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In Th i s Gu ide…
Welcome! p. 3 Montessori Inspired Bird Books p. 4 Bird Discovery Shelf Materials p. 5-6 Bird Vocabulary and Nomenclature Card Printables p. 7 Practical Life “Bird” Ideas p. 8 Bird Themed Sensory Bin Ideas p. 9 Images of Possible Shelf Setups p. 10 Free Printable Bird Vocabulary & Matching Cards p. 11-12
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Welcome!Ifyoudecidedtocheckoutthisguide,thenI’mguessingthatyou
haveabirdlover(s)athome/school!Imainlycreatedthisguidetoinclude
optionsforolderinfants/youngtoddlerswhoareshowinginterestinbirds,but
sinceIhaveaoneandthreeyearoldathome,youwillseethattherearemany
optionsforoldertoddlers,preschoolers,andkindergartenersaswell!Ihopeyou
andyourlittle(s)willenjoythesebird-themedresourcesandbeabletoadd
sometoyourMontessoriinspiredbirdsdiscovery!Ifyouhaveanyquestionsat
allaboutfindingorusinganyoftheseresources,pleasesendmeanemailat
[email protected]’dbehappytohelp!
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Montessor i F r i end l y B i rd Books
Board Books for Bab ies
• NationalGeographicKidsLook&Learn:Birds
• Nest
• Baby’sFirstBookofBirdsandColors
• MyEarlyLearningBookofBirds
• GoodNightBirds
• CounttheBirds
Todd ler-K indergarten Books
• NationalGeographicLittleKidsFirstBigBookofBirds
• MamaBuiltaLittleNest
• ANestisNoisy
• Birds:MyFirstDiscoveries
• NationalGeographicKids:EverythingBirdsofPrey
• BirdBuildsaNest
• BirdsMakeNests
• Birds,Nests,andEggs
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She lf Mater ia l s for D i scovery and Exp lo rat ion
For Bab ies-
• PlushAmericanRobin
• PlushGoldfinch
• SensoryBottleswith:o RealorFakeFeatherso FakeEggsorRealBirdEggShells(Weusedarobin’seggshellwefound.)o SafariLtd.TOOBorSchleichbirdfigureso Birdseed
For O lder Bab ies & Todd lers-
• MontessoriBirdPuzzle
• FakeNest
• FakeWoodenEggs
• FakeWorms
• LearningResourcesJumboMagnifier
• BackyardBirdsTOOBand/orExoticBirdsTOOB
• SchleichBirdFigures
• CommonBirdsStickers
• SparrowWoodStampwithWashableStampPads
• KidsBinoculars
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She lf Mater ia l s for D i scovery and Exp lorat ion Cont .
For O lder Todd lers-K indergarten-
• UltimateStickerBook:NorthAmericanBirds
• LearningResourcesBirdsinaNestColorSortingSet
• BackyardBirdsMatching&MemoryGame
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Montessor i -Insp i red Pr intab le Cards
• TeacherandtheTotsBirdMatchingCards(includedinthisPDF,perfectformatchingwiththeSafariLtd.BackyardBirdsTOOB)
• TheMontessoriCompanyVocabCards(beautifulillustrationsandtheyhavemany
otheroptions)
• PartsofaBirdNomenclatureCardsfromTheHelpfulGarden(freedownload)
• Birds:ThreePartCardsLaminated(thesecomelaminatedfromMontessoriServices)
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Pract ica l L i fe Ideas
• CreateDIYBirdseedOrnamentso IlovetheseonesfromNaturalBeachLiving
• MakeandPaintaBirdhouse
o Thisisagreatwoodenoptionforpreschoolers-kindergarteners.o Thisisasimpleroptionmadefromrecycledcartons.o Or,youcanbuyaplainwoodenbirdhouseatmostcraftstoresandthenlet
yourchild(ren)paintit!
• PutCleanWateroutforBirds
• PickupPlasticTrashbytheBeach/SeawithGloves
• BirdWatchingwithBinocularsandKeepaBeginningBirdJournal
• Visitanaviary/birdsanctuary
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Sensory B in Ideas
• Createabinwithfakedirtandfakewormso Fakedirtrecipe:
§ 1cupofcocoapowderOR2cupsofcoffeegrounds§ 6-7cupsofflour§ 1cupofoil
• Createabinwithmud,sticks,andleaves,andothernaturalitemstomake“nests”
• Createabinwithfakedirtordiedgreenriceandbirdfigures
o Dyedgreenricerecipe:§ 5cupsofrice(orhowevermuchyouneedtofillthebinyouareusing)§ AfewdropsofgreenfoodcoloringORageneroussquirtofwashable
greenpaint§ 2-3teaspoonsofvinegar
• Createabinwithblueandclearwaterbeadsandpenguinfiguresorotherwaterbirds
• Createabinwithpiecesofgrass(orfakegrass),fakenest,fakeeggs,andplushbird(s)
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Poss ib le She lf Setups