"Montessori is an educational method characterized by the self-directed activity of the child." Straight from Wikipedia for you!
I really don't know much about Montessori, that's why I had to get my info from Wiki.
But last Friday, my friend, Jenna put together a little presentation for our monthly Homeschool CHAT.
It was really cool, and I got lots of ideas for entertaining my 2 year old while I try to focus on the older kids. One idea I could try right away without buying or making anything was this:
On a tray, have a bowl of dry beans, an empty container, and a scoop. Child scoops beans from bowl into empty container, and back again if desired.
HA HA! Crazy, huh? Well, guess what??? It worked! I got a whole 1/2 hour of quiet out that activity!
Thank you, Montessori! And thanks, Jenna, for sharing!
Who woulda thunk? BEANS!
Hey - I'm so glad you got something helpful from my little last minute presentation! I wondered if it was really helpful at all to anyone, so I was tickled to find this here!
ReplyDeleteTalk to you soon.
Jenna