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Home » Montessori » Curriculum » Montessori Practical Life: Card Sewing Activities for the Preschool Classroom

Montessori Practical Life: Card Sewing Activities for the Preschool Classroom

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Card Sewing is a wonderful sequence within the Montessori Early Childhood classroom.

Card Sewing - Montessori Practical Life

Invite child, have child retrieve rug, and then take the basket to the rug for the sewing activities.

Montessori Practical Life: Card Sewing Activities

Card Sewing - Montessori Practical Life

Identify & remove materials from the basket: “Scissors. Sewing Card. Yarn. Needle.”

Card Sewing - Montessori Practical Life

Have child measure yarn using the edge of the rug. Cut yarn.

Card Sewing - Montessori Practical Life

Thread the needle slowly and carefully. Make sure the child is watching closely. Let the child know that he may ask for help if he needs it on this step.

Montessori Practical Life - Card Sewing

  • Pick up the card.
  • Ask the child which hole he thinks we should start sewing.
  • Thread the needle through the hole, make sure the child is watching closely.
  • Tie a knot.

Montessori Practical Life - Card Sewing

  • Turn the card over and finish pulling the yarn through the hole.
  • Indicate to the child that you are on the side where the yarn comes through the card.
  • Continue sewing the card.

Montessori Practical Life - Card Sewing

  • Tie the two tails.
  • Trim yarn.
  • Cut needle off yarn.
  • Take scraps to garbage or scraps basket.
  • Replace needle into the holder.
  • Ask the child: “Would you like a turn?”
 

If you’re looking for materials for your home or classroom, Montessori Services offers great card sewing and lacing works for purchase at a reasonable price.

Marnie

Tagged With: Fine Motor Skills, Shelf Work

About Marnie Craycroft

Marnie hails from Maine where she spent summers buried in sand and winters buried in snow. She is the daughter of a nearly four decade veteran of the public school systems. Teaching has always been a part of her life. She founded Carrots Are Orange in 2010.

Carrots Are Orange is a Montessori learning and living website for parents and teachers.

Marnie graduated from Wesleyan University in 1999 with a BA in Economics. She spent nearly a decade working in investment management. In 2006, she earned her MA in business from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business.

Marnie moved to the west coast in 1999 and currently lives in Boulder with her husband and three sons. She is Montessori trained. Her work has been featured on Apartment Therapy, Buzzfeed, PBS Kids, BabyCenter, the Melissa & Doug blog, Huffington Post, and WhattoExpect.com. Besides writing, passions include running (usually after her three sons), photography, and outdoor adventures.

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