Lacing wooden geometric shapes (buy here or similar here) is a classic Montessori Sensorial activity. This is also an easy DIY activity to make at home with colored heavy-cardstock (buy here), scissors and a hole…
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Adrian 43 months Geometry PRACTICAL LIFE ๐๐ป SENSORIAL ๐๏ธ๐๐๐ ๐
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Today, we are exploring fractions. My children love LEGO. They are always either working on building LEGO or enjoy playing with it, so we have it out most of the time. Fractions are an…
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Adrian 42 months (3.5 years old) Geometry Materials and Toys MATH ๐ข
Fractions (Montessori Math Lesson)
Understanding fractions is an incredibly important concept as it forms a basis for later higher math, chemistry, physics, and many practical life activities. When Adrian turned two, we started talking about fractions in the kitchen…
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Adrian 3 years Adrian 41 months Geometry Materials and Toys Puzzles
Wooden Tangram Puzzle at 41 months
This Wooden Tangram Puzzle (buy similar here) is an ancient Chinese brain game known to prime children's brains for math. A child will have fun grasping mathematical concepts such as congruency, symmetry, area, perimeter and…
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Adrian 3 years Adrian 40 months Geometry SENSORIAL ๐๏ธ๐๐๐ ๐
Exploring a Triangle (Montessori Geometric Metal Insets Presentation 1)
Today, we are exploring a triangular shape. All triangles have three sides, meaning that the shape is a polygon. If all three sides are of equal length, than it is called an "equilateral" triangle.…
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Adrian 3 years Geometry LANGUAGE ๐ค โ๏ธ
Tracing a Circle โซ (Montessori Geometric Metal Insets Presentation 1)
Today, we are continuing our work with Montessori metal insets (buy here ). For this presentation, I use a regular wooden tray with handles (buy here). (Alternatively, you can purchase a tray specifically designed for Montessori metal insets here.) You…
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Adrian 3 years Geometry LANGUAGE ๐ค โ๏ธ
Montessori Geometric Metal Insets Language Lesson -Steps Towards Literacy Intro (Square โผ๏ธ)
Geometric Metal Insets are traditionally part of Montessori language area. The purpose of this material is to prepare a child for future handwriting. The lesson also involves some artistic aspect since the child is creating patterns, using…
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We have been working with numbers lately, and Adrian (at 31 months) is seeing numbers everywhere – even in an ellipse:) Metal Insets are designed to prepare your child for handwriting. Manipulating the insets will strengthen the three-finger…
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Adrian 2 years and a half Geometry PRACTICAL LIFE ๐๐ป SENSORIAL ๐๏ธ๐๐๐ ๐
Lacing Wooden Geometric Shapes Activity
Lacing Shapes is very useful activity as it teaches colors, shape recognition, and threading (indirectly preparing a hand for sewing one day). Made in the USA, these six wooden geometric shapes (circle, triangle, octagon, hexagon, pentagon, and…