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