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Home » Montessori » Curriculum » Sensorial » Montessori Sensorial Variations & Extensions for Knobbed Cylinders & Color Tablets

Montessori Sensorial Variations & Extensions for Knobbed Cylinders & Color Tablets

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I recently wrote about Montessori sensorial extensions and variations for the Knobbed Cylinders, the Pink Tower, the Broad Stair and the Red Rods. In this post, I further explore Montessori Sensorial extensions and variations by reviewing ideas for the Knobless Cylinders and Color Tablets.

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Sensorial Variations & Extensions

Knobless Cylinders

  • Construct Towers in each corner of the mat
  • Arrange yellow cylinders, green cylinders and then the red cylinders on top of one another
  • Create a spiral
  • Extension Cards from Montessori Services or Pattern Cards from Montessori Printshop
  • Combine with Knobbed Cylinders and have child find the corresponding place for each knobless cylinder within the Blocks

 

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Color Tablets

  • Play fetch with objects in the environment
  • Create artwork with the colors used within the boxes
  • Identify and sort objects that match the color of the tablets from the classroom or better yet from outside
  • Color Wheel
  • Teach color names in other languages
  • Clothespin matching
  • Color grading with paint samples
  • Color print outs to match the tablets
  • Match tablets to fabric
  • Use construction paper to have child cut or pin poke color tablets
  • Make a spiral of colors

 

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Besides the standard Montessori product companies, to purchase these Montessori materials at a reasonable price from Amazon:

  • Montessori Knobless Cylinders
  • Montessori Color Tablets

Take a look at my Montessori Sensorial Pinterest Board for more ideas and lessons.

Take care,
Marnie

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Tagged With: Sensorial, Shelf Work, Variations & Extensions

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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Comments

  1. Chichi Richard-Osigwe says

    August 20, 2020 at 4:04 am

    I’m an educator, and I LOVE how you teach the Montessori education effortlessly.

    My experience with the Montessori education was on the job, and I’ve never looked back ever since. I’ll like you to be my mentor, i’ll gladly submit myself to learning more from you.

    I look forward to a favourable response from you.
    Yours faithfully
    Chichi.

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    • Marnie Craycroft says

      August 20, 2020 at 9:29 am

      Thank you for that compliment. Montessori doesn’t have to be complicated!

      Reply

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