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Montessori at Home: Inexpensive Montessori Activities for 2 to 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

INCLUDES: Website access to Montessori lesson activities in pictures and text  Does not require purchase of expensive Montessori materials found in a Montessori 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. (Ongoing and in progress.) Optional e-mail consulting  with me, a trained Montessori teacher   Also recommended for families with a child in a Montessori school who want to create a Montessori home environment with inexpensive Montessori activities

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..."

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

Montessori Lesson Activities:

• Open and Close Zips and Snaps
• Sponging
• Cleaning Spills
• Sweeping
• Putting on a Coat
• Dry Pouring Into Bowl
• Large Scrubbing
• Small Scrubbing
• Cheese Cutting
• Pouring Activities
• Open & Close 
• Advanced Pouring
• Water Pouring Activities
• Spooning Activities
• Tonging Activities 
• Tea Party Activities
• Washing a Table
• Washing a Window

• Sorting Large Objects
• Match Fabric
• Sort Silverwarer
• Sorting Small Objects One and Two including Button Sorting and Bead Sorting

• Feeding Fish
• Insect Matching

• Boats Experiment
• Bubbles and Air One and Air Two Experiments
• Sink and Float

• Simple Toddler to Threes Art Projects
• Playdough in Stages
• Clay Activities

• Beginning First Sounds
• I Spy Game

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

Testimonials:

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

"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: $34.99 with PAYPAL Includes e-mail consulting with me How to purchase: Pay on-line and with PayPal, US and International (you do not need a PayPal account).  You pay $34.99.  I e-mail you a link to your Montessori lesson activities along with a username & password within three business (week) days. Use this password along with your user name to login and to access the Montessori lesson activities; and e-mail consulting is good for 12 weeks!

Cost:  $17.49 with PAYPAL DOES NOT include e-mail consulting How to purchase: Pay on-line and with PayPal, US and International (you do not need a PayPal account).  Your pay $17.49. I e-mail you a link to your Montessori lesson activities along with a username and password within three business (week) days. Use this password along with your user name to login and to access the Montessori lesson activities.