Montessori-Inspired Little Passports Global Adventure

I’m excited to be an Ambassador for award-winning Little Passports, a Global Adventure! I’m an affiliate for Little Passports and, as an ambassador, I received a 2-year subscription to the World Edition of Little Passports. I’ll be sharing some Montessori-inspired activities featuring Little Passports. Of course, all opinions are my own.

I love Montessori geography activities, and I think Little Passports can add to a Montessori-inspired curriculum. It could work especially well in a Montessori-inspired homeschool with children of multiple ages.

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The World Edition is a monthly subscription recommended for ages 6-10. (There’s also a USA Edition recommended for ages 7-12.)

Update: The contents of the monthly curriculum has changed (improved) over the years, so it won’t be exactly the same as in the post. Many parts will be similar, and you can still use the free printables and activities linked to in my little passports posts to add to your study of each country.

World Edition Update: From the 2022 Little Passports information:

For the first month, your child will receive the introductory World Edition Kit, which includes our signature blue suitcase, passport, and wall-sized world map. In addition, they’ll receive a country-themed activity booklet, stickers, collectible souvenir, fact-filled letter from pen pals Sam and Sofia, and an original Brazil-themed chapter book.

Each month after that, your child will receive a new package that explores a different country. The packages include letters from Sam and Sofia, along with souvenirs or hands-on activities, country-themed books, stickers, activity booklets, collectible country coins, plus access to online photos, printable activities, and more!

Little Passports wasn’t available when I was homeschooling my now-adult children, but I’m sure I would have subscribed to it if it would have been available. We had a few monthly subscriptions for our homeschool, and they added variety and interest each month. I think the story of Sam and Sofia along with the excitement of receiving a package in the mail each month adds interest to the study of geography. Whether you homeschool or not, this would be a great idea for summer or to help your child/ren learn more about geography in a fun way at any time.

I just received the first package, which arrives in a suitcase and contains materials that are used to get started: a letter from Sam and Sofia, a world map, passport, stickers, and a boarding pass with access to online games and activities. Even though the recommended ages are 6-10, Little Passports can be adapted so that a number of the activities can work for younger preschoolers.

Here are some suggestions on how you can make Little Passports Montessori-inspired and have it work for a number of ages. If you sign up for a subscription, I’d recommend reviewing the Montessori continent map work (and continents globe if your child is still working on that) while you’re waiting for the first package to arrive. Once the first package arrives, you could do activities related to the package and then focus on the continent box for the continent of the next package’s country.

Here are some activities related to the first package, which has a focus on continents and world travel:

Continent Map Activity

You could do any sort of continent map work. I designed a continent map tray that was very easy to put together using free printables.

For the continent map and labels, I used the free Montessori world map from The Homeschool Den. I used the Globe, Continent, and Ocean Labels from the Free Printable Montessori Materials from Montessori Print Shop. I reduced the size of the Montessori Print Shop labels to fit better on the world map from The Homeschool Den. I also like the size of the mini labels as a nice practical-life component to the activity. Montessori Print Shop has a number of labels ranging from color-coded labels to plain labels with words only. I used the labels with color-coded pictures of the continents and color-coded labels for the continents and oceans. That way, even a 3 year old could match the continent images, and a non-reader who could match letters/words could match the color-coded continent and ocean labels.

Sam and Sofia Flag Counting Activity

The activity sheet has a flag identification activity for 5-10 year olds that helps the child determine Sam and Sofia’s age. I just used some small foam numerals for this, but you could use small numerals from a free printable or whatever type of numerals you choose. Younger children could line up the numerals from 1-10 and then put a numeral on each flag they see on the page. All the numerals will be used up when each flag is identified. For children who are unable to line up the numerals from 1-10, you could help your child line them up and count out the numbers together.

