Early Montessori Activities - Display - shelving - trays

Early work (appropriate for age 2 1/2 but could be started later as well, or SOME of it a wee bit earlier) ---

Storage suggestions noted.
Total of 6-7 trays.

Excellent good news for a homeschool on limited space ;)



for more information on Montessori Trays, click here
For a great 5-point list as to why a combination of SOME Exercises of Practical Life trays are great in a homeschool that still practices those skills at the life-appropriate times, click here.
Indeed I would add one more point: the child has time to repeat and practice and master during a time when the pressure is not on (so practice dry pouring, then wet pouring --- then pour drinks at the table dinner table)



Most of the early work does not even require materials, just guided experiences.

EPL: Control of Movement	Walking on the Line	(tray of extension items for OLDER children ---   not younger)
Spoken:Vocabulary Enrichment	Orientation Game
Spoken:Vocabulary Enrichment	Naming Objects in the Environment
Spoken:Vocabulary Enrichment	Collecting Classified Objects	tray to carry objects, but objects are in the environment.
Spoken:Vocabulary Enrichment	Classified Cards	(could be on a tray, but more likely in pouches or envelopes)
Spoken: Language Development	Storytelling
Spoken: Language Development	Reading and Books in the Library	books are on shelves, some are on display some could be in baskets of interest
Spoken: Language Development	Poems
Spoken: Language Development	Conversation
Spoken: Language Development	Conversation
Spoken: Language Development	Question Game
Spoken: Language Development	Cultural Folders	in folders
Spoken: Language Development	Extension: fictional story telling
EPL: Preliminary Exercises	How to Carry a Working Mat
EPL: Preliminary Exercises	How to Place a Pitcher
EPL: Preliminary Exercises	How to Carry a Tray
EPL: Preliminary Exercises	How to Roll a Working Mat
EPL: Preliminary Exercises	How to Put Down a Chair
EPL: Preliminary Exercises	How to Sit On a Chair at a Table
EPL: Preliminary Exercises	How to Fold Napkins	square tray
EPL: Preliminary Exercises	How to Pour Grain	tray
EPL: Preliminary Exercises	How to Pour Water	tray
EPL: Preliminary Exercises	How to Fold a Dust-cloth to Put Away	tray or holder
EPL: Preliminary Exercises	How to Fold a Dust-cloth to Dust
EPL: Care of Self	Snap Frame	on a display (at home could be a dish rack)
EPL: Care of Self	Hook and Eye Frame
EPL: Care of the Environment	How to Dust a Table	supplies kept together in a bucket
EPL: Care of the Environment	How to Use a Dustpan and Brush
EPL: Care of the Environment	How to Sweep
EPL: Care of the Environment	How to Wipe Up a Spill	cloths are kept in a basket
EPL: Care of the Environment	How to Dust Leaves	duster could be hanging OR on a tray
EPL: Care of the Environment	How to Make Lemon Water and similar	items are on a tray in the kitchen; rotated with other food prep appropriate to family needs
EPL: Grace and Courtesy	How to Walk Around A Mat
EPL: Grace and Courtesy	How to Introduce Yourself
EPL: Grace and Courtesy	How to Apologize
EPL: Grace and Courtesy	How to Observe
EPL: Grace and Courtesy	How to Draw Attention
EPL: Grace and Courtesy	How to Accept a Compliment
EPL: Grace and Courtesy	How to Blow Your Nose
EPL: Grace and Courtesy	Own Grace and Courtesy
Writing	Sound Games	objects from environment
Language Extension	How to Teach a Song