Tuesday, August 30, 2011

MONTESSORI - HAND & EYE COORDINATION ACTIVITIES

I have been primarly focusing on Montessori teaching with my 2 and 4 year old. Here are some activities we have recently done:

For  my 4 year old

 Sharpening crayons with a pencil sharpener (we needed the shavings for a craft)

I took yarn and tied them between 2 chairs and gave my son socks and clothes pins for him to hang the socks up on the line (yarn)


Using the same line (yarn) he hung up his Barrel of Monkeys and so did my 2 year old


These activities were to teach hand and eye coordination, fine motor skills and dexerity.


 
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11 comments:

  1. Peterson PartySeptember 2, 2011 at 6:40 AM

    All great activities! I will have to try them with my two year old. Thanks for sharing :)

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  2. Deb ChitwoodSeptember 2, 2011 at 9:04 PM

    Great activities! And good idea to make a mini clothesline between two chairs! Thanks for sharing this in the We Teach: Montessori group! :) Deb @ LivingMontessoriNow.com

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  3. Stef September 9, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    oh I forgot about our monkeys - what a great idea!

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 19, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    Your activities look like so much. Looks like your children enjoyed them as well. Thank you for sharing.
    Discovering Montessori

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  5. martianneSeptember 19, 2011 at 6:42 PM

    Cute ideas. Hand-eye coordination is so important. You might like making mini geo boards - http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2010/04/gratituesday-gee-god-geoboards.html

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  6. Deb ChitwoodSeptember 19, 2011 at 7:48 PM

    These really are great ideas, Nicole! Thanks for linking up with Montessori Monday! I just featured your post at the Living Montessori Now Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/LivingMontessoriNow

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  7. melissaSeptember 20, 2011 at 12:37 AM

    I LOVE the monkeys idea, and I know I have a barrel stored away somewhere. I have been looking longingly at the mini clothespins I recently bought for my daughter, but know she's not quite ready for. Monkeys will be a great alternative!

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  8. The Iowa Farmer's WifeOctober 2, 2011 at 3:41 PM

    Love the clothesline craft!

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  9. AnonymousOctober 3, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    i love this!!! is that a trinidad and tobago t shirt your son is wearing??!! im from trinidad!!! and i homeschool my son for the Lord as well! blessings to your family!

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  10. Nicole {tired, need sleep}October 3, 2011 at 4:08 PM

    I don't know how you do so much in one week! These are all such great activities and so much fun - you are an amazing mom!

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  11. LindaOctober 4, 2011 at 2:38 AM

    Saving all these ideas -- these would be big hits at our house!

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