Back in this blog post of my favourite activities for 2.5 years olds, I promised to come back to stereognostic bags to show you how they work. These bags help children to develop that sense of feeling around an object to work out what it is just as we can put our hands in our bag to find our keys or glasses. These bags are often called mystery bags, but I do love hearing 2.5 year olds picking up “stereognostic bag” just as easily. These are great for developing their stereognostic sense, … [Read more...] about What are stereognostic bags?
Montessori Activities
Montessori activities for 3+ years
It is harder and harder to choose favourites as the children get older as the children’s interests and skills levels vary greatly. They are also moving from the unconscious absorbent mind (0-3 years) to a conscious absorbent mind (3-6 years) and starting to enjoy sensorial classification and perhaps showing interest in symbols like letters or numbers. So I’ve picked 9 of my favourite Montessori activities for 3+ years but, as always, use the age as a guide only. Your child might be interested … [Read more...] about Montessori activities for 3+ years
Montessori activities for 2.5 years to 3 years
Today we dive into some of my favourite activities for 2.5 to 3 year olds. Children of this age are still sensorial learners so make them hands-on, aimed at refining and strengthening their grasp, their increased language ability, self expression (arts and crafts), challenging their gross motor movement, and practical life activities can get longer with more steps as concentration builds. Here are 6 of my favourites! 1. A more advanced layered puzzle - this one is by Chelona (and looks … [Read more...] about Montessori activities for 2.5 years to 3 years
Montessori placemat free printable
I was making a new placemat for my Montessori classroom and thought you might like to use it for inspiration to make your own or as a Montessori placemat free printable. Then you can print and laminate to use at home. This Montessori placemat is based on the one in my AMI Montessori training where there is an outline for the bowl, glass and cutlery. Then a parent had the lovely idea to photograph their exact cutlery, bowl and glass and I created one for my class … [Read more...] about Montessori placemat free printable