Peace education is an important part of Montessori education. On Monday, I linked to lots of resources with Montessori peace education inspiration/philosophy: Montessori Inspiration for Martin Luther King Day. Today, I want to share links to peace education activities that can be used throughout the year for peace education and conflict resolution. You’ll find activities for toddlers through elementary level.
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“Educating for Peace: the Essence of Montessori”
The Peaceful Montessori Classroom: Environmental Design, Montessori and Imagination: the Second Plane of Development, and Introducing and Exploring The Five Great Lessons in Montessori Elementary (with additional links within post) from North American Montessori Center
Introducing and Cultivating Peace in Our Homes and Classrooms from Simply Montessori
Free Elementary Online Albums for Montessori Great Lessons (Helpful for a Peace Education Curriculum)
Lesson ideas and links for the Great Lessons from Miss Barbara
Peace Shelf, Tray, or Table
Adapt your peace education area to the space you have. It can be effective whether it’s a shelf, tray, or table.
Montessori Peace Shelf
Montessori Peace Shelf (my post)
How to Prepare a Montessori Peace Tray (my post)
Peace Table (Photo from Mommy Moment)
Peace Table from Mommy Moment (photo at the top of this post)
Peace Table from Montessori Mama
Peace Table for 100 Acts of Kindness (Photo from The Work Plan)
Peace Table for 100 Acts of Kindness from The Work Plan
Peace Table (Image from Barefoot in Suburbia)
Montessori Monday – Introducing the Peace Table from Barefoot in Suburbia
Peace Table Cards from Montessori Print Shop
Peace materials (available for purchase) from Montessori Print Shop
Mom, You Need to Invite Dad to the Peace Table…. from Critters and Crayons
Peaceful Space
Peaceful Space (Photo from Counting Coconuts)
Our Peaceful Space from Counting Coconuts
How to Prepare a Peace Corner (my roundup post)
Peace Rug
“What is the Peace Rug? Child’s View Montessori” (video)
Peace Basket
Peace Basket (Photo from Chasing Cheerios)
Our Peace basket (photo) and A Peace Basket Addition from Chasing Cheerios
Other Peace Activities
Free Peace Printables and Montessori-Inspired Peace Activities
Montessori Peace Lesson (Image from Montessori Opportunities)
Activity of the Week – Montessori Education Week Peace Lesson
Petite Singing Bowl from Montessori Services
Peace Activities (available for purchase) from Montessori Services
Peace Box, Toddler Conflict Resolution, Peace Corner, Affirmation Cards, Classroom Affirmations, Peaceful Feet, Creating a Center-PEACE, Thursday’s Center-PEACE, Making Peace Mandalas, Healing Hugs, and Who Is Missing? from Montessori Mama
Peace Bag, Making Silence, Love Light Pins, Our Peace Shelf, The Peace Rose, The Peace Rose Song, from My Montessori Journey
Enjoy a Peaceful Classroom With These Peace Art Projects by Andrea Coventry at Bright Hub Education
“Light a Candle for Peace”
UPDATE: My Montessori-Inspired Kindness post has more ideas to promote love and kindness.
Our Family’s Activities Singing Peace Around the World
Our peace table in 2022 and on:
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We’re observing International Day of Peace🕊 a little differently this year. I love to have my grandkids, Caleb (4½), Zoey (8½), and Sophia (4½), sign and sing “Light a Candle for Peace” together to the beautiful music composed by Shelley Murley and sung by her daughter, Emily Murley, at age 9.⠀
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This year, my grandkids won’t be all together at my house until Saturday, so I have our peace table and reading corner (peace corner now) available until then. We’ll do our signing and singing on Saturday. This is a beautiful activity for any time of year, so it doesn’t just have to be for International Day of Peace.
In the video, Zoey is reading the book Everybody Says Shalom to Sophia, and Caleb is reading the book Light a Candle for Peace (with the song lyrics and simple sign language images).
2021:
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Here are my grandkids, Caleb (3½), Zoey (7½), and Sophia (3½). We reviewed the signs for “Light a Candle for Peace” and then sang it along with the beautiful Shelley Murley song “Light a Candle for Peace.”
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We also watched some of the “sing peace” activities from around the world on YouTube. I love this as a peace activity at any time of year, but it’s extra special on the International Day of Peace when children are “singing peace” around the world. We weren’t able to do our activity until later in the day, but we still felt a part of the worldwide event.
2020:
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This was our family activity for International Day of Peace.🕊 Here are my grandkids, Sophia (2½), Zoey (6½), and Caleb (2½), singing and signing “shines” (“Light a candle that shines all the way around the world”). We learned the signs for “Light a Candle for Peace” and then sang it along with the beautiful music composed by Shelley Murley and sung by her daughter, Emily Murley, at age 9.⠀
Peace and Mindfulness Resources and Activities
Montessori in the Home: Conflict Resolution from Carrots Are Orange gives ideas from a talk at the American Montessori Society conference.
At Bits of Positivity, I have a post with lots of free guided meditations for kids. I have many more mindfulness posts with guided meditations or other mindfulness activities there as well. Mindfulness activities can help children naturally feel more peaceful.
ALL MY PEACE AND MINDFULNESS ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES (Updated 1/14/2024)
I include mindfulness activities because feeling peace within is a great step toward expressing peace toward others.
