As I have mentioned before, I am teaching my daughter to read using the Montessori method. We are just at the beginning, but she is making progress at recognizing sounds and three-letter words. We are in the Pink Series, which is the first stage in the Montessori language program.
The activity below has been a hit with her as well as with the first and second graders at my school. The child builds simple three-letter words using star-shaped beads. The beautiful cards are a free download from Montessori Print Shop, which has a ton of free materials. Thanks, Montessori Print Shop! I later happened to find star-shaped beads in a hobby shop and immediately thought of using them to make words with these cards. (I look at almost everything these days with the thought, "Could I use this for Godly Play or Montessori?")
Preschool and younger elementary children tend to love the tactile experience of building the letters and I have seen some children work for up to 20 minutes on it.
Another activity that my daughter has enjoyed it guessing the ending sounds of words. The cards below are also a free download from Montessori Print Shop. My daughter enjoys using the chalkboard to write out the words.
I'm always amazed at how children get so excited over a chalkboard. Our elementary school actually doesn't have any in the classrooms (instead we have multi-media screens called "Smart Boards"), so there is something earthy and attractive about using a chalkboard in our Montessori lessons.
Linking to Montessori Monday at Living Montessori Now and One Hook Wonder
The activity below has been a hit with her as well as with the first and second graders at my school. The child builds simple three-letter words using star-shaped beads. The beautiful cards are a free download from Montessori Print Shop, which has a ton of free materials. Thanks, Montessori Print Shop! I later happened to find star-shaped beads in a hobby shop and immediately thought of using them to make words with these cards. (I look at almost everything these days with the thought, "Could I use this for Godly Play or Montessori?")
Preschool and younger elementary children tend to love the tactile experience of building the letters and I have seen some children work for up to 20 minutes on it.
Another activity that my daughter has enjoyed it guessing the ending sounds of words. The cards below are also a free download from Montessori Print Shop. My daughter enjoys using the chalkboard to write out the words.
I'm always amazed at how children get so excited over a chalkboard. Our elementary school actually doesn't have any in the classrooms (instead we have multi-media screens called "Smart Boards"), so there is something earthy and attractive about using a chalkboard in our Montessori lessons.
Linking to Montessori Monday at Living Montessori Now and One Hook Wonder
