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Posted: April 12 2007 at 1:15pm | IP Logged Quote hobbitmom
I've gotten lots of ideas for what to do with ds (22 mos.) once he hits the 3-6 age range, but not so much for what to do with him now. The only resource I've found is Montessori from the Start: The Child at Home, from Birth to Age Three. But this book seems pretty controversial, judging from the Amazon reviews, and I found it disappointing in that it talks a lot about what children this age are capable of doing, without giving a lot of practical help to the parents on how to teach them to do it.

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Posted: April 12 2007 at 2:06pm | IP Logged Quote Maryan
Well I'm not Montessori trained, so take my suggestions with a grain of salt...

My two year old (and he liked this when he was 22 mo. old too) loves all "practical life" activities: sweep, use the dustpan, dust with feather duster, wash windows, wash table with a sponge, and then also clear the dishwasher.

I tried to do the bean pouring thing, but it always ends up in a nightmare (I have to admit, I was consoled when Rebecca had a cool picture on her blog of a Montessori nightmare that looked similar to mine )...So I think I'll bring that out again when he's older.

We do also do puzzles and I made a "set the table" tray for his little table which he can do pretty well. I also made a tray of things to open and close which he likes. I just looked around the house for small containers and put something interesting in them to make it worth his while.

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Posted: April 22 2007 at 7:17am | IP Logged Quote AndreaG
Hi, I use montessori with my kids from birth. I got alot of ideas from the book Montessori from the Start- I was able to get it from the library. I also got ideas from looking at the table of contents for theNAMC toddler albums
I have also found the book Slow and Steady Get Me Ready helpful- it has an activity for each week from birth to 5.
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Posted: April 22 2007 at 9:58pm | IP Logged Quote ShawnaB
Hello,

This is a great question. I find that so many of the preschool Montessori Materials are just not appropriate until children are about 3 years old. Check out this photo of what Rebecca's little Bella "created" with her Montessori materials: Still Life by Bella.   

I am not a pure Montessorian, but I do think that some principles can be applied for Toddlers, but in a less structured way, and a more supervised way. Most toddlers will not be able to sit and work on a mat for an extended time unsupervised, but they may sit and work a manipulative if you sit with them. I find that they also love any kind of simple practicle life activities.

Meredith hosted a Carnival of Toddlers on her blog and there were many great ideas. I would definitely check out Angela's post for a glimpse of how she is providing many great practical life activities for her twin toddler boys.

I also posted this on my blog about some things that help keep my toddlers engaged in an activity for longer.



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Posted: April 23 2007 at 8:07am | IP Logged Quote Meredith
Ditto what Shawna and Maryan said We are working on this very thing right now with my just turned two yo. He will really only sit on a mat if I'm there with him, but he's making good progress and plenty of outdoor time for him is crucial!!

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