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Montessori for Birth to Nine Month Old Babies and Infants 

Activities Included for 0 to 9 Month Olds:

  • Infant Visual Interactions and Activities 3-6 months (includes graphics): stimulate your baby to look at, focus, and  concentrate her vision on objects, drawings, and pictures; teach object permanence and self awareness.
  • Songs and Nursery Rhymes 3-6 months (includes graphics): language and auditory development.
  • Tracking 3-6 months (includes graphics): develop visual focus on various shapes and colors. 
  • Grasping 3-6 months: focus visually on shapes and colors to develop hand-eye coordination.
  • Rolling Over 3-6 months: coordination, focus on body movement. 
  • Tactile Activities 3-6 months (includes graphics): sensorial, tactile focus on objects and human faces to develop sense of touch, and experience of different textures.
  • Single Object Cognition activity 3-6 months (includes graphic): introduces color and shape awareness, enhances curiosity, and develops motor and concentration skills.
  • Infant Social Interactions and Activities 3-6 months (includes graphics): develope concept of self (apart from mom) and ability to focus on others through cooperation and taking turns.
  • Names of Single Objects game 6 to 9 months (includes graphics): teach new words and help develop vision and concentration skills.
  • Parts of the Face Language game 6 to 9 months (includes graphics): develop social skills, sense of self (apart from mom), and awareness of the body; increase and develop vocabulary.
  • Fun With Fabrics 6 to 9 months (includes graphics):encourage exploration using vision and fine motor skills, develop sense of touch.
  • Reading to Infants 6 to 9 months (includes graphics): identify a familiar object in a book; visual, fine motor, and  language development.
  • Sound Bottles 6 to 9 months (includes graphics): build fine motor skills, early language and auditory development. 
  • Object Location activity 6 to 9 months (includes graphics): develop object permanence.
  • The Treasure Basket 6 to 9 months (includes graphics): promote independence, enhance curiosity, and develop focus and concentration.
  • Pot & Utensils 6 to 9 months (includes graphics): develop auditory discrimination and  fine motor movement (hand and eye coordination).

Articles & Documents Included for 0 to 9 Month Olds:

  • Frequently Asked Infant Tot Questions and Answers (from my members):
    • I need some advice in arranging the environment for two 6 month old baby girls.
    • My son flips and turns during his diaper changes and fusses when I put clothes on him... any suggestions?
    • What about [a] baby who is constantly throwing things on the ground? How can Montessori methods be applied?
    • And many, many more!
  • Time Line of Development 0-6 Months: "1 Week: Hands can make a fist; flings arms and legs; wiggles, kicks, and twitches; moves head from side to side; lies on tummy like a frog (arms and legs tucked in); no head-neck control when held or picked up; sees light and dark images eight inches from eyes; becomes quiet when held, “swaddled” in a blanket, or allowed to suck on your finger or a pacifier; exhibits “rooting” behavior (search sucking with mouth for breast); will feed 7-8 times in 24 hours; will take 5-6 naps and sleep 18-20 hours a day. 1-3 Weeks: Infant will..."
  • Highlights and Considerations for the Infant of 3-6 Months (includes graphics): "By six months of age, your baby may be showing a preference for a certain object, like a favorite blanket, stuffed animal, doll, or (in one mom's case) a rattle sock with a stuffed bug at the end. This object will become known as your baby's security object (or lovey). At the age of three, four, and five months you can..."

Testimonials:

"I've enjoyed receiving the lessons/materials... very useful and enjoyable!  And I would like tu continue!"--Theresa

"Hi, just a quick thank you for all the info you are sending my way. I am so glad that I ordered this. Keep up the good work!!!!!"--Lore:))))

"I sincerely appreciate your lessons, they have been easy to adapt for [my child's] age and so informative. You've done a great job putting these lessons together. Thanks!"--Robin

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