Montessori Training Manual Table of Contents

Montessori Training Manual Table of Contents SECTION 1. INFANTS - MANUAL A A. Specific Guidelines for Presenting Activities to Infants 1 B. How to Use the Activities Described in This Manual and Manual B 7 C. Example of a Typical Montessori Activity for Infants 9 COGNITIVE ACTIVITIES Introduction 17 Activity 1: Focusing On an Object 19 Activity 2: Remembering an Object's Location 23 Activity 3: Matching Lids to Pots 27 Activity 4: Making a Simple Toy 31 Activity 5: Identifying and Finding Specific Objects When Asked 35 Activity 6: Finding Covered Objects 39 Activity 7: Matching Shoes 43 Activity 8: Tracking Objects Being Moved 49 Activity 9: Fitting Nesting Cups 53 Activity 10: Putting On a Glove 57 MOTOR ACTIVITIES Introduction 61 Activity 1: Rolling Over 63 Activity 2: Grasping Objects 67 Activity 3: Developing the Pincer Grasp 71 Activity 4: Introducing "In" and "Out" 75 Activity 5: Dropping an Object into a Container 79

Activity 6: Putting Shapes into Holes 83 Activity 7: Practicing "In" and "Out" 87 Activity 8: Stacking Assorted Objects 91 Activity 9: Pouring Dry Material from One Container to Another 95 Activity 10: Pulling a Hidden Object Out Of a Cylinder 99 SENSORY ACTIVITIES Introduction 105 Activity 1: Following Movement with the Eyes 107 Activity 2: Experiencing Different Food Textures 111 Activity 3: Experiencing Different Sounds 115 Activity 4: Hearing Different Levels of Sound 119 Activity 5: Recognizing Patterns 121 Activity 6: Making Different Sounds with Utensils 125 Activity 7: Experiencing Different Fabric Textures 129 Activity 8: Gathering Objects in Nature 135 Activity 9: Identifying Containers with Objects Inside 139 Activity 10: Experiencing "Warm" and "Cold" 143

SECTION 1. INFANTS - MANUAL B LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES Introduction 3 Activity 1: Focusing On Names of Objects 5 Activity 2: Naming Parts of the Face 9 Activity 3: Naming Parts of the Body 13 Activity 4: Identifying Pictures of Familiar Objects in a Book 17 Activity 5: Adding Sound Effects to Favorite Stories 23 Activity 6: Naming Categories of Objects 27 Activity 7: Retrieving a Hidden Object 33 Activity 8: Providing Specific Objects When Requested 37 Activity 9: Identifying Objects from Their Description 43 Activity 10: Introducing Numbers 47 SOCIAL ACTIVITIES Introduction 51 Activity 1: Imitating Facial Expressions and Mouth Sounds 53 Activity 2: Anticipating 57 Activity 3: Reaching Out and Touching 61 Activity 4: Learning Quiet-time Exercises 65 Activity 5: Recognizing Simple Songs 69 Activity 6: Pulling an Object Back and Forth 73 Activity 7: Joining a Rhythm 77 Activity 8: Filling In Words to a Song 81 Activity 9: Trying On Hats 85 Activity 10: Sharing the Treasure Basket 89

PRACTICAL LIFE ACTIVITIES Introduction 95 Activity 1: Introducing Eating Utensils 97 Activity 2: Handling Eating Utensils 101 Activity 3: Sorting Eating Utensils 105 Activity 4: Squeezing a Sponge or Cloth 109 Activity 5: Crushing Paper 113 Activity 6: Ripping Paper into Strips 117 Activity 7: Nose-Wiping 121 Activity 8: Using a Spoon 125 Activity 9: Pouring Water 129 Activity 10: Drinking out of a Cup 133