29T13:00:00Z

We're cutting it a little close to the end of March here...but the Freebie is a good one! You must download this freebie through our Free Montessori Downloads page (scroll down to the bottom of the page to find the picture) as you're unable to download free items through our shopping cart.

Animal Movement - Swim, Walk, Fly

18 photographic Sorting Cards with labels*
1 Control Chart showing the correct classification of the sorting cards

* To make 3-Part Cards with the Sorting Cards print two set. Keep the labels attached for 1 set, cut the labels off for the second set. More information on how to use 3-Part Cards.

Happy Spring and Easter Savings

montessoriprintshop@rogers.com (Montessori Print Shop) — 2013-03-28T15:18:49Z

Wishing everyone a Happy Spring and a beautiful Easter celebration.

Take advantage of our special Spring Savings.
Save 15% OFF your order by entering the coupon code: HappyEaster
(be sure to click "Apply" after you type in your coupon code at checkout)
Valid until Sunday March 31, 2013 11:59pm EDT

Children's Wallet Cards: Colors & Shapes, Numbers, Go, My Wallet

montessoriprintshop@rogers.com (Montessori Print Shop) — 2013-03-15T15:40:40Z

There's another great new project on the block. You might recall when we first introduced you to Marie-Claire Camp and her fantastic idea to launch a new product called Children's ABC Wallet Cards. We became a backer of that project and we were definitely not disappointed with the final product. It really was a hit! We shared all our reward decks with young children we know and they absolutely love them.

Great News! Marie-Claire has come up with 4 new packs of wallet cards and they look great.

Colors and Shapes, Numbers, Go, and My Wallet

So take a minute and go check out this new project. Become a backer and make a pledge - starts as low as $4. There are fantastic rewards for all levels of pledges - so go take a look and help get a great project off the ground - you will be rewarded for your effort and money.

These decks of cards make fantastic inexpensive gifts for birthdays, they're fun in the car or on an airplane while traveling, keep little hands busy while shopping. They offer children fun educational time away from the tv, computer, and other hand-held devices.

IMPORTANT

Non-toxic and durable. The cards are made from a food-grade, non-toxic, BPA free, biodegradable and curbside recyclable plastic made in the U.S.A. The inks and coatings are non-toxic and food-safe. Each card (and the graphics printed on them) can withstand child-induced folding, breaking, scratching, bites, rips and tearing.

Smart! Each card is punched with a hole in the corner and comes with a sturdy re-closable ring to keep the cards together, but as the child grows, the cards can be taken off the ring to be carried around in their little sticky palms, and placed into their tiny pockets or wallets. All cards fit back on the ring for clean up and storage.

Giveaway: 33 Printable Montessori Geometry Materials

montessoriprintshop@rogers.com (Montessori Print Shop) — 2013-03-06T16:12:25Z

Don't miss out on a great opportunity to win 33 of our printable Montessori Geometry Materials.

How great would this be for your classroom!

Read all about the materials, ideas on how to store them, and most importantly how to enter to win at What DID we do all day? Don't delay as the giveaway ends 3-10-2013.

Save 15% on Printable Montessori Materials

montessoriprintshop@rogers.com (Montessori Print Shop) — 2013-02-07T05:06:00Z

Have you checked out our February Sale items at 15-20% OFF?

For 7 days only you can save yourself another 15%.
Now that's an awesome savings!

At checkout use coupon code: FebBlues2013
Valid Thurs Feb 7 to Wed Feb 13, 2013 only.

Cultivation of Spirit

montessoriprintshop@rogers.com (Montessori Print Shop) — 2013-02-05T11:17:00Z

Wise words from Maria Montessori....

"It is my belief that the thing which we should cultivate in our teachers is more the spirit than the mechanical skill of the scientist; that is, the direction of the preparation should be toward the spirit rather than toward the mechanism."

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MPS Birthday Bash (day 9) - Montessori Print Shop Deluxe CD Rom Collection

montessoriprintshop@rogers.com (Montessori Print Shop) — 2013-01-25T07:00:00Z

Happy 9th Birthday to Us! Glad you could join us for the ninth, and final day of our 9th Birthday Bash.

Enter to win our Montessori Print Shop Deluxe CD Rom Collection. It has over 1220 printable Montessori Materials in the collection. It is the most extensive and comprehensive Montessori Materials Collection available!

This Giveaway is now CLOSED.

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This Giveaway starts: Friday Jan 25, 2013 @ 12:01am EST
This Giveaway ends: Tuesday Jan 30, 2013 @ 12:01 am EST

1 lucky winner!

