Montessori Visual Discrimination Cards DIY

Materials needed:

The visual patterns (Right click the pictures below and choose "save target as")

set 1 set 2 set 3

Mounting boards (2 colors)


Step by step

(1)Print a copy of the first set of visual patterns.

(2) Cut them out by following the lines.

(3) Cut the mounting boards into 3"x 3" squares ( you need 6 for each colors)

(4) Paste the visual patterns on the squares (try to place in the centre)

(5) Laminate if you wish (Click here for inexpensive way of laminating)


For presentation, check out:
http://joymontessori.blogspot.com/2007/01/visual-discrimination-cards.html

Sound Cylinders DIY

(L) The "real" stuff. (R) The DIY version.

Materials needed:
12 film canisters, a box to hold the canisters, 6 pairs of different stickers, hot glue/super glue

I used the film canisters, which you can get them free from photo developing shop.

Step by step:
(1) Fill the canisters with different materials (beans, sesame, buttons, ....etc) to produce 6 pairs of distinctive sounds. (make sure you used same quantity of materials in both)

(2) Seal the cover with hot glue or super glue.

(3) Stick the pairs of stickers on the canisters with same materials.


For presentation of the sound cylinders:
http://joymontessori.net/2007/01/sound-cylinders.html

Montessori Movable Alphabets DIY

A step by step guide to DIY the Montessori movable alphabets, used in teaching language as in writing the words without have to hold a pencil to write.

http://joymontessori.net/2007/03/movable-alphabets-diy.html

Dressing Frames DIY

Thought I will repost and migrated this from the other Montessori blog that I have.


http://joymontessori.net/2007/03/dressing-frames-diy.html

Ideas for DIY Montessori Materials

I am going to move all the DIY ideas from the other blog Montessori Blog (http://joymontessori.net) to here and post new DIY ideas here.