Spring is a great time for a pond unit. May is an especially good time for turtle activities since World Turtle Day is May 23. Summer is a great time for a turtle unit, too. Today, I want to share some Montessori-inspired turtle and tortoise printables and activities from around the blogosphere.
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Montessori-Inspired Turtle and Tortoise Printables
Free Turtle Cards from Montessori Materials
Free Life Cycle of a Sea Turtle by Montessori Motivation at Teachers Pay Teachers
Free Snappy the Syllable Turtle Game (with art/practical life snapping turtle) from Relentlessly Fun, Deceptively Educational
Turtle Printables available for purchase from Montessori Print Shop
Free Turtle Printables and Montessori-Inspired Turtle Activities (my post with Montessori-Inspired Turtle Pack subscriber freebie)
Free Turtle Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download) – my post
Free Turtle Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download) – my post
Montessori-Inspired Turtle and Tortoise Activities
Montessori-Inspired Pond Unit (my roundup post, which contains some turtle activities)
Montessori-Inspired Activities for the Tortoise and the Hare
Turtle Work from A Lakes Region Montessori
Pond Sensory Tub (Photo from Counting Coconuts)
Pond Sensory Tub from Counting Coconuts
Turtle Sensory Table from PreKinders
Sea Turtle Scrubbing in Ocean Life Unit at Inspired Montessori and Arts at Dundee Montessori
Egg Carton Turtle Craft (Photo from Train Up a Child)
Turtle Posts (Photo from Egg Carton Turtle Craft) from Train Up a Child
Playdough Pond, Egg Carton Turtles, and Foam Patterning Block Turtle from Sorting Sprinkles
Paper Bowl Turtle Art from Montessori Design
Collaging a Turtle Shell (Photo from The Work Plan)
Collaging a Turtle Shell (Photo from The Work Plan)
Turtle Art from Montessori Mom
Apple and Grape Turtles from Our Little Monkeys
Turtle Puzzle Activity (Photo from Homeschool Mo)
Montessori-Inspired Reptile Unit for Preschoolers from Homeschool Mo (blog is no longer available)
Turtle from What DID We Do All Day?
Turtle Transfer (Photo by Julie at The Adventures of Bear)
Tortoise and T is for Turtle (photo) from The Adventures of Bear
Snapping Turtle Math (Photo from The Preschool Experiment)
Snapping Turtle Math from The Preschool Experiment
Froggy and Turtle Frenzy from School Time Snippets
A Montesori Approach to Turtle Geometry from TJLeone.com
Have fun with World Turtle Day! 🙂
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This is such a great theme! I love the sensory bin.
Thanks! I agree … Counting Coconuts always has awesome sensory bins. 🙂
Wow! Maybe I should do a “turtle” week next year. I always try to keep my themes wide enough so I don’t run out of ideas but there are so many just here! Thank you for including Sorting Sprinkles’s turtle activities by the way! 🙂
Thanks, Valerie! And my pleasure … I love your activities. 🙂
We love turtles here!
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Thanks for stopping by, commenting, and stumbling my post! 🙂
What a great post full of ideas! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much! I really had fun with this! 🙂
Great collection of learning crafts and activities.
I would love if you would come link up on our Artsy Play Wednesday linky.
Thanks, Kristen! I’ll try to do that next week. 🙂
I’m so glad I found your site! I’ve been looking for Montessori based activities to start with my youngest daughter (10 months) so this a great resource. Thank you!
Thanks so much, Tara! I’m so glad you found my site, too! Whenever you have Montessori-inspired activities on your blog, I’d love to have you link them up with Montessori Monday. We also have a Saturday and Sunday activity share (for kid-related activities of any kind) at the Living Montessori Now Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LivingMontessoriNow. We’d love to have you share there, too. 🙂
What a great round-up!! We love turtles in my house, so we may have to try some of these. Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!