She did the sorting exercise 3 times right after I showed it to her. The one time she put one purple pompom in one hole and another purple one in a different hole. When she got to the pink she realized she had no holes left. She actually took the green pompom out of its hole and put the pink in there. Then she realized she had no place to put the green. After looking some more she got it right.
While Tabitha worked on sorting this morning Amelia used the spooning again.
I was so glad today was Thursday! The thrift shop is open Thurs-Sat and the best time to go is, of course, Thursday before all the good deals disappear. And the lady who works on Saturday tends to over charge so we try to avoid going on Saturday. So, I spent $2.25 on a nice assortment of trays for our Montessori work:
Now to decide what to put where. Cause I know the shoe box lids and egg carton lid do not really qualify as beautiful and appealing, which are words Barbara Curtis used in her book to describe the materials that should be used in Montessori exercises to draw the child to them.
Oh yes, Montessori believed everything should be beautiful and inviting. :) I try to avoid plastic, but it's a challenge. You found LOTS of great things at your thrift store - well done!
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I actually read in one of the Montessori books (not by Maria Montessori) I just took out of the library, that the trays should be sort of plain so as to not distract the child. Read that after buying the trays pictured here. Still looking for some nice little creamer size pitchers to use with pouring.
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