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The Montessori reading method is wonderful. There are so many activities for children to do without ever even realizing they are learning to read without pressure. My son attended a Montessori school for primary (4-5yr) and used the traditional pink/blue/green reading approach. When we brought him home for school at age 6 he was reading but still struggling with comprehension and anything that he couldn't sound out easily. I looked into the p/b/g approach and found it to be so labor intensive for me and got overwhelmed. By the time I was able to find the info I needed, school was already started and I didnt have time to find a bunch of tiny objects and print, laminate, cut hundreds of little word labels. We ended up just skipping it and reading lots of books together. He already had the foundation and I thought it would be ok. Well, he struggled last year. Near the end of the school year I discovered something else to try. The Dwyer Reading approach Im not going to go all into how this approach works because there are other sources that have already done this. I will say that I find it much easier to make/obtain the materials for this approach in a homeschool environment. We skipped ahead a bit since my son already had a good foundation in reading. He still struggled with the phonograms so I made him the reading folders. I still need to make the phonogram dictionary. Here are some links to my favorite blog posts on Dwyer. Kingdom of the Pink Princesses - The Dwyer Approach for English Language Exploration What DID we do all day? - Muriel Dwyer Basket of 13 Reading Folders Outside of the folder, closed with a rubberband Contents: phonogram cards and tiny booklets A peek inside the tiny booklets, phonograms are in red The back of the phonogram cards have the phonogram on the front of the folder for control of error Materials for these folders were: red cardstock letter size, blank index cards, black, red, blue sharpies, red rubberbands, white printer paper and stapler. The folders I decided to make 5.5" square which is the same size as the metal insets. I folded up the bottom of the red cardstock paper horizontally so that the sheet was 5.5" x 11", then folded the entire sheet in half making it 5.5" square with pockets on each side. I stapled the pockets on the ends to close them. The phonogram cards are just blank index cards cut in half with the phonogram on one side in red and the folder title phonogram written tiny in blue at the top right corner on back. If I were to do this over I would make these cards bigger or the folder pockets smaller because then are almost totally covered when they are in the pocket. The tiny booklets were printed on regular printer paper, cut and sorted. The covers are made with the red cardstock. When you print the words for these booklets make sure you go through all of them and say them to yourself using the phonogram indicated to make sure it is correct for your region. Some of the words were not even close to how we pronounce them. Also, there were a couple of folder title phonograms that did not match our region. Here is a link to the download at Kingdom of the Pink Princesses: Dwyer Reading Folder Booklets Another great resource for reading folders is the book BASIC Montessori by David Gettman.
Last week, E from McHomeschool and I went live on Instagram to chat about our favorite resources. Since the videos remain temporarily these blog posts will summarize and provide links. You can find…
Explore types of nouns with this Montessori-inspired grammar pack. Included in the pack are 4-part cards for each noun and its symbol, printable grammar symbols to use along with your Montessori primary grammar symbols, and activities for each type of noun (common, proper, abstract, and collective). There are 53 content pages in this digital download. No physical products will be mailed.
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L has been devouring Sandpaper Letters like they’re food for the brain [which they totally are], and she can barely hold a conversation without stopping a thousand times to sound out the begi…
DIY pour fabriquer les livrets de conjugaison : un matériel Montessori idéal pour les enfants de 6 à 12 ans qui apprennent le français en manipulant
You will need - A Black pen - Small cut up pieces of paper - A prewritten caption that says 'noun' Key Experiences are ways of sparking the imagination of the child. They are given to new or younger children or as ways to bring life back to a curriculum area. 1) Gather students 2) Say: Today we are going to lea
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DescripciónLibro de elementos gramaticales Montessori.SustantivoArtículoAdjetivoPronombreVerboAdverbioPreposiciónInterjección ConjunciónCada elemento con su símbolo, definición, tipos, ejemplos.Instrucciones de usoImprimir en papel y laminar, cartulina o papel de foto. Encuadernar o grapar en forma ...
These cards can be used for a variety of early language activities. Cut out and mount on colored paper to coordinate with your letter sets. I do not like to teach the sound of the letter X in the initial position and so this set does not include any pictures for X. All the […]
What is the pink series in Montessori? The pink series should only be introduced once the child has mastered: the sandpaper letters (click the link to see the lesson) sound basket The pink, blue and green series is a three-stage process in which children learn to read and write. The Montessori method was developed in Italy
Qué son y cómo utilizar los resaques metálicos Montessori. Extensiones e imprimibles de tarjetas tres partes de inspiración Montessori para utilizar con ellos.
