Articles tagged with "Sensorial Equipment"
What Is Sensorial Education?
June 30, 2007
Sensorial education is one of the most distinctive and foundational areas of the Montessori curriculum. Through carefully designed hands-on materials, children ages 2½ to 6 learn to refine their senses and build the intellectual skills they'll need for all later learning. "Thought is his human birthright, all education aims at …
Scent Bottles
June 30, 2007
Scent Bottles Ages 3 to 6 years old About the Scent Bottles The sense of smell is remarkably acute in young children, yet it is one of the senses least often refined through deliberate exercises. In the Montessori sensorial curriculum, the Scent Bottles (sometimes called the Smelling Bottles or Olfactory …
Dressing Frames
June 30, 2007
Dressing Frames Ages 2½ to 6 years old Material The traditional Montessori dressing frames consist of eight wooden frames, each approximately 12 inches by 12 inches. On each side of the frame, a finished piece of fabric is nailed or stapled in place. The fabric is cut down the middle, …