Along with practical life activities, sensorial activities are some of the most important activities for young children.
Montessori Sensorial Activities
I have a post with lots of sensorial resources: Montessori Sensorial Activities. I also like videos that show Montessori sensorial demonstrations and activities in action. See Free Montessori Video Lessons Online for links to a number of video resources.
In the free Montessori video lessons post, I featured My Works Montessori, which has a video called “Montessori – What is Sensorial?” (as well as a number of other sensorial videos).
Check out all the sensorial videos at My Works Montessori on You Tube for some great presentations of Montessori sensorial activities at home.
Info Montessori also has videos demonstrating a number of curriculum areas, including sensorial presentations.
Here’s one of the Info Montessori videos showing the Three Period Lesson to introduce the language for color tablets:
UPDATE: We now have a Living Montessori Now YouTube channel with videos for parents!
Here’s one with a fun color scavenger hunt for toddlers.
For the rest of the Free Montessori Video Lessons series, see Free Montessori Video Lessons Online.
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I’ve been looking at cylinder blocks as my son approaches his second birthday. I wonder if anyone has any thoughts on going with the “mini” blocks instead of the complete, full-size blocks. From the prices I’ve seen there is a difference of about $90, and I can’t help but think of all the other things we could put that money towards. On the other hand, I’m hoping for a large family so they would get used for a long time…
Hi Jena! That’s a great question. Jennifer from Montessori Print Shop had experience with the mini cylinder blocks and definitely recommended getting the regular sized cylinder blocks instead. You’ll find a link to her comment in my post on Where to Buy Montessori Materials: https://livingmontessorinow.com/2010/08/24/where-to-buy-montessori-materials/
Thank you for linking me there! I googled high and low for information like that and couldn’t find anything. You are such an excellent resource. I always wind up back here when I’m trying to find specific information. Thanks for all you do Deb!
I will have to save for the full size cylinder blocks and watch ebay and craigslist. The increased choking hazard alone is enough to scare me away from the mini blocks now. And I never considered the lack of compatibility with extension materials.
Thanks so much for your kind comment, Jena! I’m glad I was able to help! 🙂
Great resource!! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!
Can’t wait to try out some of these with my 3 year old!