Montessori activities for 5 yrs old

I've been looking for some fun ways to use wool in crafts and activities that promote the development of fine motor skills. Here are seven activities we tried recently. Yarn Sticks - this was much more fun than I had expected! Both my three and nine-year-old loved wrapping the wool tightly around the sticks, these are purely decorative but you could pretend they are wands or add faces for people. I tied the wool to the sticks but we could use glue too. Pasting Wool Worms - this is the…

Are you looking for some new art trays to try? Here are eight that we've tried this week. Tape - my toddler is in a huge scissor phase so he likes this tray, I have coloured tape, children's scissors and card. The card is from Reverse Garbage but the back of cereal containers or other card packaging would work well too. The child cuts pieces of tape and arranges it on the card. Mirror - painting with a cotton bud on a mirror, fantastic for developing fine motor skills. We loooove using our…

This is the ultimate list of activities for 5 year olds! Five year olds are working hard on many cognitive, physical and social skills. These range from expanding their counting and beginning to read, to story telling and more adept physical activity such as skipping. These 55+ activities for

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At the young age of three, we often can observe common threads and windows of opportunity that a child's behavior displays - sensitive periods. It is always wise to refer to those sensitive periods when we plan to organize a learning environment for a 3-year-old child especially if we like to follow the Montessori approach.

This 5 senses activity is a fun way for kids to learn about the sense of smell, taste, sight, hearing, and touch with a DIY puzzle.

✍️Not only is tracing with paint super simple to set up but a really playful way to practise: ✅fine motor skills ✅pre-writing & ✅coding skills needed for early literacy & maths👐 📸IG: my_busy_kid...

This Clothespin Counting Card activity is a wonderful way to introduce counting, learn about quantities and familiarize with numbers. It’s also great for improving and exercising fine motor skills, cognitive skills as well as for learning colors. #countingactivity #finemotoractivity #toddleractivity

If you have a five-year-old, then you know how difficult it can be to get them to mix learning with play. These educational games and activities can help! Below are some fun educational activities which

Looking for age appropriate science ideas? Here's a bunch that are perfect for 5-6 year olds.