homemade montessori

How to Make a Coin Box

April 27, 2011

A coin box is a simple Montessori activity that you can make in minutes. Materials: container (cube or cylinder) glue or tape paper pencil or pen scissors Measure the width of your container and cut the paper to those measurements. Adhere the paper to the container covering any other pictures or writing. With the lid [...]

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Sliding Pegs onto a Rim

March 31, 2010

Age: 12-15 months Goal: To develop hand-eye coordination, developing concentration skills, and visual acuity. Materials: mat, tin (or similar shaped container–I used an old grits container), six wooden clothes pegs Presentation Prepare the work and get out the mat. With the child facing you and the container between you begin spilling the pegs onto the [...]

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Shelf Work: 3rd Week of October

October 12, 2009

After looking a bit bare the last week or so, I added a few new works and made adjustments to both shelves. The one in Joey’s room has been neglected for quite awhile. Here’s what we’ve got: Even after presenting the Matching Pairs work multiple times to Joey, he still doesn’t seem quite ready for [...]

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Motor Activity: Opening & Closing Extension

October 8, 2009

Age: 9 – 12 months Goal: To develop fine motor skills and the pincer grasp. Materials: mat, basket, 5 or 6 objects that can be opened and closed (book, box, purse, etc.) and an object to go in each container Prepare the work and get out the mat. Place the basket on the right side [...]

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Shelf Work: 1st Week of October

September 30, 2009

This week our shelf looks a little bare. I parred down and changed up the work, because last week I noticed that Joey really didn’t choose anything off the shelf, aside from the opening and closing work. So, I switched it up added two new work and made an extension for the opening and closing [...]

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Motor Activity: Opening & Closing Objects

September 24, 2009

Age: 9 – 12 months Goal: To develop fine motor skills and the pincer grasp. Materials: mat, basket, 5 or 6 objects that can be opened and closed (book, box, purse, etc.) Presentation Prepare the work and get out the mat. Place the basket on the right side of the mat with the child sitting [...]

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Body Theme: Update

September 24, 2009

I had high hopes for the body theme this month, but after my laptop decided it needed a break many of the projects I had planned went by the wayside.  I got a bit discouraged, because I had been taking pictures for a few months knowing I wanted to make a book of body parts [...]

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Cognitive Activity: Matching Pairs

September 22, 2009

Age: 12 – 18 months Goal: To lay the foundation for matching skills and to develop concentration. Materials: mat, basket, three pairs (such as shoes, socks, mittens/gloves, animals, cutlery, balls, etc) Prepare the work and get out the mat. With the work facing the child and the mat between you, set the basket to the [...]

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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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Homemade Child’s Placemat

September 4, 2009

Last week during a few of Joey’s naps I made a few placemats for his eating dishes. I like them and they were really simple to make. I just traced the dishes and silverware on a plain piece of cardstock, cut them out, glued them to an 8.5″ x 11″ sheet of cardstock, and then [...]

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