Montessori shelfwork - activities I have set up for my 20 months old toddler . It includes activities for practical life, fine motor, maths, sorting, matching, logic, puzzle, visual discrimination etc. Have a look!
Showing posts with label A at 20 months. Show all posts
Showing posts with label A at 20 months. Show all posts
Nov 21, 2016
20 Months Old Toddler's Love For Cars & Logos (VLOG)
It's all about connecting with your child, feeding his curiosity, following his cues, providing exposure to various things.
Children as natural learners, will absorb & learn themselves 
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Watch my 20 months old in action!
Nov 10, 2016
Sanskrit Mantras By A 20 Months Old (VLOG)
I have been reciting some Sanskrit mantras to my son since he was 3 months old. After bath, when I get him ready, I recite the mantras. The motive behind this exercise was to impart some positivity & stimulation of his senses. I never expected him to learn the mantras.
Two days back (he is 20 months old now), I just said a part of the mantra & he completed that particular line & I was literally happily shocked that he had learnt many of those mantras. I am sure he had learnt a lot earlier but he is able to articulate them only now.
Why Sanskrit?
It is a well known fact that the recitation of Sanskrit language improves the speech of the children. And of course there is so much positivity in these mantras.
Here is the video of Sanskrit Mantras recited by my 20 months old son.
Gayatri Mantra
Tvamev Mata
Children absorb so much from their environment, we cannot even comprehend. So let us give them a rich environment which stimulates their senses, give them exposure to lot of things. You never know when they surprise you. Kids are a total surprise package!
Nov 8, 2016
Budget Friendly Busy Bag Ideas For Toddlers (VLOG)
Recently we traveled to our hometown for Diwali with our 20 months old toddler.
Busy Bags are great for travel when we want to keep our kids engaged for some time when we are in a train or a plane or waiting in a hotel or elsewhere. Busy Bag activities have to be light weight, compact & easy to carry too.
Here are some activities for toddlers that can keep them engaged during the travel. Hope you like the ideas.
Oct 27, 2016
Awesome Diwali Books For Toddlers - Book Recommendation & Review (VLOG)
My 20 months old son loves books! And I make sure to introduce him to books related to the ongoing theme or festival so that he absorbs the essence of it. Book reading is a ritual in our house. There is no day that goes without reading books. We have bookshelves in each of our rooms!
Oct 21, 2016
Diwali (Festival Of Lights) Theme Montessori Inspired Fun & Educational Activities For Kids (VLOG)
Festivals are a great time to bond with kids as a family. It is equally important to teach our kids the real essence of the festivals. If you are looking some fun & educational activities to do with your child this Diwali, here are a bunch of Montessori inspired ideas!
Diwali, the festival of lights, the biggest festival of Hindus in India, it does not need any more explanation. We all enjoy the lights, diyas, food, sweets, new clothes, crackers, rangolis, Laxmi pooja and everything about Diwali.
This is my son’s second Diwali & he is 20 months old right now. Last year, he was too small for any kind of themed activities as such. So this year, I was so excited to set up the Montessori shelf for him. He keeps coming back to the shelf & asks for “ativity’, his version of saying activities!
The activities that I have designed, weave the cultures & traditions of the five days of Diwali festival, along with the Montessori principles & key areas of skill development.
And yayyy, I have finally set up Diwali theme shelf for my toddler. Have a look & do share what all activities you did with your child!
Check out the video, I am sure you can pick up some activity ideas for your child as well. Let the kids soak in the Diwali spirit!
My activities were featured on BabyChakra as well. Click HERE if you prefer to read & see pictures instead of the video.
A very Happy Diwali & a prosperous new year to all of you :)
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Oct 17, 2016
Learning Through Multiple Senses - A Delightfully Shocking Example
I'm delightfully shocked!
We had played with this world map foam puzzle (got it from Creative Express) when he was may be 17 or 18 months old. This was after a lot of simple matching activities that he showed interest in & did beautifully starting from 13 months. He would ask what every piece is & I used to tell him names of the continents. That was it. He had not even started speaking words back then.
Never did I show him a globe. Or any kind of spherical manifestation of the world map.
He turns 20 months today.
Today he was playing with this inflatable ball, he threw it on the floor, Australia faced him, he bent over the ball & with a eureka expression, he said 'Australia Australia'!
And I was shocked, literally!
It's not about teaching continents at this age. I know it will be rote learning. Neither am I interested in memorizing him names of the continents.
I am amazed, how a hands-on learning approach is so powerful. How a child learns & absorbs if more than one sense is involved. How a child can map a flat surface shape to the same shape on a sphere. How they make so awesome connections in their brains.
This is the reason why I love miniatures & figurines too.
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