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Montessori for Birth to Nine
Month Old Babies and Infants
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Activities Included
for 0 to 9 Month Olds:
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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.
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Songs and Nursery
Rhymes 3-6 months (includes graphics): language and auditory development.
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Tracking 3-6 months
(includes
graphics): develop visual focus on various shapes and colors.
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Grasping 3-6 months:
focus
visually on shapes and colors to develop hand-eye coordination.
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Rolling Over 3-6
months: coordination, focus on body movement.
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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.
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Single Object Cognition
activity 3-6 months (includes graphic): introduces color and shape
awareness, enhances curiosity, and develops motor and concentration skills.
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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.
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Names
of Single Objects game 6 to 9 months (includes graphics):
teach new words and help develop vision and
concentration skills.
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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.
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Fun With Fabrics
6 to 9 months (includes
graphics):encourage exploration using vision and fine motor skills, develop
sense of touch.
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Reading to Infants
6 to 9 months (includes
graphics): identify a familiar object in a book; visual, fine motor, and
language development.
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Sound Bottles
6 to 9 months (includes graphics):
build fine motor skills, early language and auditory development.
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Object Location activity
6
to 9 months
(includes graphics): develop object permanence.
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The
Treasure Basket 6 to 9 months (includes
graphics): promote independence, enhance curiosity, and develop focus and
concentration.
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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:
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Frequently Asked
Infant Tot Questions and Answers (from my members):
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I need some advice
in arranging the environment for two 6 month old baby girls.
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My son flips and
turns during his diaper changes and fusses when I put clothes on him...
any suggestions?
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What about [a] baby
who is constantly throwing things on the ground? How can Montessori methods
be applied?
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And many, many more!
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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..."
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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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