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Sensorial Impressions vs Sensorial Education

June 30, 2007


"Thought is his human birthright, all education aims at helping the individual to think clearly about them instead of half-knowing things all in a muddle."

    (Phoebe Child)

Sensorial education helps develop a child's intellect. Whether you believe intelligence is genetic or produced by environment, you can further it by education. …

The Pink Tower

June 30, 2007

The Pink/Natural Tower
Age 2 ½ to 4
Materials: 10 solid wooden cubes
The pink tower varies from  1x1x1 centimeters to 10x10x10x centimeters

Stacked Pink Tower 
Purpose: Build blocks of graduated 3 dimensional sizes in order to understand sequence and order.

Presentation: Spread a mat or rug on the floor,Dr. Montessor …

The Cylinders and Solid Insets

June 30, 2007

Cylinders (with knobs) and solid insets
Age 2 ½ to 5
Materials:

4 wooden blocks containing 10 knobbed cylinders


Block one: The cylinders vary in 3 dimensions. Each cylinder increases or decreases by ½ cm on all 3 dimensions from the preceding cylinder. The tallest cylinder is the thickest.

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What is Sensorial Education?

June 30, 2007

"Thought is his human birthright, all education aims at helping the individual to think clearly about them instead of half-knowing things all in a muddle."

    (Phoebe Child)

Sensorial education helps develop a child's intellect. Whether you believe intelligence is genetic or produced by environment, you can further it by education. …

Geometric Cabinet Insets, Cards and Activities

June 30, 2007

Free downloadable circle cards
Free downloadable rectangle cards
Free downloadable triangle cards

Age: 3 to 5 years old

Purpose: Visual and tactile knowledge of geometric forms. Awareness and observation of geometric forms in the environment. Smooth and coordinated movement. Knobs enhance pencil grip.
Promotes a foundation for later study of …

Washing Up

June 30, 2007

Washing your hands is a great way to prevent illness. I encourage children to sing or chant a little song while they wash their hands. It helps them to wash their hands long enough to remove dirt and germs. They can sing or chant the ABC song or count all …

Sensorial Sound Boxes

June 30, 2007

Sound Boxes 

Ages 2 ½ to 5 years

Sound is a sense that develops listening skills. Listening is one of the building blocks for language development, reading and comprehension. Sound is the foundation of music as well.
You can make them with recycled material. Tea bags that come in metal …

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