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September 2016

Toddles love water: they like to pour, mix, and they also enjoy when the process leads to a result: be it clean dishes, bubbles, or different shades of color, like here. First, we added a drop of blue color into each glass ... ... and then added water to each... Read more →

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To make bubbles you would need: a water resistant tray, a water source (here a measuring cup filled with water), a bowl for whisking, a whisk, liquid soap, eye dropper to transfer the soap to the bowl, and a toddle who likes to make bubbles:) As with any activity, once... Read more →

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Fall is in the air here in Western Hemisphere: days are shorter and colder, with more rain; but this change of season also brings its beauty: the gorgeous sight of deciduous trees change color, brisk air and sparkly morning frost, and of course, bountiful harvest: fruits and pumpings and corn!... Read more →

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Recently, children (Julia 7 and Adrian almost 3 years-old) have been very intrigued by an idea of infinity. The world that they know is so finite - everything has its size, the beginning and the end: a toy, a room, a house, a continent, the Earth, our solar system. I... Read more →

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Color Boxes with tablets are a traditional Montessori sensorial material usually introduced to a toddler starting at 2 ½ years old. Montessori Color Tablets Box 1 Color box 1 familiarizes a toddler with primary colors as it contains six tablets: pairs of blue, red, and yellow. As a result, a... Read more →

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In continuing with our World Animal study, we are exploring herbivore vs carnivore animal eating behavior. Adrian was very perplexed that some animals eat other animals: "Why?" he kept asking. I explained that all animals depend on one another for their survival, directly or indirectly. To illustrate, we separated African... Read more →

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Julia was very excited to receive for her 7th Birthday LEGO Friends Heartlake Cupcake Café. Adrian (almost three yrs old) is not yet able to independently assemble these types of LEGO, but he still enjoys tinkering right next to Julia. Adrian made "A" for Adrian:) Cupcake Cafe with opening door... Read more →

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This eco-friendly colorful car puzzle has big, chunky pieces which are easy for toddlers to grasp. Also, introducing puzzles with only few pieces gives a child confidence. I first introduced it to Adrian when he was a year-and-a-half. At almost three years, he still enjoys it. I like a toy... Read more →

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Children love “treasure boxes”, especially ones fi... Read more →

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We are using this wooden Montessori World Puzzle Map and animal figurines to learn about the world's animals while empathizing that some animals live exclusively in one area: for example, a bunny never saw a cheetah or a lion. 🐅Tigers and a 🐼panda bear live exclusively in Asia, kangaroo in... Read more →

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Moon Building Block Balance game is a great activity for a two to three year old toddler, who can enjoy it alone or play with a friend: roll the dice and place the corresponding color cylinder on the moon so that nothing falls off. A child develops concentration, precision, and... Read more →

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My friend bought this puzzle in London for Julia, when Julia was three years old. This puzzle is an ancient Chinese brain game known to prime children's brains for math, and it helps a child to learn simple geometry such as side, angle, triangle, square, etc. Julia was first able... Read more →

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I have these beautiful Waldorf Alphabet Cards, and I try to use them as much as I can. Each card artistically depicts one large capital letter, a smaller lower-case letter, and an animal associated with that letter. Today, Adrian is matching foam letters to these Waldorf cards. At almost three... Read more →

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Maria Montessori believed that books should be as realistic as possible, without animals that talk, blue elephants that fly, and of course, without monsters, witches, or Baba Yaga (in Russian folklore, the fearsome witch with iron teeth.) Young children sometimes do not perceive a distinctive "line" between imagination and reality.... Read more →

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What do most children expect from a Birthday Party? Gifts, balloons, party decorations, and a lot of sugar in a form of a dessert :) Montessori approach on the other hand, aims to introduce a deeper and more meaningful understanding of what a birthday truly means. Little children cannot comprehend... Read more →

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Autumn is our favorite season! We love the vibrancy of deciduous trees as foliage changes color from green to golden-yellow to red. We love watching the leaves dance in the air as they gracefully fall on the ground, offering children a playground heaven to jump into! We love the cool... Read more →

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This wooden Alphabet Sound Puzzle "pronounces" the name of each letter and a corresponding object beginning with that letter when such letter is placed correctly. Julia loved to chew on wooden letters first (as you can see), then she enjoyed manipulating them as pieces are slightly raised above the puzzle... Read more →

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In a Montessori Math curriculum, after introducing Number Rods (see a post here) at about two years of age, Sandpaper Numbers are generally introduced next (see a post here). The third math material is usually a Spindle Box (buy here), which teaches a child the difference between the numeral (a... Read more →

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Starting at 34 months, Adrian began exhibiting an interest in jigsaw puzzles. The goal of a jigsaw puzzle is to fit pieces together to make a picture using anywhere from 4 to 1,000 pieces. Adrian has been enjoying the wooden zoology puzzles for a while now, like the parts of... Read more →

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