Hi everyone, I have been busy with this list of Montessori activities for babies, toddlers and preschoolers for weeks! I’m so happy with how it has turned out. Download the pdf and look up your child’s age and you will see age-appropriate activities for all areas – daily life, eye-hand coordination, language, music and movement, food preparation activities and art and self expression activities. The guide is broken down into activities for babies up to 6 months, older babies from 6 … [Read more...] about The ultimate list of Montessori activities for babies, toddlers and preschoolers
Practical life activities
Are sensory bins Montessori or not?
I started to doubt myself. Everywhere I looked on social media, people were sharing their Montessori sensory bins and invitations to play for their toddlers. I even saw many toddler classrooms with Montessori cylinder blocks and the pink tower. And I’m thinking, “did I miss something in my Montessori training?!" I’m an AMI-trained Montessori teacher and see babies and toddlers in my classes (and my own children) using their senses EVERY day – we just don’t use sensory bins to do it. Let’s see … [Read more...] about Are sensory bins Montessori or not?
Montessori activities at home with toddlers and preschoolers
Today let’s take a look behind the scenes in the classroom to give you some ideas for Montessori-style activities to do at home. This time let’s peek at what we Montessori teachers call practical life activities, ie, activities of daily life. Yes, all those things to do with looking after ourselves and our environment. And I should mention they are great for calming active kids. You’ll take away new ideas how to include your child around the house (they might be chores to us but young kids … [Read more...] about Montessori activities at home with toddlers and preschoolers
Sewing in the Montessori Classroom
I loved this book from the opening page where Aimee says she is looking for practical life activities to include in her classroom. “I knew that I wanted activities that were culturally and socially relevant and appealing in my classroom, but what could those lessons be? ….For me, the answer was sewing." The book shows the sequence of sewing activities you could do with your child even at home. Each activity has very clear steps and beautiful photos. * The beginning sewing activities … [Read more...] about Sewing in the Montessori Classroom