17 Montessori materials, especially practical life exercises, enable the child to engage in the same real activities as the adult. All children desire a sense of belonging and usefulness within the family. They wish to emulate what their parents are doing - whether it’s prepar-ing food, setting the table, washing dishes, sweeping, polishing, raking leaves, washing the car, or any of the many activities they see the adults performing. The Montessori classroom provides opportunities on a daily basis for the child to acquire the skills necessary to empower him to be a contributing member of the household. Unlike most toys, the Montessori materials help bring structure and order to the child’s mind. The young child is trying to “make sense” of the world around him. He is exposed on a daily basis to so many new stimuli that we as adults often take for granted: new sights, sounds, smells colours, and textures to name but a few. Montessori believed that we must engage the child’s senses through concrete experiences with materials that will help him discriminate different qualities and concepts. Age 3+ Box with Bins Colored Discs on 3 Colored Dowels Sound box with bell
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