Wednesday, August 20, 2008

List of Homemade Montessori Tutorials, Presentations, & Extensions

Following the example of Mummy Cameron, I want to make a list of tutorials of homemade Montessori equipment. If you find some more that I might add, please write a comment! I am by nowhere close to being done, but it's a start. My, oh, my, what a bunch of talented mamas!

Edited to Add: There is now a Montessori collective called the Montessori Goldmine. Go check it out!

Practical Life
Sorting Color Rings
Color Sorting
Winter Seasonal Cutting Activity
Practical Life

Sensorial
colored tablets
Knobbed Cylinders
Scent Jars
Smelling Bottles
Sound Jars
Sound Cylinders-film canistors
Sound Cylinders
Sound Cylinders
Sound Pouches
Touch Boards
Mini Touch Boards
Sensorial part 1(pink tower, broad stair)
Sensorial part 2
red rods (the instructions are written in the comments.)

Sensorial Extensions

Red rods
Beginner brown and pink tower
More advanced brown and pink tower
Geometric Solids

Language
sandpaper letters
Sandpaper Letters
Salt Letters (same concept as the above, but use salt instead of sand)
Glitter glue letters
Felt letters
Pipecleaner letters

Math
Bead Stair
Large Number cards
Constructive math triangles
number rods
Teen Board--part 1, part 2, part 3
Homemade Hundreds Board (ceramic tile)
Hundreds Board (free download)
Decanomial Squares (foam)
Decanomial Squares (felt)
Snake game (making tens)


Math Presentations
Number rods presentation, part 1
Number rods presentation, part 2
Teen Bead and Board presentation
Spindle Box (Just an intro)
Introduction to the Multiplication Board (Sensorial for younger children)
Introduction to the Bead Cabinet

Geography
Felt map puzzle
Cheap map puzzle
Continent Bags
World Map and Animals

1 comment:

My Boys' Teacher said...

Hi!

I just stumbled across your blog today. In the spirit of your list of tutorials, I thought you might like to know that I maintain as complete as possible list of all the Montessori blogs I know of over at my blog. You might find some other blogs that will help you.

www.whatdidwedoallday.blogspot.com