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Toddler Art Activities Offer Practical Life and Sensory Learning

Posted: November 9, 2020

Because children are naturally drawn to hands-on exploration, art activities can be especially attractive to the toddler. This attraction encourages the gathering of important information through touch. As Dr. Montessori discovered, “The human hand allows the mind to reveal itself.” Toddler Art Benefits The benefits of learning through art are many. To begin with, art

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Tags: Art for toddlers, Early art, Gaining toddler skills, Grandparenting, Hands-on learning, Montessori at Home, Montessori grandparent, montessori home, observations, Practical life skills, Sensory learning, Toddler art, Toddler skills

Strolling and Soaking Up “The Things They See … “

By Julie Mitaro

Posted: February 20, 2019

The Prepared Stroller Although nature always provides plenty of sights and sounds, to be fully prepared for a walk with a five-month-old, I also packed up and placed a few hands-on infant toys in our stroller. At this stage of development, visual and auditory skills are still refining and the ’absorbent mind’ has many sensory

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Tags: Absorbent mind, all that she sees, Baby, Early learning, Education from birth, Hands-on learning, Infant, Montessori at Home, Montessori baby, Montessori baby toys, Montessori inspired, observations, sensorial discoveries, Sensory experience, Sensory learning, Sensory walk, strolling