srip Cursive Do a Dot Printables
My preschooler and I are moving pretty slowly through letters right now. I know some say you should introduce them quickly, but it’s taken us a little bit longer. I am working to introduce them a little faster, and then come back and revisit them to reinforce, instead of working just with certain letters until…
Christmas Quantity Matching Cards
Most of our math work (and Montessori work in general) comes from our Keys to the World albums. As a supplement, and because I love books, I also pick and choose various supplemental works from Math at Their Own Pace.One of the lessons in that book is quantity matching cards, which recommends having 1 set…
Quantity Matching Cards for Fall
Most of our math work (and Montessori work in general) comes from our Keys to the World albums. As a supplement, and because I love books, I also pick and choose various supplemental works from Math at Their Own Pace. One of the lessons in that book is quantity matching cards, which recommends having 1…
Easy Economical Recycled Cardboard Montessori Bead Tray
I recently made a ton of Montessori math beads, and I needed a better way to store them. They no longer fit in the extra drawer of our language object cabinet, which wasn’t exactly ideal anyway. I know a lot of people use the divided boxes intended as tackle boxes or for craft storage, but…
DIY Red Rod Stand
Earlier this year, I made a cardboard red rod holder for our DIY Montessori Red Rods. Happy to report that after months of use, it has worked very nicely! I was so happy to have our rods contained instead of taking up a whole shelf, or flopping around somewhere. Since it worked so well for…
DIY Montessori Metal Inset Stand
The metal inset stands were one of my first cardboard projects. After making the metal inset tray and a few other small cardboard projects, I knew I had to tackle a project that would improve the use of our current materials, rather than just making something new. This template will work with cardboard, foamboard and…
DIY Montessori Inset Tray
We needed a tray for our inset materials—my kids enjoy the insets but Mr 3 especially get frustrated with transporting them and keeping the inset from slipping around constantly. Some would suggest that the insets are better without a tray, so that the child can practice keeping the insets still with their free hand. I…