Just our way of saying “Happy Holidays” to all of our wonderful customers!

New Materials

We have some great new items, including (my favorite), Holidays Around the World. This gorgeous work has 24 (24!) holidays from all over the world. I loved researching this because I learned a lot myself!

Two other new items are Plant Life Cycle Sorting and States of Matter Sorting. The pictures are beautiful and there’s a lot of great information in each set:

Freebie!

Our freebie for this month is a set of two cute story cards that kids can use as “story starters” to get them off and running when doing creative writing. Here’s the December free download!

Updates

We have two updates this month: Parts of a Car – UK and Parts of a Root.

For Parts of a Car – UK, we kept the same drawings, definitions, etc. as our original “Car” set but substituted “bonnet” for “hood” and “boot” for “trunk”. For Parts of a Root, we have an updated, much nicer drawing.

If you’ve ever bought those items from us (as a PDF that was emailed to you, or on a CD-ROM Collection), just email us at montessoriforeveryone@gmail.com to ask for either/both of the updates.

From this point on, anyone who buys “Parts of a Car” can tell us if they’d like the UK version, and anyone who buys the “Root” will get the updated version.

Just a note about Facebook: Facebook only shows our updates (the links, quotes, and comments we share) to people who interact with us on Facebook. So if you like our status updates, be sure to click “Like” or leave a comment so that Facebook keeps showing them to you!

Happy Holidays!

rebecca said at December 12th, 2011 at 8:47 am

Rebecca

Congratulations, Rebecca! We’ll get in touch with you to get your contact information so that we can ship the loom to you!

I really loved all the “practical life” comments on this post! What great ideas! If you’re looking for some new practical life ideas, just read through the comments and I’m sure you’ll come up with many!

Recently I received a Peg Loom with Wool Yarn (item #V54) from Montessori Services (also known as For Small Hands) for review. My 7-year-old daughter loves crafts, so we eagerly opened it up and started weaving!

Some of the loom features I really like are:

1) The loom is made of wood and the yarn provided is 100% wool
2) The directions are clear and easy to understand
3) The loom is easy to use

After weaving the included string on the loom to make the warp, we threaded the needle and started weaving. My daughter has done projects like this before (making potholders on plastic looms) so she had a good idea of how to do it.

It does take time to weave the yarn all the way across the loom. In about an hour, my daughter had woven yarn halfway across the loom. We did use double yarn in the needle as recommended for faster weaving.

Here are my daughter’s thoughts about the loom (as she weaves on it, see picture):

“I think that you should be careful when going over and under with the yarn because it’s easy to do it wrong. I think that kids ages 5-10 would probably really like it. It comes with lots of yarn in nice colors, and you can make many things with it.”

The instructions include suggestions for several projects, including wallhangings, purses, carpets, and pillows.

I think this craft is a great way to bring practical life activities into any home or classroom. As it says on the box:

“Boys and girls love to weave! Designed to help develop fine motor control, dexterity, concentration, and basic mathematical skills.”

Thank you to Montessori Services for letting us try this great item!

But it gets even better…

Montessori Services is providing one peg loom set as a giveaway right here on our blog!

PLEASE NOTE: The prize ships to the US/Canada only. International readers, if you have a relative or friend that lives in the US or Canada who could accept the package for you, please feel free to enter!

The details:

• PRIZE: A Peg Loom with Wool Yarn set from Montessori Services (a $24.95 value)
• TO ENTER: Leave a comment on this post (not on Facebook); ONE comment per person
• BONUS QUESTION FOR COMMENT: What is your favorite practical life activity?
• GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Monday, December 12 at midnight CST
• NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
• PRIZE SHIPS: US/Canada only

Winner will be chosen by random.org and posted Tuesday morning, December 13th.

Good luck and happy weaving!

Picture of Peg Loom used by permission of Montessori Services.

Here is the winner of the Complete CD:

Beth said at March 26th, 2011 at 6:24 pm

Your website and blog are fascinating to follow and I really appreciate your generosity with the free downloads you share. Thanks for this opportunity.

Congratulations, Beth! I’m sure you will enjoy the CD a lot.

For everyone else, thanks so much for entering our giveaways! Until the end of March, you can use the code “anniversary” at our store to get 10% off of any item (CD-ROMs, Package Deals, or individual PDFs).

Also, if you’re new here, please check out our Free Downloads!

Wow, we’re ready for the last giveaway celebrating the 6th anniversary of Montessori for Everyone this month. It’s been a fantastic six years, and we are thrilled that so many of you count on us for high-quality Montessori materials.

So, to end this month with a bang, we are giving away our Complete Collection CD-ROM! The perfect addition to any school or home.

Here are the details of the giveaway:

1. To enter, leave a comment on this post (comments left at Facebook do not count). Optional: Tell us one thing you wish more people knew about the Montessori method.

2. This giveaway is open until this Sunday, March 27th at 12:00 pm (midnight) CST. The winner will chosen by random.org, and will be posted the next morning, Monday, March 28th.

3. This CD-ROM can be mailed anywhere in the world, so anyone can enter. One entry per email address. Winner will be contacted by email and has one week to respond, or we will choose another winner.

Best of luck!

The winner of the Elementary CD is:

Tawny said at March 19th, 2011 at 1:43 pm

This is an amazing giveaway! Our little homeschooling family would love it!!!

Congratulations, Tawny! I know you’ll love these materials.

For everyone else, subscribe to our blog or join our Facebook page so that you don’t miss the final giveaway!

Welcome to the third giveaway to celebrate the 6th anniversary for Montessori for Everyone! We’ve loved all of your responses so far, and look forward to many more!

This week’s giveaway is our Elementary CD-ROM Collection – chock full of tons of great materials for teaching the 6-12 age range. A fantastic addition to any home or school!

Here are the details of the giveaway:

1. To enter, leave a comment on this post. Optional: tell us your favorite quote by Maria Montessori.

2. This giveaway is open until this Sunday, March 20th at 12:00 pm (midnight) CST. The winner will chosen by random.org, and will be posted the next morning, Monday, March 21st.

3. This CD-ROM can be mailed anywhere in the world, so anyone can enter. One entry per email address. The winner will be contacted by email. If they don’t respond within one week, another winner will be chosen.

Best of luck!

The winner of the Primary CD-ROM is:

Becky Musial said at March 11th, 2011 at 10:24 am

What a generous giveaway. I would LOVE to win. I am part way through my first year of Montessori homeschooling my three year old. We both love it. I think my favorite material is the movable alphabet, but golden beads are a close second. The isolation of concepts in Montessori materials is absolutely brilliant.

Congratulations, Becky! I know you’ll enjoy all the materials. For everyone else, come back in a few days for an Elementary CD giveaway, and then we’ll close out March by giving away our Complete Collection!

Welcome to the second of our March giveaways! We are delighted to offer our Primary CD-ROM for this giveaway. It contains all of our PDFs for ages 2-6. It would be an amazing addition to any school or home!

Here are the details of the giveaway:

1. To enter, leave a comment on this post. Optional: tell us what your favorite Montessori material is and why.

2. This giveaway is open until this Sunday, March 13th at 12:00 pm (midnight) CST. The winner will chosen by random.org, and will be posted the next morning, Monday, March 14th.

3. This CD-ROM can be mailed anywhere in the world, so anyone can enter. One entry per person.

Best of luck!