There are a lot of Montessori materials, many more then fit in a home! And yet, I have acquired MANY of them! But here is the short list of the reading and math materials/activities that I highly recommend for homeschooling ages 2-6! Beginning Reading and Writing Beginning Math Keep early math practice playful and when… Continue reading Must-Have Early Literacy and Numeracy Materials
The most iconic Montessori toy for infants is probably the imbucare (that’s ‘mail’ in Italian) box and ball. The toy consists of a small box attached to a slightly larger tray. The box has a hole in the top, a hole in one of the sides, and a bottom that slopes toward the side hole.… Continue reading Boxes and Balls
A huge component of Montessori education is preparing children’s environments to meet their developmental needs. The goal is to create spaces within which children can thrive with relative independence. To create such a child-friendly space, it’s necessary to: Remove opportunities for children to behave in unpreferred ways by, for example, Keeping adult-only items out-of-reach Moving… Continue reading Organizing Baby Toys
As you might recall from my posts Family Photo Book and Jars of Treasures, my niece N loves cutting, glueing, and collecting small treasures. For her fourth birthday I made her a box-making kit where she can use her cutting and glueing skills to create containers for her treasures. The kit contains: Large box bottoms… Continue reading Simple Box Making
My 3.5-year-old niece N and I share a love of small treasures. Unfortunately, small treasures are no good for baby B. To remedy the choking hazard concern, we turned our treasures into baby toys by… putting them in jars! Our first jar of treasures was a mason jar filled with various small presents that N… Continue reading Jars of Treasures
