How to keep the materials and toys of the Montessori method in order? Maria Montessori believed that children from an early age have a strong sense of order and she also wrote that they need to live in an orderly world to create order in their mind.
Don't store avocado like this: it's dangerousHow to keep the materials and toys of the Montessori method in order? Maria Montessori believed that children from an early age have a strong sense of order and she also wrote that they need to live in a orderly world to create order in one's mind.
Here, then, is that parents should be committed to create an orderly environment for materials and toys of their children. The ideal would be to create specific areas for play, learning and rest.
Children growing up they can start helping parents in household chores according to the Montessori method, therefore even the little ones will help to help keep the house, games and materials tidy and in their place.
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First year of the child
When the baby is crawling and has not yet learned to walk, the materials and toys should be there at the height of his eyes, then just above the floor, in a low shelf that can be accessed without problems. Games and materials can be placed in trays or baskets. However, the shelves must be well fixed to the wall.
When the child grows up
Later as the child grows, when he will walk with confidence and he will be able to get to the objects by himself, you can think of using libraries with several shelves to store materials and toys in their containers or baskets, even tall ones, to be placed on the floor.
Everything in its place
It is important that toys and materials always have a specific place where to be stored to keep order. It is easy for the child to understand where to store a toy if there is a basket that contains other toys of the same type. Tidying up becomes easier and faster for everyone.
Which containers to choose
In the Montessori method, boxes with lids are not normally used to store games and materials for children but baskets and trays that allow you to immediately see their content and to access the materials whenever the child wishes.
Se you have cards and cards to play available, we advise you to put them in bags or in transparent folders, grouped according to the type of game, so that the child can find and recognize them easily.
Renew the games and materials
Parents will be able decide to alternate and renew the games and materials available to children cyclically, so children can, for example, have some toys at hand for a week, other different toys the following week and so on in rotation. This method is especially useful if you have a lot of toys in the house and you want your child to try using all of them.
Montessori toys and materials
Here are some of the DIY Montessori toys and materials that you can make available to children:
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Small housework for all ages
According to Maria Montessori at any age, children can do small housework suitable for them. Depending on the age of the child, therefore, you can arrange for him to help you with the housework, perhaps starting with the arrangement of the toys and the bedroom.
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A great responsibility
It is always the child who decides which game to play with or which material to dedicate himself to controllare that there are no broken toys and that no pieces or materials have been lost. In this way, the child has a great responsibility towards his toys from an early age. He will find them useful and will hardly tend to lose them or intentionally damage them.
Marta Albè
Source photo: How To Montessori
