Comments on: Continent Boxes Add Excitement to Geography

By: Rachael @ Little Red Farm

Rachael @ Little Red Farm — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:02:03 +0000

The cultural exchanges that I organise are a great way to collect bits and pieces for the boxes as well as to make friends around the world.
Rachael

By: Monica

Monica — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:52:25 +0000

Hello. Thank you very much for all that info! You were saying that you bought postcards on ebay. So that is why I’ll invite you and other readers to join my yahoo group postcards around the planet. There are people from everywhere participating right now. It is free all you need is to join and start exchanging postcards! I got too today! Very exciting! here is the link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/postcardsaroundtheplanet/
Monica

By: Lori Bourne

Lori Bourne — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 18:11:09 +0000

Hi, Pearl! Glad you found me. Those are good ideas, but we’ve gotten used to our blue Asia box so I think I’ll leave it

By: pearl delatorre

pearl delatorre — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 17:00:59 +0000

Hi,
Wonderful idea…googled Montessori continents and got to your page, will add you to my favorites! I have a solution for your Asia box, why not buy yellow “contact paper” and cover it with that to turn it yellow. Another idea would be to paint it yellow with tempera paint, or other non-toxic paing and then finish it with a couple of coats of non-toxic lacquer.

By: Sue Macfarlane

Sue Macfarlane — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:10:47 +0000

Hello Lori – I have been preparing continent boxes for our local mobile toy library here in the Highlands of Scotland. These have been on a larger scale since they also include ‘dressing up’ versions of national or traditional costume. The latest one to be completed is the Antarctic Box. It contains a felt map of Antarctica, simple reference book and story books, photos, snowflake-shaped cutters for making biscuits, an ‘aurora’ (multi-coloured silk banner, model penguins and whales (toothed and baleen), a child-sized penguin outfit and baby penguin, fish-shaped ice cube trays (for ice fish!) and a small rucksack with mixture of teddy/doll clothes to select for the trip to Antarctica.
If anyone has any further ideas for an Oceania box, I’d be very greatful. Best wishes, Sue.

By: Lori Bourne

Lori Bourne — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:54:23 +0000

Hi, Susana! Glad you like the post. I never specified an age group because continent boxes can be used with all ages.

Thanks for stopping by!

By: Susana

Susana — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:28:04 +0000

Hi Lori! Yet again, another brilliant post. This is going to be very helpful to so many of us putting materials together before the start of the new school year. Thanks a bunch!

Lori, do you think that continent boxes would be beneficial in the primary classroom as well? I’m hosting a Montessori 3-6 co-op in my home this year and was wondering about the boxes for them. I will definitely be making these for my 6-9 year olds though!

Thanks!
-Susana
http://www.montessoricandy.com
P.S. I’ll have to blog about this one Lori! You are awesome!

By: Lori Bourne

Lori Bourne — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:41:26 +0000

Hi, Hayley! I love that idea. Easy to find the boxes (rather than searching for colored ones) and then, as you said, the children can see that something interesting is inside. Thanks for sharing!

By: Hayley Gulab

Hayley Gulab — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:02:02 +0000

Hello,
I used see through storage boxes for mine, then added a large Colour Coded label (as per continent globe) on the lid. That way the children can see into the boxes to encourage use. In the last nursery I worked for the boxes used to just sit on the shelf as the children did not see what they were missing out on!

By: PS Montessori

PS Montessori — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:27:50 +0000

I just rearranged and set up my geography area today. It turns out I might have some space for boxes (eventually). You can see pics over at my blog. Thanks for the ideas!