Holiday Insets

The Montessori Insets are one of the most creative works in a Montessori classroom. Not only do the templates strengthen pencil control but they can be the beginning of artistic invention.

Here are examples of masters I have made for my students to copy. The kids love these and will do more than one at a sitting to put in book form. I use all types and colors of paper with the insets. This is also a hit laid out on a table for a party for parents. Please copy these and make masters for your own children. 

Thanksgiving Ideas from My Files

The standard tissue ball ear of corn that is always a winner.

Fun Grandparent Visitor's Day Projects- Stuff and paper bag turkey and decorate vintage photos.

Standing place cards with cupcake liner tails

Thanksgiving Insets

Have your students celebrate Thanksgiving using the tracing insets! 

Always a favorite! 

Here are my well used masters that the children copy

Fall Harvest Basket

Fall Squirrel Pot

This November we made a simple coil pot adding a cut out squirrel, handmade acorns and cutout leaves.

Thanksgiving Clay Cornucopia

Small clay foods are made to insert into the clay cornucopia.

A large clay triangle is folded into a cone and stuffed with towels to stay open.

The towels will burn out in the kiln firing.  The clay food is glued in with clay slip.

We use this same cone standing up for our Christmas tree.

Clay Thanksgiving Projects

I am a certified art teacher and Montessori allows me to use that skill in the classroom, especially my knowledge of clay.
Visit the school's youtube channel to view more of our clay projects.

How to make a clay hand print turkey.