Reptiles Unit Study (Montessori Preschool Homeschool)

These are the resources that I will be using with my 3.5 year old for our first Montessori preschool homeschool unit for 2020. Most of the printable resources listed here are FREE, and the links will take you to the original creator's blog page where they can be downloaded. There are just a few printables in this list that were purchased as part of a single bundle pack that I thought was totally worth the (small) investment! :)

I am also going to be introducing these themed activities alongside a couple of more traditional Montessori materials, like the Sandpaper Letters, Number Rods and Pink Tower.

I'm hoping that in future units I will have a more equal number of activities for each area of learning, but I'm still figuring out what system will work for us right now. I didn't want to start out with *too much* and feel overwhelmed right out of the gate... So for now, this is what we've got to work with!

Also included is a list of the specific books we'll be reading during this unit!

*Note: There are a bunch of other activities and resources on specific reptiles included in most of these links (that I opted not to use for our current unit), but which might be perfect for your little one. I would suggest browsing the blog posts that I've linked here for even more potential resources that you might like and decide to use.

Language

Snake Species 3-Part Cards

Letter “S” Sand Tray

My Book of Snake Colors

Reptile First Letter Sound Clip Cards

Letter “S” Phonetic Mystery Bag


Math

“How Many Lizards?” Counting Clip Cards

“Turtle Numbers” Counting Cards (free for LMN email subscribers)


Science

Snake Life Cycle Cards

Reptile Nomenclature Cards

Sea Turtle Life Cycle Cards

Reptile “Who Am I?” Cards


Geography

Reptile Continent Sort

“All About Alligators” booklet (also science)

“Types of Crocodilians” Sorting Cards


Practical Life

Reptile Outline Pinprick Work

“Turtle Breaths” Calm Down Social Story 

Sea Turtle Lacing Activity


Sensorial

Reptile Eye Matchup

Sand Sensory Bin (w/ various reptile figurines)


Music

“I’m a Little Turtle” song


Art

Paper Plate Snake

“T is for Turtle” Gluing Work

Alligator Do-a-Dot (using craft puncher & gluing instead)

Alligator Cutting Strips

Paper Plate Spinning Chameleon

"Reptiles & Amphibians" NatGeo Sticker book


Books

“Slither, Snake!” by National Geographic

“A Color of His Own” by Leo Lionni

Letter “R” Rhyming book (free printable)

Library book on reptiles (TBD)


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