Some Christmas cookie baking with my four year old. My toddler made a pizza with his daddy. A nature walk and picnic at the park. Some items collected from the ground on our nature walk and some items we have already collected on past walks which we are keeping in this wooden sorting tray. My … More Activities in December
In the book Montessori Play and Learn by Lesley Britton, she says; All children have ‘absorbent’ minds All children pass through ‘sensitive’ periods All children want to learn All children learn through play/work All children pass through several stages of development All children want to be independent Together they form the core belief upon which … More Sensitive periods for learning (birth to six years)
Our family have just come home from some time away at the sunny coast. I am posting some photos of what we were doing at home before our trip and some of what we did whilst we were away. Practical Life, using a pipette for some transfer work. Collecting tomatoes from our garden, giving them … More Activities in November, week 2 & 3
We had a busy week this week and my eldest wasn’t feeling that great, so there was lots of art, painting, water and sand play and gardening as my children find these types of activities therapeutic. MY TODDLER: My toddler loves glitter (glitter shakers) and crayons on paper. A simple touch and feel sensory activity. … More Activities in October, week 2
Most of the photos shown here is work that my 3.5 year old chose to work on this week. Most of our week was filled with family and friend catch ups, so late in the afternoons was the time most days that my eldest wanted some quiet time to herself in our play/learning room to … More Shelf activities in October
Wooden alphabet puzzle. Some spelling. Melissa and Doug Alphabet/picture puzzle. My 3.5 year old has done this activity so many times that she completes it very quickly. When first using this puzzle we only started with a few letters and added more slowly over time. Early Reader BOB books. These are great for beginner readers. … More Shelf activities in October, week 1
You may have read my posts on our Little Passports Early Explorers subscription, where I mentioned that my eldest was learning about the Continents of the World. At the time we were using World Content Map that we received with the first month’s subscription, but now we are also using in addition The Montessori Map Book and … More Extension shelf activities using Montessori printables
