Montessori Mondays (An update)

So sorry!!! I have completely neglected posting things about my classroom and Montessori. Well I guess I should make up for lost time and update you all on what my tiny students are up to. These past couple of weeks, my young toddlers have been flourishing in all aspects of the classroom. They are becoming so independent in Practical Life skills such as drinking out of an open cup, setting the table with a placemat, plate and cup, removing their shoes and flipping their coats over their heads. I must admit I am so proud of what these tiny beings can accomplish at such a young age.

This is our last week of school for the year....yay! And I am already thinking of what materials/activities I want to put on the shelves when we come back in January. So far, my favorite materials/activities have been our object to picture matching. My students LOVE these! And they are really easy to make.

I got these sea animals at Michael's Craft Store. I took a picture of them against a white poster board and I printed then had them laminated. I've made a couple more of object to picture matching cards using other objects like Zoo, Farm, and Safari Animals. 

Another favorite in my classroom is our color bears, which I got at the Lakeshore Learning Store. They are so great and perfect for their little hands. For the time being, we have been having the children match the bears to its corresponding color card (color bear matching) while naming the color they are matching. 

It isn't all about matching. Here are other materials/activities that are also very popular. 

Wooden Depth Peg board

Posting box

I made this using a:

*Gerber Baby Formula can

*Contact paper

*Wooden Flat Apples from Michael's Craft Store

I am definitely looking forward to two weeks off though. Between grad school, finals and work my brain is fried. I will be relaxing and hopefully catching up on my blogging :)

Happy Monday!