A home for their hearts Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 I've found a website that has a lot of Montessori materials at a discounted price but my goodness there is still a lot to buy! What would make sense to buy and what could I make at home cheaper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssavings Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Ages? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A home for their hearts Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 Ages? Sorry, I guess that would help. ;) 2-5 years Even 8 years although I haven't gotten that far into my research yet. A lot of websites seem to be geared toward infants to preschoolers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssavings Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 (edited) Buy: Pink tower Numeral Rods Broad stair Knobless cylinders Bead materials Bead frame Bi/trinomial cube Grammar symbols Make: Sandpaper letters (or buy non-Montessori) Numerals and counters Spindle box (substitute) Detective adjective exercise Color tablet boxes Grammar farm (put together a farm set for cheaper than a Montessori one) Landforms Practical life materials Print/Laminate: Stamp game Bank game Movable alphabet 3 part/nomenclature cards Large/small numeral cards Pink/blue/green materials Depends how handy you are: Teen/tens boards Edited June 13, 2012 by ssavings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubiac Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Oooh, what a delightful thread! FWIW, I've found this to be a somewhat useful resource: Montessori Material Makers Yahoo! Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napualani Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 I enjoyed looking through the Michael Olaf catalogs and got ideas about how to create some of my own materials. In addition to the traditional Montessori materials, children of this age, especially the toddlers, enjoy doing more Practical Life activities, which help prepare their minds and bodies to move on to the Montessori tactile learning with manipulatives. It's easy to make little sets like a basket with materials for flower arranging or window or table washing yourself. Little bowls and spoons can be used to sort dried beans, wooden puzzles with the little pegs for each piece help with fine motor skills. Find postcards with pictures of famous works of art and place them in a basket for children to sort through or select to place on a little easel. An apple cutter can be used by the child to slice an apple that has been cut in half. Letting them make juice in a pitcher from frozen concentrate or set a place for themselves at the table for their snack. All of these activities are part of the Montessori experience. :) Darlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A home for their hearts Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 Thanks everyone for all the ideas and the links! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegirlwhopaintedtrees Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Except that Geopuzzles are frustrating for my almost 3 year old. He does better with the Montessori maps. Also the Montessori maps are designed so that the young child gets more pincer grasp work, essential for writing. The Montessori maps are on sale right now at Caliber Montessori and are the same price as the Geopuzzles on Amazon. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssavings Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 It's the storage of the Montessori puzzles that's an issue for us. We don't have space in our living area for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayt ul-Hikmah Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 It's the storage of the Montessori puzzles that's an issue for us. We don't have space in our living area for them. We had trouble with this too until I managed to think outside the box a little. I ended up storing them under the furniture (couch, chair, bookshelves) lol. It's not as nice as one of those nice cabinets, but it worked and the kids were able to access them. I agree that the pincer grasp on the knobs is key. Also, you are able to trace the pieces to make your own maps. And, the geopuzzles don't always have one country per piece. We have the Asia one, and large countries like China are divided into pieces, and smaller countries are grouped together. Not to mention the brilliance of having the knob of the puzzle pieces in the capital's location! Oh the genius of Montessori! The little ones have no idea that they're internalizing the locations of all the capitals of the world. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A home for their hearts Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share Posted June 15, 2012 Except that Geopuzzles are frustrating for my almost 3 year old. He does better with the Montessori maps. Also the Montessori maps are designed so that the young child gets more pincer grasp work, essential for writing. The Montessori maps are on sale right now at Caliber Montessori and are the same price as the Geopuzzles on Amazon. Just a thought. Thanks for the heads up on Caliber, have you ever ordered from there? I just can't get over the price for shipping! Even with the sale, which is awesome, I still have to pay $50 for an order that the total is $86. I'm getting hung up on that. I have a bunch of things sitting in my cart and I just can't hit the confirm button! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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