Sewing a Map of the World

I had three students complete one of these this year.  It is a lot of work and a long attention span is a must!  We traced the continents from the world map onto a large piece of felt.  Very carefully, the beads were sewn on one at a time.  

It took a couple of weeks of on and off working for these kids to finish their maps. 

So beautiful!

Sewing with Beads

This past year most of my students were 4 or 5 years old.  Toward the end of the year it appeared they need some more activities that took a while to do, that they could work on everyday, and have something to be so proud of to take home.

There was a lot of embroidery happening and we decided to add beads.  I got this idea after visiting another Montessori classroom!  

This 5 year old finished a rainbow.