This Deluxe 2 Disc CD Rom Collection includes:

1220 printable Montessori Materials
- all materials are in pdf file format
4 Primary Montessori Teaching Manuals in pdf file format
- Practical Life
- Sensorial
- Language
- Math

This collection includes ALL of the materials in our store:

1.   Primary Teaching Manuals
2.   Classified Cards & Picture Cards (vocabulary enrichment)
3.   Culture: Celebrations, Music, Peace, Visual Arts
4.   World Geography
5.   Language: Pre-Reading, Moveable Alphabet, Phonics, Pink Blue Green Series
6.   Grammar: Primary (3-6 years), Elementary Grammar Box (6-9 years)
7.   Math: Intro to Numbers, Operations, Extensions, Geometry
8.   Nomenclature: Botany, Zoology, Other (Health, Science, etc)
9.   Science: Animals, Astronomy, Plants, Science, Weather
10. Sensorial
11. Teacher & Administration
12. Toddler

View samples of what is on this CD Rom Collection.

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MPS Birthday Bash (day 8) - Pink Blue Green Montessori Language Series

montessoriprintshop@rogers.com (Montessori Print Shop) — 2013-01-24T07:00:00Z

Happy 9th Birthday to Us! Glad you could join us for the eighth day of our 9th Birthday Bash.

Yet again we have another fantastic Bundle for you. Actually, it's 3 Bundles!

Enter to win our Pink Blue Green Montessori Language Series.

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1 lucky winner!

This fantastic Montessori Language Series includes the following Pink Blue Green Sets. Click the individual links to view the contents of each Series.

Montessori Pink Language Series Bundle - 16 Lessons

Montessori Blue Language Series Bundle - 15 Lessons

Montessori Green Phonogram Series Bundle - 20 Lessons

The winner has the option of choosing the non-color coded Series
- also known as Step 1, Step 2, and Step 3 in our store.

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MPS Birthday Bash (day 7) - Primary Montessori Teaching Manuals and Montessori At Home! eBook Bundle

montessoriprintshop@rogers.com (Montessori Print Shop) — 2013-01-23T07:00:00Z

Happy 9th Birthday to Us! Glad you could join us for the seventh day of our 9th Birthday Bash. Enter to win our 4 Primary Montessori Teaching Manuals (Practical Life, Sensorial, Language, and Math) or a Montessori At Home! eBook & Materials Bundle

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This Giveaway ends: Sunday Jan 27, 2013 @ 12:01 am EST

2 Lucky Winners of the 4 Montessori Teaching Manuals
1 Lucky Winner of the Montessori At Home! Bundle

This Bundle includes all 4 of our Primary Montessori Teaching Manuals. These manuals can be used to guide you through the areas of Practical Life, Sensorial, Language, and Math areas of the primary classroom (ages 2½ to 6 years of age).

Sample of the Primary Language Teaching Manual

A complete and comprehensive teaching manual for the Primary level Language (ages 2½ to 6 years of age). Based on AMI Principles and Concepts.

This Primary Montessori Language Teaching Manual includes:

81 pages of:
- theory on the area of Language
- full step-by-step instructions with diagrams for over 30 language lessons
- direct links to online materials that can be purchased inexpensively
- additional exercises, extensions, and games

Each lesson includes:

materials list
material photo(s)
detailed step-by-step instructions
notes to the teacher
purpose of the activity
points of interest
control of error
suggested age for presentation

To view the listing for each Primary Montessori Teaching Manual please use the following links:

Language Sensorial Math Practical Life

Montessori At Home! eBook & Materials Bundle

Montessori At Home! is a multimedia eBook that guides you through the entire process of doing Montessori early learning activities at home. Complete background and how-to chapters are followed by clear directions for over 250 early learning materials and activities.

Every section is supported and expanded by the liberal use of direct links to web sites and videos you and your child can visit to learn more. Montessori At Home! is a complete, practical guide to home early learning, written just for parents.

Montessori At Home! Materials (by Montessori Print Shop)

21 printable Montessori materials to compliment your Montessori At Home! eBook

Montessori at Home! Materials Bundle includes: Phases of the Moon, Animals of the Continents, Continent 3-Part Cards, Land, & Water Form Photo Book, World Control Maps, Masters & Labels, Moveable Alphabet (includes instructions), Sentence Cards - Step 1 Set 1, Word and Picture Cards - Step 1 (real pictures), 1 to 100 Math Series, Geometric Matching Cards, Geometric Solids (3-Part Cards) - Blue, Skeleton Nomenclature Cards, Tree Nomenclature Cards, Phonics Sound and Picture Sorting, Association of Objects, What Does Not Belong?, The 5 Senses, Plant or Animal?, Animals and Their Names, Color Grading Cards, and Metal Insets - Shape Outlines.

