Comments on: The BEST Montessori Sensorial Materials (when you can only spend $125)

By: Atamblay

Atamblay — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 13:11:44 +0000

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By: Betty

Betty — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 05:18:40 +0000

Thank you so much for this informative post for those of us transitioning to Montessori!! My friend just recommended your website because I was wondering which items to prioritize for my next purchase.

By: Betty

Betty — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 05:16:45 +0000

In reply to Karen. Karen - did you end up getting the family pack of 20 items? I am curious about the Chinese stroke sandpaper letters!

By: Atamblay

Atamblay — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 00:33:21 +0000

I love your tips and list for doing Montessori on a budget!

By: Jennifer Tammy

Jennifer Tammy — Sat, 06 May 2017 12:16:18 +0000

In reply to Karen.

I actually think that mini items don’t serve the purpose – for most of these items, the size is very important to it’s function – in both visual size discrimination, feeling the different weights between the blocks, etc. These things are near impossible with the miniature versions/toddler versions. By making these materials “mini” they really only work for their secondary attributes.
TBH I am disappointed Allison’s would offer them – I’ve seen them in a lot of discount Montessori suppliers, and

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 06 May 2017 11:17:47 +0000

I also found this family pack of 20 items mostly in miniature with Chinese stroke sandpaper letters. I am seeing more and more items advertised as family/mini for the home. Is it better in your opinion to have the full size or could these family sized items be an acceptable alternative, they are about half the cost it appears. https://righttolearn.com.sg/products/montessori-materials-family-pack-20-items

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 06 May 2017 10:49:14 +0000

Allison Montessori now carries a mini version the pink tower and brown stairs, as well as knobbed cylinders. Do you believe these would work just as well or is scale a factor? could the scale aspect be accomplished solely with the Red rods? I’ve seen where the pink tower and brown stair correspond to each other in terms of size. Some of the links here aren’t taking me to the page and the prices have increased in the past couple of years, but I really appreciate the post, it helps a ton. I wish I could find a site with more DIY for the AMI language exercises.

By: Sharon Fung

Sharon Fung — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 00:00:13 +0000

I love this post Jennifer! The only one thing I will do differently for my child is that I will get the knobbed cylinders for one simple reason, her pincer grip is weak and the full size knob cylinders are great for strengthening this. However, all things being equal, where your child doesn’t have a specific area of need, the knobless cylinders are definitely more diverse and a WHOLE LOT less expensive! Thanks for this post!

By: Cathy

Cathy — Sun, 14 Jun 2015 12:04:09 +0000

Love this great collection of sensory toys! I am passing this post along to a friend!! Love it!
Cathy

By: Jennifer Tammy

Jennifer Tammy — Sat, 13 Jun 2015 01:30:45 +0000

In reply to Bess. Thanks, Bess!