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 Sweet Pea is 31 months old. From: This was created in a frazzled moment of “I barely have time to feed us, much less do a Tot School activity, because I have way overextended myself this holiday season.” This is a quick activity for those times when you are rushing around the […] Sweet Pea is 30 months old.
From: I found this activity in the book Basic Montessori: Learning Activities for Under-Fives by David Gettman, Teach Me To Do It Myself by Maja Pitamic and also on the exceptional Wonder Years blog. Material: 2 small, equally-sized measuring […] Sweet Pea is 27 months old.
From: We bought this Melissa & Doug Cutting Food Box at a local toy store.
Observations: This set contains a wooden knife and cutting board, along with several painted wooden food items. Each piece of food is composed of several sections that are […] Sweet Pea is 26 months old. From: This was another activity from the book Teach Me To Do It Myself by Maja Pitamic. Sweet Pea likes to unfold everything help me fold the laundry so when I saw this activity I thought it would be great for her. Materials: Sharpie […] Sweet Pea is 26 months old. From: This was an activity created out of desperation because Sweet Pea wanted to be so involved every morning when I unloaded the dishwasher. She liked to roll the racks in and out, hunt for sharp objects such as knives and vegetable peelers among the utensils and […] Sweet Pea is 25 months old. From: This was another activity from by the book Teach Me To Do It Myself by Maja Pitamic. Materials: 5 jars with matching lids. (I just saved up different jars with lids for a month.) Procedure: Remove the lids from the jars. Set […] Sweet Pea is 25 months old.
From: I saw a picture of some cut up sponges and a garlic press on the really fantastic The Wonder Years blog and thought it looked like a great idea. Materials: 1 sponges cut into 1″ cubes. 1 sponge for cleaning up water. […] Sweet Pea is 24 months old.
From: This simple idea was inspired by the excellent book Teach Me To Do It Myself by Maja Pitamic. I found a slightly more detailed explanation at Shu-Chen Yen’s On-Line Monntessori Albums. I decided that having Sweet Pea clip the clothespins to […]  Sweet Pea is 24 months old. From: My mom suggested this. She says that she used to do this with me when I was a tot. 🙂 Materials: Sink. Sturdy chair or step stool. Sponge, measuring cups, old produce (like a carrot or piece of lettuce), dish wand or other […] From: My mother suggested this activity. Procedure: We bought plastic sandbox tools from Babies R Us for $1 each and a marigold plant from the local grocery store. My mom had a couple of terra cotta pots and a small watering can. We gave Sweet Pea one of the pots and showed her how […] |
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