Hello, DIYers!
Montessori schools are fantastic for keeping children engaged and creating throughout the learning process. Of course, many of the montessori schools are also fairly cost prohibitive! Here are some fabulous activities that you can work with your little ones at home to make learning fun! Most of these are for kids who are at the pre-school and kindergarten level!
Happy learning!
Magnetic VS Non-Magnetic
This is a fabulous experiment that gives your little one a taste of the scientific method as they play!
Found How We Montessori
Sink or Float
This is a similar project to the magnetic or not magnetic!
Found How We Montessori
Bead Threading
This is a great way to build a foundation for sewing and crafting skills!
Found St. Andrews Montessori
DIY Mystery Box
Your little one will have a blast feeling the textures of mystery items and guessing what they are!
Found How We Montessori
Modern DIY Nesting Dolls
These are so fun to play with! Plus they are great for little ones to practice understanding the difference of size and how they fit into one another!
Found Bits and Baubles
Counting Out and Sorting Fruit Loops
Have your little one sort and count fruit loops!
Found Darcy and Brian
Fun With Smelling Bottles
This is a fun activity that helps to strengthen the children’s sense of smell and identification!
Found Gift of Curiosity
Large Number Cards Game
This is a fun and fantastic way to work with larger numbers!
Found Wonderful World of Montessori
Sound Basket Activity
Match objects to their beginning sound!
Found Our Montessori Home
Nature Tray Observation
Go on a nature walk and pick up items that look interesting. Once you’re at home you can put them on a try and then observe them. Hold them in your hands and look closely with a magnifying glass.
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Homemade Cardboard Marble Game
How fun!
Found Frugal Fun For Boys
Dot Sticker Pattern Activity
This is a great game for recognizing patterns!
Found Teaching Mama
Sorting Buttons with Muffin Tins
Fantastic!
Found Becoming Peculiar
Mystery Bag
Similar to the mystery box, this activity involves placing random items from around the house in a small bag and having them guess what the items are beneath the fabric!
Found Teacher Mom Plus 3
Paint Chip Scavenger Hunt
This is a super fun activity that is great for doing inside or out!
Found The Imagination Tree
Color Sorting and Matching
Have your little one find items that match colors!
Found How We Montessori
Ice Excavation Activity
Have your little one’s brainstorm and try different ways to save objects out of large chunk of ice!
Found Teaching Mama
Grammer Activity
Give this a try!
Found Guide Post Montessori
Coin Sorting Activity
Give this a try!
Found Rhythms of Play
Math with LEGOs
Fantastic!
Found Living Montessori Now
Land, Water, and Air Activities
This is a fabulous way for your little one to observe different items from things that exist on the land, air, and sea! Have them sort there they belong and then study them. What do they have in common? What is different?
There’s different versions of this activity and they are all great!
Found Montessori Nature
Color Matching Wheel
Fabulous!
Found Becoming Peculiar
Montessori Action Cards
Action cards are always a great activity to keep kids engaged and get them moving throughout the day!
Found How We Montessori
Making Graphs with Fruit Loops
This is a fabulous way to observe a colorful bar graph in real life!
Found Play to Learn Preschool
Vinegar Drop Activity
Give this a try!
Found Indulgy
Ice Cube Cap Rescue
Give this a try!
Found Recycle and Play
Dinosaur Identification Game
If your little one is interested in dinosaurs, this is for you!
Found Living Montessori Now
Homemade Button Snake
How fun is this?!
Found Happy Hooligans
Geometric Sorting Board: A DIY Hack
Don’t miss this hack for this time honored montessori game!
Found Milkweed Montessori
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