Nico has been practicing Karate for a year and, as a result, has become very much fond of the Japanese culture. This year, for his birthday, he decided he wanted a party with a ninja theme. So I looked online for a few simple ideas to give the party a little bit of an Asian… Continue reading Ninja party
Rhyming Game
The rhyming game is another fun language activity that helps the child become aware of sounds and rhymes in words. It also helps prepare for reading and spelling. We place rhyming objects in two different baskets. The child lays one set of objects in a horizontal row on the mat. She then picks one object from… Continue reading Rhyming Game
Sandpaper letters
The sandpaper letters are definitely one of my favorite Montessori materials. Dani has been working with them for quite a while and she really enjoys them. She has done many different activities with the letters. The pictures below were taken last year when she was learning initial sounds with sound objects and the sandpaper letters. She… Continue reading Sandpaper letters