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Montessori at Home: Inexpensive Montessori Activities for 2 & 3 Yr Olds

Help me to do it myself.--Maria Montessori   There's a place for everything and everything is in its place. Sensitivity for order in the environment is essential as breathing oxygen.--Maria Montessori

Recommended for novices: parents and caregivers who are new to Montessori education. INCLUDES: Website access to Montessori lesson activities for two and three year olds in pictures and text that are easy to download and save to your computer  Recommended for families with a child in a Montessori school who want to create a Montessori home environment with inexpensive Montessori activities Does not require purchase of expensive Montessori materials found in a Montessori toddler or preschool classroom Includes hand-made (and or modified store bought) Montessori-style activities that you can prepare at home Montessori articles & documents including how to create a Montessori environment My new documents/articles on: How to start, where to begin including the environment. Get free or cheap materials for making activities. Supplies list and a must-have Montessori materials list. Recommended book list.  Storing materials & activities.  Creating a budget for materials & activities. Forums and blogs to join for support. Optional e-mail consulting with me, a trained Montessori teacher Cost of program & how to pay

Montessori Articles and Documents:

• Absorbent Mind: "From birth to six is the stage of the absorbent mind. This is the type of mind with which the human baby, shortly after birth, starts taking in and absorbing the environment in which he finds himself. This is very different from the adult mind. The absorbent mind [of the child from birth to six] is..."

• Indirect Preparation: "We all learn according to what we already know. One sees, hears, and understands according to what one already knows. Whenever is printed on the subconscious experiences and will determine our reactions, and are a way of handling future experiences. This is the..."

• Nurturing the Child's Home Environment: "The first step is to prepare the child's environment in such a way as to allow your child easy, safe access for both getting out and putting away her belongings, including..."

• The Sensitive Periods: "The sensitive periods are transitory periods in the child's life during which time she is prompted by an inner urge to focus her attention on certain elements in her environment. The activities and impressions resulting from this activity help the child to..."

• Siblings and Lessons, and Siblings Working Together

• Social Grace & Courtesy: including Conflict Resolution; Care of the Environment FAQs; Discipline FAQs.

• Montessori Toddler FAQs (frequent questions and answers about toddler development & behavior):
• [My Two-year old] seems interested [in new activities], but then she will swat at the materials, sweeping everything off the table or across the floor. Do you know what this might mean? Or do you have any suggestions for me on this behavior?
• How do you tell if [my toddler] has mastered an activity? 
• When [do] other toddlers... recognize individual letters? Should I be working on that? Is it too early to start with sand[paper] letters and phonics?
• I'm having some difficulty encouraging my 27 mo. old to stay engaged in one activity after introducing it. [What do I do?"]

Montessori Lesson Activities:

• Open and Close Zips and Snaps
• Sponging (includes graphic)
• Cleaning Spills (includes graphic)
• Sweeping (includes graphic)
• Putting on a Coat (includes graphic)
• Dry Pouring Into Bowl (includes graphic)
• Large Scrubbing (includes graphic)
• Small Scrubbing (includes graphic)
• Cheese Cutting (includes graphic)
• Pouring Activities (includes graphic)
• Open & Close (includes graphic)
• Advanced Pouring (includes graphic)
• Water Pouring Activities (text only--no graphics)
• Spooning Activities
• Tonging Activities 
• Tea Party Activities (includes graphic)
• Washing a Table (includes graphic)
• Washing a Window (includes graphic)

• Sorting Large Objects (includes graphic)
• Match Fabric (includes graphic)
• Sort Silverwarer (includes graphic)
• Sorting Small Objects One and Two including Button Sorting and Bead Sorting (includes graphic)

• Feeding Fish (includes graphic)
• Insect Matching (includes graphic)

• Boats Experiment (includes graphic)
• Bubbles and Air One and Air Two Experiments (includes graphic)
• Sink and Float (includes graphic)

• Simple Toddler to Threes Art Projects (includes graphic)
• Clay Activities (includes graphic)

• Beginning First Sounds (includes graphic)
• I Spy Game (text only--no graphics)

• Early Counting with Objects (includes graphic)
• Other (Home-made) Counting Activites (includes graphic)

FAQ:

How is the [above] program for two and three year olds different from the other program you offer for toddlers [24-36 month olds]?

