In my last post, I talked about some of the ways we encourage Frida to learn about and explore colour. I mentioned I wanted to make Frida some DIY Montessori colour tablets to further explore the concepts of “darker/darkest” and “lighter/lightest”. I decided to just start with one colour. I picked blue as it’s consistently been one…
Read MoreMontessori colour learning
Frida has always been interested in colour, and for a few months now has been able to name all the main colours, and can use light and dark correctly. I’ve been trying to think of opportunities I can provide for her to expand her colour knowledge as it’s something which obviously brings her satisfaction and…
Read MorePractical life: dusting shelves
I have been facilitating more practical life activities for Frida recently – she seems to have taken more of an interest in them, so I’m following her lead and trying to provide her with the opportunities to develop and hone her skills. Earlier today I noticed that Frida’s art shelves were getting a little dusty,…
Read MorePractical life: chopping using a crinkle cutter
Yesterday Frida helped me cook by chopping our courgettes and tofu. Yes, she’s only 19 months, but you’re never too young to help with cooking! (Apologies for the quality of these photos – our dining room is really dark in the evenings). I gave her a simple demonstration, showing her how to slice the vegetable…
Read MorePractical life: mopping
We’ve all been laid up indoors for the last few days as the whole family has caught a nasty bug that’s been going round. My mum and my mother-in-law have both been a huge help, looking after Frida whilst my husband and I were stuck in bed, making me feel very lucky that we have…
Read MoreEvolving space: a toddler-friendly Montessori dining room
Back in January I wrote a blog post about trying to make the space in our dining room more baby-friendly. I’ve made more changes to the room since – I painted a blackboard wall in April, and slowly the shelves in the dining room were given over solely to art materials as her toys moved…
Read MoreThree matching activities with Schleich animals
Frida uses her Schleich farm animals a lot – it’s rare that a day goes past without them being pulled out. They are great for imaginative play, small world play, sorting and categorising, and for developing her vocabulary. I love how realistic they are too. Without really thinking about it I’d realised that we use…
Read MoreFrida’s Montessori room tour
I have finally done a bit of (very overdue!) toy rotation in Frida’s room. As Frida has gotten older I’ve found that I’ve naturally rotated her toys less, as she’s played with things in new ways, and has also focused on gross motor skills and language acquisition rather than on materials so she’s gotten bored…
Read MoreLife lately
Life lately has been full on, and the last couple of weeks have been quite tough for various reasons. Still, things are calmer now, Autumn is in full swing (my favourite season), and we’re starting to find our rhythm again. As ever, we still try and go outside as much as possible, and look at…
Read MoreGrass soup: sensory toddler play
It’s a beautiful day today in London, and we have spent all morning in the garden. Frida was starting to get a bit grumpy so I thought that I would offer the one thing that usually cheers her up immediately – water play! We had not made grass soup or potions before so I thought…
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