Montessori shapes

Detailed tutorial on how to use Sensorial Material: Montessori Geometric Solids, including printables, in early childhood education settings

I'm always looking for new ways to use the learning materials we already have in our home. Presenting existing materials in a new way may make them more attractive to the child and may spark a new interest. We've had geometric solids on and off our work shelves but they haven't been a favourite until I presented them in a shape sorting activity (above top left). Then I felt inspired to try them with playdough and some riddle cards. I've now found ways for them to be used almost daily which…

A few weeks ago I went to a local consignment sale and found so many wonderful resources for great deals! There were thousands of books and tons of teaching supplies! One of the items I picked up was this set of shape manipulatives. They came in red, blue, and yellow in a variety of sizes. Some shapes are big, some are small, some are thick, and some are thin. I love the variety! We have been looking at shapes and really focusing on the four basic shapes: rectangles, triangles, squares, and…

In this Montessori Shape Lessons are 10 different activities for your toddler to enjoy learning shapes, put together in a unit study.

HOW adorable is this? Time to start a new preschool year with these!

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Free Shape Playdough Mats - 11 shape mats to use with kids- 3Dinosaurs.com

Shapes and playdough seem like such a great combination, right? Playing with something fun like playdough all while learning about shapes! I knew it was a winning combination and thus, the shape playdough mats were created! They're great for open-ended play or more directed learning. There are so many great ways to learn about and work

Free Shape Matching printable activity. A great way to help your toddlers with shape recognition

This is another Montessori-inspired printable that I created almost a year ago for my Printable Pals and forgot to write about on the blog! My members asked for some Geometric Cabinet extension wor…

Montessori Geometric Cabinet printable worksheets

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Roll & Hop Shape Game

Sensorial extensions are very helpful as they encourage children to continue using Montessori resources in a creative and engaging way. Using extensions children can put into practice their ability to…

Here is a cute scavenger hunt to use with your little ones that are working on learning their shapes.This is a really fun idea! Introduce your child to the shapes and then have them go on a hunt around your house for toys and items of the same shape. There are so many different ways that you can play this game, you can use different themed items too.

Looking for boredom busters to help you get through the long winter days? Then you'll love this collection of shape activities for preschoolers!

Shape Detective Activity for preschool or kindergarten. Kids love using the shaped "magnifying glasses" to find shapes in everyday objects around them!

A printable shape macthing activity for Toddlers and Preschoolers. ...

I love the Montessori geometric solids at any time of year. Montessori geometric solids are beautiful sensorial materials and wonderful for the stereognostic sense.