6 to 9 months

Shelf Work: Infant/Toddler Montessori Activities

September 21, 2009

I added a few new activities to our work shelf last week. Joey’s in a sensitive period for opening and closing things, really anything–cabinets, drawers, boxes, DVD cases. If it can be opened, he’ll find a way to do it. So I made a work with that in mind. Also, since this month our theme [...]

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Sensory Activity: Experiencing Different Sounds

September 5, 2009

Age: 6-9 months Goal: To develop listening skills and motor skills. Materials: mat, a set of small containers filled with small objects (I used grits, rice, oats, and beans) tray or basket (for sound containers). Make sure the lid of the container is firmly sealed or glue/tape the lid secure. Choose containers that are identical [...]

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Cognitive/Motor Activity: Stacking Rings

August 31, 2009

Age: 6 months+ Goal: To develop fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and a sense of order. Materials: mat (Make sure you’re mat is big enough to line the rings on side by side. Mine obviously isn’t. ) , stacking rings or blocks on a dowel (or like object) Presentation Prepare the work and get out [...]

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Infant/Toddler Montessori Activities

August 27, 2009

What’s been on our shelf the last few weeks? Check it out: I switched up the work last week as I’ve been preparing new work. It’s been a bit of a trial and error process. I find that I get really excited about a work and then realize that Joey’s not quite ready to handle [...]

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Cognitive Activity: Remembering an Object’s Location

August 19, 2009

Age: 6 to 9 months Goal: To develop memory, motor skills, and confidence. Materials: mat, basket, an object the infant is familiar with Presentation Prepare the work and get out the mat. Sit with the infant in your lap or beside you facing the basket on the mat. Take the object out of the basket [...]

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Cognitive Activity: Identifying & Finding Specific Objects When Asked

August 18, 2009

Age: 6 – 9 months Goal: To lay the foundation of following directions while developing concentraion and problem-solving skills, a sense of cause and effect, and hand-eye coordination. Materials: mat, an object with a piece of ribbon attached Presentation Prepare the work and get out the mat. Put the object on the mat with the [...]

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Shelf Work: Infant/Toddler Montessori Activities

July 29, 2009

Here’s the work on our shelf these days for Joey. We’ve been staying with my parents for the last month, since we’re in the process of moving to Louisville and my resources for putting together activities for him is a bit limited. Our shelf isn’t really even a shelf, but a chest with the drawers [...]

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