Maria Montessori carefully
developed her famous learning materials such as the pink tower and the broad staircase to help children
learn the basic concepts of education via the senses.
You are probably familiar with some of these materials from when you come to see your child at Friday’s
Child Montessori
But what about at home?
You may or may not have some of the equipment at home for your
child to play with as a way of supporting what they learn at our
early childhood centre.
It’s not necessary to have your own copies of the sensory materials to
help your child, and you can probably make do with what you
already have, or what you can find easily in your local toy shop.
The games and toys that you can do
at home should help your child explore various dimensions (length,
width and height – and probably volume should be added here) or
attributes (shape and colour).
Alternatively, the games should help your child practise their self-care
skills.
So what can you do?
Make your own dressing frames so your child can practise zipping, buttoning and tying.
Building blocks.
This will help your child explore the concepts of length and width – and
height. Don’t forget to crash the tower down at the end of the
building.
Play Guess Who (the classic board game with the faces).
This game is very good for exploring attributes that apply to people (e.g.
gender, hair colour, eye colour).
There are really a lot of games that can support your child’s learning..
Learn more here:
www.fridayschildmontessori.com