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This is a comprehensive month by month writing curriculum outline for the 6-9 Montessori classroom that incorporates writing mechanics, creative writing and writing skill development. Ideal for the new teacher or veteran teacher that needs a writing curriculum sequence to implement into their 6-9 Montessori Elementary Classroom. This flow chart does not have details on each lesson yet. This is ideal for a new teacher who truly does not know where to start with writing but understands that journa

This Cosmic Review is for 2nd Grade Montessori Teachers to have children complete near end of the year. It covers all Montessori Cosmic Curriculum traditionally taught during the 2nd grade year and light math.

Promoting community within your classroom is one of the most important endeavors any teacher can embark upon! Forgo the traditional, "Star or Student of the Week" and be a real leader at your school. Promote real community to your students and challenge your parent population to give back to their community.

Start your year off right by teaching goal setting to your classroom. Print two for each student and have them take one home to share with their parents on the goal they have set for themselves. Then post the rest on your class wall to promote community and collaboration. Follow up with a week journal entry on how they are achieving their goals. Help them set attainable goals.

Start to finish story mapping for grades 1st and 2nd. Ideal for early fiction writers or teachers who need support with the proper sequencing.

Want to inspire your students in first through third grade to write beautiful poetry on a graceful form? Try this one! Utilize the illustration box for sketching nature first then have them write their poem using their sketch. Rough draft form.

Ideal for the Montessori Lower Elementary Classroom that is teaching flowers. Bring in real flowers and have children sketch or take them outside to illustrate in the school garden.

Promote the building of an interactive and description setting in your classroom this style promoting, progressive worksheet on setting development.

Ideal for the Elementary Montessori teacher searching for a worksheet to have her 2nd and 3rd graders self-edit or edit one another's work. Use in conjunction with writing workshops in your Montessori 6-9 classroom.

This is the form you would use when you are introducing book reports for the first time in your classroom. You might be planning on sending the assignment of book reports home but first want to walk your students through the process of understanding literary work. I use this form to study a book we have read in Literature Circles then they create in small groups dioramas. Best for second or third grade.

A great worksheet to promote character development prior to writing a fiction story in your classroom. Fun, engaging, and skill driven for grades 1 - 5th.

Use this with your students as an interactive way to promote self reflection and editing in your classroom.

Challenge your lower elementary class to do an 8 day reading challenge where they read at home instead of doing technology! Then collaborate in class on how many pages your entire class read in a math word problem.

Inspire your writers to develop a plot through the art of storytelling! Use this easy to use worksheet as a planning guide in your classroom before you start to write a fiction story.

Ideal for teachers teaching the art of letter writing. Enjoy!

Ideal mind mapping form for grades first through third grade to develop paragraph development, writing mechanics and idea strategies.

Essential element to writing is instilling a value and habit of self-editing. Do it with this easy CHOPS form. Start teaching this at the first grade level and keep it going through 5th grade.

This product is for Montessori teachers who want to customize their weekly goals and not use a standard form. Easy to fill in text boxes with Botany related form.