- Free Peace Printables and Montessori-Inspired Peace Activities
- Montessori-Inspired Peace Education Activities
- How to Prepare a Peace Corner
- Friendship Flower Activities
- Montessori-Inspired Friendship Activities
- Free Friendship Songs and Rhymes {Character Education Resources}
- Free Taking Turns and Sharing Songs and Rhymes {Character Education Resources}
- How to Teach Toddlers and Preschoolers to Take Turns and Work Together
- The Best Children’s Books about Taking Turns and Sharing
- How to Prepare a Montessori Peace Tray
- Montessori Services Peace Activities and Resources Review
- Best Peace Quotes
- Equality and Peace Resources for Parents and Teachers
- The Silence Game {Montessori Activity to Develop Self Discipline}
- Free Guided Meditations for Kids {Mindfulness Resources}
- Free Guided Meditations for Deep Sleep and Relaxation {Mindfulness Resources for Teens and Adults}
- Free Guided Meditations for Deep Sleep for Kids {Mindfulness Resources}
- Best Nelson Mandela Quotes
- Free Guided Christian Meditations for Teens and Adults
- Free Guided Christian Meditations for Kids
- Free Guided Gratitude Meditations for Kids {Mindfulness Resources}
- Free Mindfulness Songs for Kids
- Promote Peace with Holidays Around the World Resources
- The Ultimate List of Free Meditation Printables for Kids {Mindfulness Resources}
- “Education Is the Best Weapon for Peace” Montessori Word Art Freebie
- The Best Peace Books for Kids
- Free Peace Songs and Educational Videos
- Free Peace Do-a-Dot Printables (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- The Best Mindfulness Books for Kids
- Free Peace Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Montessori Education Week Free Peace Lesson
- Free Relaxing Ocean Images, Sounds, and Music for Kids and Adults {Mindfulness Resources}
- Free Guided Ocean Meditations for Kids {Mindfulness Resources}
- Free Guided Ocean Meditations {Mindfulness Resources for Teens and Adults}
- Let’s Sing Peace Around the World at School and at Home
- How to Make a 100 Hearts Sensory Bottle (100 Hearts Calming Bottle)
- Thank You for Planet Earth (or Thank You, Planet Earth) Mindfulness Cards and Booklet
- Free Mindfulness Resources from Calm
- Anti-Racism Resources for Parents and Teachers,
- Free Juneteenth Songs and Educational Videos
- Animal-Inspired Mindfulness Affirmation Cards and Booklet in Manuscript and Cursive
- Free Calming Printables and Montessori-Inspired Calming Activities
- Free Yoga Do-a-Dot Phonics Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Free Calming Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Free Guided Frozen and Winter Meditations for Kids {Mindfulness Resources
- Free Empathy Songs and Educational Videos {Character Education Resources}
- Free Friendship Songs and Montessori-Inspired Friendship Activities
- Free Empathy Songs and Educational Videos {Character Education Resources}
- Free Friendship Printables and Montessori-Inspired Friendship Activities
- Free Golden Rule Songs and Educational Videos {Character Education Resources}
- Free H for Help Do-a-Dot Phonics Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Favorite Books for a Friendship Theme
- Free Friendship Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- I Can Make Silence Poster or Card Pack
- Best Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
- Kids’ Peace and Mindfulness Activities Pinterest Board
Do you have a favorite peace education activity?
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Thanks for all of these great resources, Deb!
Thanks for your kind comment, Sheila! I hope you have a wonderful week! 🙂
Very nice videos! The peace rug sounds interesting. Thank you for mentioning us in this resourceful post:)
Thanks, Discovering Montessori! I love what you’re doing in your school/homeschool and with your blogs! 🙂
Thats some nice insight on the peace rug from someone who is quite innocent, nice share!
Thanks, Poppy! I always love to see how kids interpret different activities … they can definitely be inspiring with their level of insight. 🙂
You have put together an amazing set of links and ideas! Wow!
Thanks so much, Deborah! I’m always amazed at the resources available online now … would have made teaching and homeschooling much easier (except for balancing the time spent online)! 😉
This is such a wonderful post! Thanks for the videos. This is really important nowadays, we should learn how do give peace to one another.
Thanks, Arjee! I definitely believe in the importance of peace education from an early age. 🙂
You’ve inspired me to think about how I can incorporate something like this in our home. These are wonderful resources.
Thanks so much, Kelly! I’ve been amazed at the beautiful peace tables and activities parents have set up at home. You always have such lovely activities … I’d love to see what you put together! 🙂
Dear Deb, would you like take part to my Love of Learning about learning by playing? (sorry for my English)
Thanks, Palmy! Developing a love of learning is a great focus … great idea for a linky! 🙂
Wow – some great links here! Thanks!
PS love your blog!
Following you over fom Show-And-Share Saturday.
Thanks so much for your kind comment, Eddie! You have a great blog, too! 🙂
What a wonderful unit!
Thanks so much, JDaniel4s Mom! I love that peace education activities can work well at school or home. Have a great week! 🙂
I am also working on Peace Education in one of the world conflict zone. Montessori is the best way for kids.
Hi Nasreen! I just found your comment. What wonderful work to be doing! 🙂 Deb
Deb may you please help me on how little children can demonstrate peace as they play in class or siblings at home? I have heard about LOVE LIGHT & A FLOWER. What else can I present to the children to learn about peace towards one another.
I am doing ECD course with Montessori.
Best Regards.
Hi Angella! If you check the posts above about the peace table, I think you’ll find those especially helpful. Andrea Coventry’s post about the peace table uses a lesson I especially like to use with young children. 🙂 Deb