2019's Must Have Montessori Gifts That Won't Break the Bank!
The holiday season is upon us. It can be a challenge to keep clutter to a minimum, but too many toys around the house can be overstimulating to the little ones. Why not make sure that all the items on your Christmas list are both USEFUL and FUN.
A Montessori themed play spaces offer a curated environment that encourages tons of creative concentration. Montessori is notorious for expensive materials but there are many ways to be a Montessori Minimalist and still hold true to the Montessori method without breaking the bank. Here are some must have’s for 2019 that the kids will love and you will love having around.
The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist." -Maria Montessori
Minimal Art Easel
Save you walls!!! An easel is a great opportunity for the little ones to express their creativity!
Little Chefs Baking Set
Let their imagination run wild as they prepare meals in their new chef attire!
Outdoor Adventure Set
Kids love investigating and exploring. Provide them the tools to feel like a true explorer!
Practical Life Cleaning Kit
Start them young with the practical life skills that they will carry throughout their life. Little ones enjoy mimicking grown-ups.
Art Supplies
Our care of the child should be governed, not by the desire to make him learn things, but by the endeavor always to keep burning within him that light which is called intelligence.
-Maria Montessori
Musical Instruments
“The satisfaction which they find in their work has given them a grace and ease like that which comes from music.” —The Discovery of the Child
Action Cards
“Here is an essential principal of education: to teach details is to bring confusion; to establish the relationship between things is to bring knowledge.” —From Childhood to Adolescence
Wooden Abacus
The abacus has been used for millennia, and remain one of the best tools for little ones to learn..
Animal Matching Game
Use this matching game as a way to teach both matching and word recognition.
Science Lab Kit
This wonderful gift introduces the kids to age appropriate experiments.
Interactive Maps
Children are amazed by cultures and far away places. This delightful map gives them a hands-on learning tool.
Geometrical Matching Game
Anytime you can make learning a game, kids will love learning. This tool allows a tactile experience.
Sensory Tools
Sensory tools are amazing for teaching children transfer skills.
Wooden Climber
"Praise, help, or even a look, may be enough to interrupt him, or destroy the activity. It seems a strange thing to say, but this can happen even if the child merely becomes aware of being watched. After all, we too sometimes feel unable to go on working if someone comes to see what we are doing. The great principle which brings success to the teacher is this: as soon as concentration has begun, act as if the child does not exist. Naturally, one can see what he is doing with a quick glance, but without his being aware of it." (Dr. Maria Montessori, 'The Absorbent Mind', Clio Press, 255)
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