Montessori at Home , DIY Inexpensive Sandpaper Letters

Learning to read using the Montessori approach can seem daunting, but it’s really quite simple, very logical, and the step-by-step nature of it will have your child reading with little struggles. Here are the steps we use here at home, how to use the resources, and how to make or buy what you need for sandpaper letters #sandpaperletters #diysandpaperletters #montessorilanguage #learntoread #readingmethods #montessorireading

Keeping in the same line of subject today. The sand paper letters. I wondered for a while how I would make those. I knew I wanted them made on wooden boards, but at the time, that was it. I found some really thin wooden board at my local art shop. In the watercolor section. SO I bought that and had DH cut them into 4 squares, so I didn't need all that much. Then I painted those boards with acrylic paint that I also bought there. I used the same red and blue that I did for the red rods and…

Montessori at Home , DIY Inexpensive Sandpaper Letters

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Last month we shared the Montessori Sound Games, and today Beth Holly is back with another installation of our Montessori Primary Language series, explaining How to Present the Montessori Sandpaper Letters. Montessori Sandpaper Letters Today’s post is the second in a series that we’re doing on the early Montessori language lessons that lead a child...

Do you remember this post about sandpaper letters? Or this post about writing in "sand"? I have just discovered the next best thing, except possibly even BETTER! The ABC Touchy-Feely Board Book! Each letter has its own textured feel, and most of the associated pictures have a touchy-feely patch! (See the bee stripes and the car?) So cute! So, not only can your child trace the letters to as a precursor to writing, there is also an association of the written letter/symbol with the correct…

If you’re just beginning your Montessori journey as we are, you know how overwhelming the process can be. I got more than a little frustrated looking at all of the different activities and ma…

LOTS AND LOTS of resources for teaching Montessori phonics for preschoolers and kindergartners at home or in the classroom.