Montessori Color Box 1 Printable

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Montessori Color Box 1 Printable

Description

Montessori Color Box 1 Variety pack printable

Teachers and parents can create a wide variety of extensions using templates, lined labels, and games to enhance the child’s learning and prepare them for the use of Color Boxes 2 and 3 as well as the structure of the 3 period lesson.

 

Template features include:

  • Print and cursive labels and traceable labels
  • Wooden and white edged tablets
  • 3 pages of full color, real life images that are visually engaging to practice matching skills
 

How to use this resource

Initially, present the child with the classic Montessori 3 period lesson and ensure they are familiar with identifying and naming the colors red, yellow, and blue. While this may seem simplistic, we are not only checking for knowledge of color and vocabulary, but we are teaching the child order and concentration and how to complete an activity in the Montessori style from start to finish with a simple exercise. When the child is ready, they can label, trace, and/or write their own labels. They can also color their own templates as their fine motor skills improve, using markers, crayons, and/or colored pencils. The provided images can be cut out and used for matching or added challenge by playing I-spy, developing more vocabulary, or playing “Far, Far Away” by placing images around the room and encouraging the child to find them and then match which provides a wonderful gross motor component to the work.
 

Importance of Color Box 1

Color Box 1 is one of the first sensorial lessons a child will receive and is deceptively simple. This work can be revisited many times and forms a basis for how lessons are presented and allows the child to learn the Montessori “style” of receiving lessons.
 

Important Notes

 
  • Ensure the first sensorial lessons are brief and engaging. Focus on matching the colors prior to introducing language.
  • Revisit extensions when the child seems interested and ready. Do not push a child to do more when they are not.
  • Ensure the child’s working space is well lit or has plenty of natural light.
  • This work is often done on the floor on a mat.
 
You may also be interested in these other Montessori resources:
 
 
Parts of a Cicada Nomenclature Cards
Yoga for Kids Nomenclature Cards

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