What is the Montessori Pink Tower and how does it benefit a child’s sensorial development and growth? How do I present it to my child? affiliate links follow The pink tower helps children develop visual discrimination with three dimensional objects. Eventual concepts learned through manipulation of the pink tower are the decimal system, geometry, and volume….
how to teach geography to children
I am excited to share with you our tools for kindergarten geography today. We use multiple books and hands on items to help my children become aware of our world and where we are located on the map. I have collected many additional tools that may be of interest to you as you teach your…
practical life skills: vacuuming
Children naturally want to participate in the daily activities they see adults in. Dr. Montessori introduced these activities in a very accessible way for children to learn and excel in. These are called practical life exercises and they help a child become independent in his/her environment. They help a child to do it by themselves….
Creating short vowel words with Montessori alphabet
See how we use the Montessori moveable alphabet and Montessori alphabet objects to create beginning words! We are creating lots of three letter words with short vowels these days, includes a video so you can do it with your children, or student, at home or school! My son has been sounding out words everywhere he…
creating rhyming words with the montessori alphabet
We are excited to begin reading and creating rhyming words with our Montessori moveable alphabet. This activity has been a great first word activity for my beginning reader who is not yet confident in sounding out words. This post includes a video to show you how simple it can be to use this activity with…
Matching letters with Montessori alphabet materials
We have enjoyed matching and learning sounds with our Montessori sandpaper cards and moveable alphabet. Montessori materials can be used in many different ways, and this fun learning activity was thought of by my two year old daughter! It is the perfect activity to help introduce the shapes of the letters and their corresponding sounds. {This…
Montessori three period lesson: teaching letter sounds
The Montessori practice called “the three period lesson” is commonly used in Montessori teaching to clearly and precisely teach a child a certain concept or skill. Today I am sharing how we are teaching letter sounds with Montessori sandpaper cards using the Montessori Three Period Lesson. A video is below to show you how you…
Montessori Earth Day Activities
Bringing our children into nature and telling them why we love and care for our beautiful Earth is one of the most important thing we can do as teachers and educators. I have collected our Favorite Montessori Earth Day activities to inspire you today on Earth Day, but also to emphasize that any day can…
40+ montessori practical life ideas
I am thrilled to be bring you more than forty Montessori practical life ideas today! This post was a wonderful reminder for me, that as a stay at home and homeschooling mama, my children are learning. And these little learning opportunities are simple and easy. {This post contains affiliate links, please see my disclosure policy.} Practical…
Montessori Spring Activities
We are excited to share our list for Montessori Spring Activities with you today! These cold winter days are hopefully coming to a swift close, and we look forward to the days when the flowers begin to bloom – the crocus and bulbs first, and then are beautiful perennials and annual flowers. Children love the outdoors…
Montessori Valentine’s Day Activities
Here are over 40+ Montessori Valentine’s Day activities ideas for you and your children or students to share together. Valentine’s Day is a time to embrace friendship and love, and I hope that there will be times for you and your children to embrace what is most important during this season. All of these activities encourage…
practical life skills: squeezing orange juice
Adventures in orange juice making. When the bags of oranges are cheap. But oh so delicious. We break out our citrus presser (here is a similar one – affiliate) and we make orange juice. This was May’s first go at it and everyone had a wonderful time. There is absolutely nothing like fresh squeezed orange…
