Montessori at Home: Language Activities for Ages 0-3

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Good morning! Introducing our new video all about Montessori language and communication activities for babies & toddlers ages 0-3. This video was created as a response to your feedback to our latest community survey asking which topics viewers were most interested in learning about. About 50% of 99 respondents voted for 'language and communication'. We hope this 'overview' video is helpful to you!

What does Montessori language look like before 3? Not like what you might expect for Montessori -- there is very little "shelfwork" and no or few alphabet-based materials introduced before 3.

Instead, the child learns indirectly and directly from the environment -- which should be language-rich and full of interactive engagement with parents, family and caregivers.

Typical "materials" used to teach language to children aged 0-3 are those found in the infant environment and encountered in everyday life. Infants and toddlers depend on caregivers to engage them with this environment to build his confidence and "reveal" the world to him while teaching all the words for the things they encounters along the way.

Most 0-3 language activities can be done with materials from home and natural environment. Please see the video for an overview of typical Montessori language progression from 0-3 and a guide to some basic activities you can do at home.

Ten Things You Can Do at Home to Help Your Child Communicate

1. Create a calm and quiet environment for your baby.
2. Have conversations with your baby.
3. Read stories, recite poetry, and sing.
4. Speak clearly and directly.
5. Do not use baby talk.
6. Respond to attempts to communicate.
7. Use correct vocabulary.
8. Don't repeat mispronciations.
9. Take turns telling stories.
10. Take time to listen.

Language Activities for Babies & Toddlers:

1. Speak, sing, read, discuss
2. Focus on names of objects
3. Name parts of the face
4. Name parts of the body
5. Identify familiar pictures in a book
6. Present categories of objects
7. Find a hidden object
8. Ask for a specific object by name
9. Identify objects based on descriptions

Advanced (Age 2.5+):
Use a Language object set to teach beginning, middle and ending sounds

Pre-writing activities (e.g., knobbed cylinders, eye droppers, tonging work, squeezing play dough)

Story Sequencing PIcture Cards

Sandpaper letters - matching objects to initial sounds

Resources:

Aid to Life: Communication

Trillium Montessori Blog: A Year of Early Language Shelves

Montessori Read & write: A Parents' Guide to LIteracy for Children (**Highly Recommended**)

Montessori Print Shop - Butterfly Life Cycle Sequencing Cards:

Pet Language Objects:

Farm Animal Language Objects:

Insect Language Objects:

Montessori N' Such Language Cabinet:

KidAdvance Montessori Sandpaper Letters:

The Montessori Red Letter Alphabet Book:

Montessori Letter Work Board Book:

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