Infants 0-3
AN ABSORBING MIND
"The child absorbs its surroundings. It takes everything from its surroundings and incarnates it in him/herself (...)The child builds itself using its surroundings." (M. Montessori, The Secret of Childhood)
From its birth onwards the child makes experiences which its absorbing mind organizes in knowledge. At the beginning the child is almost immobile: it observes and listens. Then it starts to move, attracted by everything that surrounds it, touching and using all its other senses. Free and spontaneous movement, that is to say not obstructed, is therefore the key that allows it di get to know and to elaborate, even if still at an unconscious level. The Montessorian
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Working with this material sharpens the hearing sense developing the capacity to recognise the sounds of the objects without looking at them (this can also be done blindfolded). Like for many other Montessori materials used by very small children it helps to develop concentration, willpower, intelligence and a sharper observation of the surrounding.
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The braiding table can be proposed even to children under the age of three. As with other materials used by very small children. Braiding with the three strands helps to develop concentration and hand-eye coordination, as well as fine motory skills to prepare for writing.
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From the age of 15 months this material will increase the child’s concentration and prepares for writing through the.........Moreover it activates manual skills through the exercise of grabbing the object, it helps coordinating movements especially of the hands that work together,of the fingers and wrist. It also develops the eye-hand coordination.
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From the age of 15 months this material will increase the child’s concentration and prepares for writing through the.............Moreover it activates manual skills through the exercise of grabbing the object, it helps coordinating movements especially of the hands that work together,of the fingers and wrist. It also develops the eye-hand coordination.
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The child can use this material from 5 months onwards. It can concentrate on tactile experimenting, a typical interest of this age, moving objects from one hand to the other. The object catches the child’s interest and improves observation and the stereognostic sense.
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Placing the tokens in the bowls is a very gratifying activity which educates at recognising and distinguishing the colours and chromatic differences. Like for many other Montessori materials used by very small children it helps to develop concentration, willpower, intelligence and a sharper observation of the surrounding. It also gradually enrichens the...
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From the age of 10-12 months this material will increase the child's curiosity and concentration, empower and confirm the recent discovery that objects are permanent. Moreover it activates manual skills through the exercise of grabbing the object, it helps coordinating movements especially of the hands that work together,of the fingers and wrist. It also...
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From the age of 10-12 months this material will increase the child's curiosity and concentration, empower and confirm the recent discovery that objects are permanent. Moreover it activates manual skills through the exercise of grabbing the object, it helps coordinating movements especially of the hands that work together,of the fingers and wrist. It also...
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From the age of 10-12 months this material will increase the child's curiosity and concentration, empower and confirm the recent discovery that objects are permanent. Moreover it activates manual skills through the exercise of grabbing the object, it helps coordinating movements especially of the hands that work together,of the fingers and wrist. It also...
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From the age of 10-12 months this material will increase the child's curiosity and concentration, empower and confirm the recent discovery that objects are permanent. Moreover it activates manual skills through the exercise of grabbing the object, it helps coordinating movements especially of the hands that work together,of the fingers and wrist. It also...
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From the age of 10-12 months this material will increase the child's curiosity and concentration, empower and confirm the recent discovery that objects are permanent. Moreover it activates manual skills through the exercise of grabbing the object, it helps coordinating movements especially of the hands that work together,of the fingers and wrist. It also...
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From the age of 10-12 months this material will increase the child's curiosity and concentration, empower and confirm the recent discovery that objects are permanent. Moreover it activates manual skills through the exercise of grabbing the object, it helps coordinating movements especially of the hands that work together,of the fingers and wrist. It also...
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From the age of 10-12 months this material will increase the child's curiosity and concentration, empower and confirm the recent discovery that objects are permanent. Moreover it activates manual skills through the exercise of grabbing the object, it helps coordinating movements especially of the hands that work together,of the fingers and wrist. It also...
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From the age of 10-12 months this material will increase the child's curiosity and concentration, empower and confirm the recent discovery that objects are permanent. Moreover it activates manual skills through the exercise of grabbing the object, it helps coordinating movements especially of the hands that work together,of the fingers and wrist. It also...
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From the age of 10-12 months this material will increase the child's curiosity and concentration, empower and confirm the recent discovery that objects are permanent. Moreover it activates manual skills through the exercise of grabbing the object, it helps coordinating movements especially of the hands that work together,of the fingers and wrist. It also...
