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Sensorial Materials

SENSORIAL

Montessori Sensorial Materials are materials used in the Montessori classroom to help a child develop and refine their five senses. Use of these Sensorial Materials constitutes the next level of difficulty after those of Practical Life.
The development of the child at this stage is characterized by a sequence of sensitive periods. The Montessori Sensorial Materials have been designed to respond to these sensitive periods.
Maria Montessori stated, “The secret of preparing one for a particular skill consists in utilizing that period of life between the ages of 3 and 6, when there is a natural inclination to perfect ones senses and movements.”
In terms of adaptation Maria Montessori strived to offer the environment to the child in a very clear, concrete form through the use of “materialized abstractions” as they allowed the child to reorganize his     knowledge according to new Practical Life principles and, thus, increase his capacity for learning. 
The training of the senses is of utmost importance in the education of the young child. The development of the senses actually precedes that of the higher intellectual faculties. In fact the child’s sensori-motor experiences are the foundation of his intellectual life.  
 

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Geometric Solids Copy Masters

A set of cards with the Geometric Solids illustrations for copying. Our Geometric Solids Copy Masters are made of high quality plastic.

Dimensions: 29.5 x 21 cm

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2.04.04
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$17.00
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Cylinder Blocks - Set of 4 Blocks

Our Cylinder Blocks are made of solid beech wood and crafted to a high quality smooth finish.

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The cylinder blocks are ten wooden cylinders of various dimensions that can be removed from a fitted container block using a knobbed handle. To remove the cylinders, the child tends to naturally use the same three-finger grip used to hold pencils.

Several activities can be done with the cylinder blocks. The main activity involves removing the cylinders from the block and replacing them again in the spot that one got them from. The control of error is constituted in the child's inability to replace a cylinder in the wrong hole.

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2.05
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$230.00
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Set of Knobless Cylinders

4 sets of 10 cylinders varying in height and/or diameter in each set.

Each set is in a separate wooden box with the lid painted the same color as the cylinders: red, green, yellow and blue.

Develop child's visual perception of dimension. It also provide experiences in comparison, and grading - indirect preparation for mathematics.

Dimensions of each wooden box: 6.5 x 4.5 x 2.75 Inches

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Also called the knobless cylinders, the colored cylinders are exactly the same dimensions as the cylinder blocks mentioned above.  
There are 4 boxes of cylinders: 

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2.05.01
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$165.00
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Stand for Cylinder Blocks

With only one cylinder block per step, it’s easy for children to put each block away, and the step formation gives increased visibility to each block.

The inside length of each shelf is 18 inches (46 cm).

Made of beech wood.

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2.05.02
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$67.00
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Mystery Bag: Geometric Solids

A set of 2 cloth bags (red and blue) containing 10 pairs of small wooden geometric solids for matching.

This sensorial Montessori activity’s purpose is visual discrimination but as with all Montessori activities it aims to develop more than just one skill. It is also a tool to learn and increase language, vocabulary and concentration.

The direct aim of this activity was developed by Maria Montessori to refine and develop the stereognostic tactile sense and memory of a child. The indirect aim is language and vocabulary development and also to learn the skill of concentrating. 

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2.05.04
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$24.00
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Mystery Bag: Same Shapes-Different Sizes

Mystery Bag: Same Shapes-Different Sizes

A set of 2 cloth bags containing 6 pairs of small wooden spheres for matching and sorting.

The mystery bag contains various object that the child feels and sorts without looking into the bag. The object is removed after the child has decided how to sort it and a visual check is done. (Though this may also be done blindfolded to add to the experience).

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2.05.05
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$15.00
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First Box of Colour Tablets/Colour Box 1- Plastic

Colour Box One contains plastic tablets, all the same size and shape, with end bars long enough for holding the tablets without touching the colored part of the tablet.

The wooden box with lid contains 3 pairs of the primary colors; 2 red, 2 yellow, and 2 blue color tablets.

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2.06
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$36.00
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First Box of Colour Tablets/Colour Box 1 - Wooden

Colour Box 1 contains wooden tablets, all the same size and shape, with end bars long enough for holding the tablets without touching the colored part of the tablet.

The wooden box with lid contains 3 pairs of the primary colors; 2 red, 2 yellow, and 2 blue color tablets.

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2.06A
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$24.00
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Second Box of Colour Tablets/Colour Box 2 - Plastic

Colour Box 2 contains plastic tablets, all the same size and shape, with end bars long enough for holding the tablets without touching the colored part of the tablet.

The wooden box with lid contains 22 color tablets, representing the full color range, with pairs of each of the following colors: red, blue, yellow, orange, purple, green, pink, grey, brown, black, and white.

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2.07
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$79.00
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Second Box of Colour Tablets/Colour Box 2 - Wooden

Colour Box 2 contains wooden tablets, all the same size and shape, with end bars long enough for holding the tablets without touching the colored part of the tablet.

The wooden box with lid contains 22 color tablets, representing the full color range, with pairs of each of the following colors: red, blue, yellow, orange, purple, green, pink, grey, brown, black, and white.

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2.07A
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$62.00
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Third Box of Colour Tablets/Colour Box 3 - Plastic

Colour Box 3 contains plastic tablets, all the same size and shape, with end bars long enough for holding the tablets without touching the colored part of the tablet.

The wooden box with 9 compartments, each compartment containing 7 color tablets in gradation of one color: red, pink, blue, yellow, purple, green, orange, brown, and grey.

There is only a slight difference between any two shades. Purpose: refinement of color perception.

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2.08
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$184.00
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