A while ago I saw an image on Pinterest (that didn’t seem to go anywhere) of a beautiful set of wooden disks. The disks had a number written in them and jewels stuck around the number. I knew I had to make them myself. I used these coasters from Spotlight. Man I need to stock up on more of those! I keep finding ways to use them. I drew in the numbers with a paint pen. Then I glued in the jewels. I tried to stick to the Montessori colours for each number except for the number 8. There weren’t any brown jewels. I was thinking about using a brown Sharpie pen and colouring them in but I want to test it first. Another regret was that I didn’t really think about how I was glueing them on and really want to redo the first few. The later boards line the jewels up so that you can see if the number is odd or even. I like that. I also wanted to use some glitter glue on top of the numbers for a little more bling and texture but when I tried it, it looked terrible, so I wiped it off. I think it was because I used gold glitter which looked too yellow against the white number. A has played with these a few times now. They are very pretty and tactile. He has paired them up with the Montessori bead stair in the past, but at the moment we have been using a heap of glass pebbles. At the moment I have been counting out the bead and recreating the shapes on the card, whereas A likes to line up the pebbles and count them. I think it’s pretty cool that A is hearing counting and seeing the numbers along side their amounts. I’ve tried to get A to use a pair of tongs to pick up the pebbles but be hates that sort of activity. I don’t really blame him because there are easier ways of picking up small things. This is one area of Montessori Practical life where we fail! I see all these great activities where kids use different types of tweezers or tongs to complete the tasks bu I know that A would not do them. Oh well, follow the child!
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AuthorHi, I'm Pamela. A nail crazy lady with green hair. I live in outback Queensland with my toddler and my husband. I love books, writing and crafting. For more info about me go to my 'About' page. Archives
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