The above Montessori for twos and threes offers lessons and activities for both two and three year olds, and uses materials you can find at home and also buy less expensively, so the benefit is cost of materials (low) and age group (two and three year olds). 

The toddler program is for two-year olds and includes many of the Montessori materials found in a traditional Montessori toddler classroom and they can be expensive. Also, there are more lessons and activities in the toddler program for toddlers.

Testimonials: 

"I just downloaded your activities, they are fantastic, I absolutely love it. Thank you for working so hard compiling it."--Kensie

"Hi Mearth! thanks so much for the wonderful resources.  we are living in sakhalin, russia so we are so excited that with your program stephen will be able to experience the montessori methods. thanks again!" --jackie

"Thanks again for all of the easy to understand links and info. One of the things that grated on my nerves about my Montessori training was the all or nothing approach.  I felt like if the children picked up something the "wrong" way all was lost.  I don't feel that judgment from your material.  I know it is best to hold as fast and true to the original as possible but sometimes it isn't practical.  I am looking forward to integrating as much Montessori  as possible into my own style of teaching with my children. This is definitely giving me a place to start."--Cheryl

 
More testimonials here!

Cost & How to Pay:

Cost for instant access: $36  Includes e-mail consulting with me How to purchase: Pay on-line with your credit card (U.S. or International) or online checking or savings account  (U.S. only) and get instant access to your lesson activities!  Receive an email with your login info and password--good for six  months (180 days). Use this password along with your user name to login and to access the Montessori lesson activities and e-mail consulting.  Login here with your username and password after you pay. Your membership expires six months from today. (Let me know if you need more time, and I can extend it at no cost.) Pay: Pay with credit card for instant access Pay with online check/savings

Cost for instant access: $18 DOES NOT include e-mail consulting How to purchase: Pay on-line with your credit card (U.S. or International) or online checking or savings account  (U.S. only) and get instant access to your activities!  Receive an email with your login and password--good for five months (150 days). Use this password along with your user name to login and to access the Montessori lesson activities.  Login here with your username and password after you pay. Your membership expires five months from today. (Let me know if you need more time, and I can extend it at no cost.) Pay: Pay with credit card for instant access Pay with online check/savings

Pay with PayPal Cost: $36  Includes e-mail consulting with me How to purchase: Pay on-line with your credit card or with PayPal, US and International (you do not need a PayPal account).  I e-mail you a link to your Montessori lesson activities along with a username & password within one to three business (week) days.  If you don't see my email in your inbox, please check your junk/spam/bulk folder. What to do if you do not get an email from me within five business (week) days. Please read! Use this password and user name to login and  access the Montessori lesson activities; and e-mail consulting--good for six months! Your membership expires six months from today. (Let me know if you need more time, and I can extend it at no cost.) Paying with your PayPal account?  Please make sure your PayPal account email address is CURRENT AND UP-TO-DATE so I have the correct email, and or place your correct email address in the box below. Thank you! Please choose one: 5 Months No Consulting $18.006 Months With Consulting $36.00 Email to send login info: What if I do not have a PayPal account? Can I use my credit card?

Pay with PayPal Cost: $18  DOES NOT include e-mail consulting How to purchase: Pay on-line with your credit card or  with PayPal, US and International (you do not need a PayPal account).  I e-mail you a link to your Montessori lesson activities along with a username and password within one to three business (week) days.  If you don't see my email in your inbox, please check your junk/spam/bulk folder. What to do if you do not get an email from me within five business (week) days. Please read! Use this password along with your user name to login and to access the Montessori lesson activities for five months. Your membership expires five months from today. (Let me know if you need more time, and I can extend it at no cost.) Paying with your PayPal account?  Please make sure your PayPal account email address is CURRENT AND UP-TO-DATE so I have the correct email, and or place your correct email address in the box below. Thanks! Please choose one: 5 Months No Consulting $18.006 Months With Consulting $36.00 Email to send login info: What if I do not have a PayPal account? Can I use my credit card?

Receive an email with your login info and password

You should receive an email from CCBill.com with all your login info. Lately, and for the first time in ten years, some people have not been getting their emails from CCBill (due to ongoing email SPAM filtering). Look in your bulkmail or junkmail or SPAM folder. If you do not receive this email, return here and use the login link provided, along with your chosen username and password.