Homeschooling November 2013 Part 4

Something to think about...

Montessori Sensorial: The Pink Tower

Montessori Sensorial: The Pink Tower

The Pink Tower consists of 10 blocks, starting with the smallest (1cmx1cmx1cm) to the biggest (10cmx10cmx10cm). There are many activities or extensions with this manipulative. We did them all today.

Presentation: Show all pieces and teach how to carry them. Discuss size differences between cubes (blocks).

Put all blocks in order on the floor (see picture above).

Montessori Sensorial: Brown Stair and Extensions

Montessori Sensorial: Brown Stair

The Brown Stair has 10 prisms. 

Length and Width of the biggest prism are 10x10cm. 

The length and width of the smallest prism is 1x1cm.

Presentation: Show child the 10 prisms in the right order.

Show child how to hold/carry them (with both hands and slowly, carefully).

Extension 1: Put Brown Stair together, ask child to close his/her eyes and remove one of the prisms. Push all prisms together to not show the gap that the prism was taken out of.  Show it to the child and have him/her say where it belongs.

Extension 2: Same as Extension 1, but this time, put the prism behind you so the child will rely solely on the rest of the stair, not on the prism removed.

Homeschooling June 2013 Part 1

Spanish: Los Números 1-5

Materials: toilet paper rolls, construction paper, double-sided tape,
black marker, pipe cleaners, cardboard, hot glue gun.

Use the cardboard as a base. 

Cover the rolls with construction paper. 

Write the digits and number words in Spanish.

Hot glue rolls together and then to the base.

Fold pipe cleaner 2/3s of the way.

Make flowers with the numbers.

Use leaves that are color-coded to show where they belong.

Number one vase has one flower, the number two vase has two flowers, etc.

End product. The child can play the game of taking the flowers out and matching them up again and again.

Homeschooling Baby Girl (She is 16 months old now)

I do a little bit of everything with her, from Mathematics to the Alphabet to Animal Names.

Basic Shapes

Basic Shapes and Real-life Objects

Sight words.

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee

She a quick study. Points at the correct letters sometimes.

Numbers 1-10. Today, we practiced 6-10

Four colors and matching words

Montessori Sensorial: Brown Stair

The Brown Stair has 10 prisms. 

Length and Width of the biggest prism are 10x10cm. 

The length and width of the smallest prism is 1x1cm.

Presentation: Show child the 10 prisms in the right order.

Show child how to hold/carry them (with both hands and slowly, carefully).

Extension 1: Put Brown Stair together, ask child to close his/her eyes and remove one of the prisms. Push all prisms together to not show the gap that the prism was taken out of.  Show it to the child and have him/her say where it belongs.

Extension 2: Same as Extension 1, but this time, put the prism behind you so the child will rely solely on the rest of the stair, not on the prism removed.

Extension 3: Place prisms out of order and place them back in order.

Extension 4: Place prisms far apart in a big area on the floor and then put the Brown Stair back in the right order.

Extension 5: Place the Brown Stair in the right order horizontally and then match it up with the Pink Tower next to it.

Extension 6: Place Brown Stair and Pink Tower side by side (like Extension 3), but vertically.

Extension 7 (Part 1): Alternate the Brown Stair prisms and the Pink Tower blocks on each level.

Extension 7 (Part 1)

Extension 7 (Part 2): Slowly remove all of the Pink Tower blocks, starting at the top.

Extension 7 (Part 2)

Extension 8: It's called the "Shadow." Build the Pink Tower vertically and then the Brown Stair  flat on the floor, tip to tip, making a long shadow effect.

Montessori Practical Life: How to Pack a Lunch

We talked about what is easy to eat at a picnic and we gathered all food items together.
Sandwich, chocolate almond milk, cheddar cheese, gouda cheese, yellow bell pappers, strawberries, placemat, lunchbox.

Then we had a lovely picnic at the park.

Homeschooling Baby Girl

Basic Shapes with name cards

She now points correctly most of the time.

Number cards and matching digits 1-3

Body parts poster

We sing the Twinkle, Twinkle lyrics together.

We also went over other colors, not just the basic ones.

Alphabet cards

Sight words