Montessori-Inspired Practical Life Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers — Dry Pouring with Funnel

L has not really been interested in many of the transfer worksย on our Practical Life shelf lately (I think because many of them were geared more for N’s age and ability-level), so I knew it was time to mix it up. ย She has always loved pouring activities like Dry Pouring and Water Pouring, so I […]

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DIY Montessori-Inspired Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers — Nuts and Bolts Board

I used to have one of these in my classroom, so I knew this was something I wanted my husband to make for the kids. ย He says it’s pretty easy to make at home, so I’ve included his instructions for how to make this nuts and bolts board by yourself — see the bottom of […]

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Activities for Toddlers — Horizontal Ring Post

This work was actually not planned — it came about because we noticed the way both girls were playing with some random bits at the hardware store, so we decided to follow the child and put something together! While we were picking out nuts and bolts of varying sizes for the Nuts and Bolts Board, […]

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International Friends: Please Share With Us!

We are about to begin studying the continents of the world! ย I know I have readers from all over the world — and I need your help! ย I am looking for items to put in our continent boxes. ย If you are from anywhere other than the United States, could you send me a trinket/coin/something culturally […]

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DIY Montessori-Inspired Math Activities for Preschoolers — One-to-One Correspondence

L has become more and more interested in numbers lately, so I am taking full advantage and redoing a lot of our math works! ย She is pretty good with the Sandpaper Numbers 1-5, so I made this One-to-One Correspondence work to show the correlation between the written number and the quantity. This is super easy […]

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