Articles tagged with "fine-motor"
Metal Insets Design Printouts
May 23, 2013
Metal Insets Design Printouts: Indirect Preparation for Beautiful Writing In the Montessori classroom, the journey to writing begins long before a child picks up a pencil to form letters. One of the most elegant and beloved materials in this journey is the metal insets — a set of ten geometric …
Handwork Activities — Cutting & Fine Motor
June 1, 2012
Handwork Activities — Cutting & Fine Motor In Montessori training, you quickly learn that the word we use for the preschool classroom is not art — it is handwork. Handwork covers all the purposeful, hands-on activities that build a child's coordination, concentration, and creativity: cutting, tearing, gluing, sewing, weaving, and …