Map Unfolding and Folding and Country Matching Activity

Map unfolding and folding would be a great Montessori-inspired practical life activity. I’d recommend showing your child how to carefully unfold and fold the world map that comes with the first package. (Note: If you feel that would be too difficult for your child, you could always laminate the map and put it up on the wall. That will work better for many homeschools.)

There’s an activity for older kids on the activity sheet to determine the country featured in the next month’s package. After an older child determines the next country, you could put out an activity tray with the world map and a matching country. Brazil is the first country on the world tour, so I traced Brazil on the map and cut out the country piece from a foam sheet. Your child could place the matching foam piece on the world map, maybe using Velcro if your map is laminated and hung up. Then you could focus on the South America continent box until the Brazil package arrives in a month.

Countries Covered in the Little Passports 2-Year World Subscription:

• Brazil
• Japan
• France
• Egypt
• Australia
• Mexico

• South Africa
• India
• England
• China
• Argentina
• Russia

• Israel
• Thailand
• Ireland
• Kenya
• Spain
• Antarctica

• Canada
• Italy
• Iceland
• Poland
• Turkey

Montessori-Inspired Little Passports Posts (added as I publish them)

Montessori-Inspired Little Passports Activities – Brazil

Montessori-Inspired Little Passports Activities – Japan

Montessori-Inspired Little Passports Activities – France

Montessori-Inspired Little Passports Activities – Egypt

Montessori-Inspired Little Passports Activities – Australia Montessori-Inspired Little Passports Activities – Mexico Montessori-Inspired Little Passports Activities – South Africa Montessori-Inspired Little Passports Activities – India Montessori-Inspired Little Passports Activities – England Montessori-Inspired Little Passports Activities – China Montessori-Inspired Little Passports Activities – Argentina Montessori-Inspired Little Passports Activities – Russia

Montessori-Inspired Little Passports Activities – Israel

Using Little Passports Early Explorers with a Montessori-Inspired Approach

Montessori-Inspired Little Passports Early Explorers Activities – Landmarks

Montessori-Inspired Little Passports Early Explorers Activities – Music

5 Ways to Include Your Toddler in Little Passports Activities

Coral Reef Kit and Sensory Bin

Little Partners Gift Items Review … and Why We Had So Much Fun with It

Montessori-Inspired Little Passports Activities – Thailand

Montessori-Inspired Global Adventure Pinterest Board and Related Continent Resource Boards

Follow Deb @ Living Montessori Now’s board Montessori-Inspired Global Adventure on Pinterest.
Be sure to check out the Montessori-Inspired Global Adventure Pinterest Board and each of the related continent educational resource boards (which include resources for the related countries included in the Little Passports World Edition packages). The Pinterest boards contain ideas and activities that can be used to create continent boxes and complete unit studies for a variety of ages to go with your Little Passports packages. I add geography resources to Pinterest each month. Here are links to each of the Pinterest boards in the order the continents are introduced through Little Passports: Montessori-Inspired Global Adventure (introductory geography resources and 7-continents activities)  *South America Educational Resources *Asia Educational Resources *Europe Educational Resources *Africa Educational Resources *Australia Educational Resources *North America Educational Resources *Antarctica Educational Resources

More about Little Passports

2022 Updates:

The posts in this subscription are from the World Edition for ages 6-10.

For the first month, your child will receive the introductory World Edition Kit, which includes our signature blue suitcase, passport, and wall-sized world map. In addition, they’ll receive a country-themed activity booklet, stickers, collectible souvenir, fact-filled letter from pen pals Sam and Sofia, and an original Brazil-themed chapter book.

Each month after that, your child will receive a new package that explores a different country. The packages include letters from Sam and Sofia, along with souvenirs or hands-on activities, country-themed books, stickers, activity booklets, collectible country coins, plus access to online photos, printable activities, and more!

You can sign up for 6 months, 12 months, or monthly.

There are subscription boxes for a variety of ages. But also check out the Shop All and Gift Guide at the top of Little Passports! There are some great individual products you can purchase for gifts as well!

 

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