Today I am sharing a little word game I made for Jax’s Montessori language lessons. We have been working on “pink series” words – CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) that can be…
Printable File! Stamps/markers/movable alphabet tiles not included. To find the version of this material that INCLUDES the movable alphabet tiles, please see here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/805319353/printable-montessori-pink-series-cvc?ref=shop_home_active_1 These CVC word templates can be used for writing or stamping the matching letters to form short words. Great beginning reading and writing tool for preschoolers and kindergarteners. Words use the traditional Montessori colors of red for consonants and blue for vowels. Montessori Pink Series. Includes full printable in print AND cursive fonts. To learn how to present this material, read this post: https://momtessorilife.com/2017/08/29/montessori-pink-series-cvc-writing-templates/ Each card contains a picture accompanied by a word and space below to write or stamp the letters. 63 cards with words and 1 blank in each font. Cards each measure 7"x4". *This is a digital file. It will be delivered to your email as a PDF for you to print at home.* All images used were found on Pixabay.com and listed as CC0 Public Domain, free for commercial use, no attribution required.
It’s time to take a closer look at the classroom staple that is the Montessori Metal Insets. Earlier, I introduced the material, and I strongly encourage you to read that post before reading …
I've just finished making my Montessori grammar chart, cards and booklets for use in my 6-9 class. And I have a surprise for everyone so ...
Just in case you missed this post over at OMS Daily, my husband and 3-y.o. did some very cool extensions with the knobless cylinders the o...
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Voici un atelier qui je suis certaine plaira énormément à vos enfants entre 7 et 12 ans. Faire apparaître des formes géométriques ou des illusions d’optique avec les formes à dessin utilisées…
The Montessori Sentence Analysis materials include several box sets of materials. This material is presented after the child has a strong grasp on all of the grammar symbols and has completed work with the Simple Sentence Analysis (Set 1) Montessori materials. The first set of materials focuses on simple sentence analysis which is a Red circle (verb) and two black circles for nouns. These are then referred to as the subject and the predicate. For example, when I flip over the red circle, it will say “predicate” on the back. This shows the child the beginnings of sentence analysis. The second set (which I will demonstrate here) has many shapes and arrows which represent various parts of a sentence. These are worked through one step at a time and I will admit I’ve had some trouble figuring out the proper order. I know I need to work by adding one new item at a time – but haven’t found any really good websites that provide me with sentences to work with so I can be sure to move at the right pace. So my 4th grader son and I were a tad confused today as we worked through the example – but we made it through! I wish it could be nice and smooth – but then, I’m not a trained Montessori teacher... only wish I was! Here is our attempt this morning of a more complex sentence analysis. Since he has already worked through several applications of this with a trained AMI teacher, he was able to pick up right where he left off fairly well. The sentence we used is below. “All afternoon the shy donkeys contentedly nibbled grass from the meadow down the road.” I write the sentence on a strip of paper so it can be cut apart. We always start with the most important question – the action in the sentence. What is the action? “Nibbled” The child cuts or tears out the word “nibbled” and puts it on the red circle (which represents the verb and, as the child will soon see, is also the predicate.) On the back of the red circle is the word "predicate" which will be turned over for him to see. Who did the action? “The donkeys” (This noun is also the subject.) The child tears out “The donkeys” and puts them on the circle to represent a noun. (In the picture, my son put the blue triangle under the donkeys because it also stated that they were “shy” which is an adjective. The blue triangle represents an adjective. How? Is the next question. “Contentedly” is then cut out and put on the arrow that says ‘how’ with an orange circle which represents an adverb. We continue with questions such as “Where?” and “When?” and cut and put the words on the analysis shapes as we go. Then I ask my son to create some sentences on his own and analyze them. He documents his work in his grammar booklet. I find this idea of “writing your own textbook” to be very effective. This way, he can look back at his own notes and know right away where to find an answer he needs. There are many parts and many possibilities for sentence analysis with the Montessori language materials. They make grammar more fun. But I am still learning how to use the many moving parts. Here is a picture of one of the control charts to help guide the child (and you) through all the possibilities. Of course, there are even more possibilities than are on this chart which I’m still working through myself. If you’re interested in finding some of these materials, there are a few websites who will sell you a PDF document that you can print, laminate and cut out the shapes and information to get you started. Or, you can find several places online who will sell the wooden pieces as I have purchased here. Shop around, you’ll find some prices are much lower than others! Not all Montessori materials have to be expensive, although many of them are so it’s good to get creative and save some money by making them yourself. For my son, who doesn’t like to write, this keeps him interested enough to complete the work. And because he is doing the work hands-on, he really does remember it well. There is a website which has some pretty good instructions on many Montessori subjects, including this language example. Here is the website: Montessori Language Sentence Analysis Also, there is a control chart that makes it easy for the child to analyze sentences on his own using this chart as a way to check his work. Happy Analyzing!
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J’ai encore une fois changé ma façon de procéder en conjugaison (j’en ai souvent parlé sur le blog d’ailleurs) ! C’est un peu ma bête noire, parce que bon, j’aime la p…
Tips and tools for teaching young children to read in a Montessori Primary classroom or homeschool setting