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MPS Birthday Bash (day 6) - Geography Bundles for 7 Continents

montessoriprintshop@rogers.com (Montessori Print Shop) — 2013-01-22T07:00:00Z

Happy 9th Birthday to Us! Glad you could join us for the sixth day of our 9th Birthday Bash. Enter to win our Geography Bundles for 7 Continents
(that's 891 photographic images with names/captions on each card).

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This Giveaway ends: Saturday Jan 26, 2013 @ 12:01 am EST

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Sample of the North America Geography Bundle

All 3-Part Cards come with pictures with labels, pictures without labels, and labels.

The North America Bundle includes:

North America Geography Folder (20 images)

North American Animals 3-Part Cards (17 images)

North American Flags 3-Part Cards (41)

North American Foods 3-Part Cards (26 images)

North American Landmarks 3-Part Cards (17 images)

North American Musical Instruments 3-Part Cards (23 images)

To view each of the individual Bundles included in this fantastic giveaway use the following links:
South America
Africa
Asia
Europe
Australasia/Oceania
Antarctica (only includes the Geography Folder and Animals)

All of the cards have color-coded borders (according to the traditional Montessori map colors). The winner can chose the sets with or without the color-coded borders.

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MPS Birthday Bash (day 5) - 5 Part Nomenclature Definition Sets Bundle

montessoriprintshop@rogers.com (Montessori Print Shop) — 2013-01-21T07:00:00Z

Happy 9th Birthday to Us! Glad you could join us for the fifth day of our 9th Birthday Bash. Enter to win our Montessori 5 Part Nomenclature Definition Sets Bundle.

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5 Part Nomenclature Definition Sets Bundle

This set of printable 5 Part Nomenclature Definition Sets Bundle includes:

Bird Definition Set (11 parts)

Fish Definition Set (11 parts)

Frog Definition Set (6 parts)

Horse Definition Set (9 parts)

Turtle Definition Set (10 parts)

Flower Definition Set (14 parts)

Tree Definition Set (5 parts)

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MPS Birthday Bash (day 4) - Knobless Cylinder Pattern Cards Bundle

montessoriprintshop@rogers.com (Montessori Print Shop) — 2013-01-20T07:00:00Z

Happy 9th Birthday to Us! Glad you could join us for the fourth day of our 9th Birthday Bash. Enter to win our Knobless Cylinder Pattern Cards Bundle.

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This Giveaway ends: Thursday Jan 24, 2013 @ 12:01 am EST

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Knobless Cylinder Pattern Cards Bundle

This set of printable Knobless Cylinder Pattern Cards Bundle includes:

Knobless Cylinder Sequence Cards - 4 Cards

Knobless Cylinder Pattern Cards Set 1 - 28 Cards

Knobless Cylinder Pattern Cards Set 2 - 28 Cards

Knobless Cylinder Comparison Cards - 30 Cards

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MPS Birthday Bash (day 3) - Montessori Math Extensions Bundle

montessoriprintshop@rogers.com (Montessori Print Shop) — 2013-01-19T07:00:00Z

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Montessori Math Extensions Bundle

This printable Montessori Math Extension Lessons Bundle includes:

0 to 10 Quantity/Symbol/Word Matching

1 to 100 Math Series

Bead Chain Paper

Clock Series

Colored Beads Control Chart and Masters

Cube Chain Labels

Fraction Cards and Labels

Golden Beads Control Chart and Masters

Number Bingo - Beginner

Number Rods Control Chart and Number Cards

Place Value Cards - Golden Beads

Roman Numerals and Chart

Square Chain Labels

Square Chain Worksheets

Teen Boards, Beads and Worksheets

Ten Boards, Beads and Worksheets

Time Cards

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MPS Birthday Bash (day 2) - Pink Tower and Broad Stair Pattern Cards Bundle

montessoriprintshop@rogers.com (Montessori Print Shop) — 2013-01-18T07:00:00Z

Happy 9th Birthday to Us! Glad you could join us for the second day of our 9th Birthday Bash. Enter to win our Pink Tower and Broad Stair Pattern Cards Bundle.

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Pink Tower and Broad Stair Pattern Cards Bundle

This bundle includes printable pattern cards for the Pink Tower and Broad Stair:

Pink Tower Cards (Cornered) - 10 Cards

Broad Stair Cards (Centered) - 10 Cards

Broad Stair Cards - (Cornered) - 10 Cards
Broad Stair Cards (Centered) - 10 Cards

Pink Tower & Broad Stair Pattern Cards Set 1 - 8 Cards

Pink Tower & Broad Stair Pattern Cards Set 2 - 8 Cards

Pink Tower & Broad Stair Pattern Cards Set 3 - 8 Cards

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