Reading

Montessori Secret Box Reading Activity The previous reading activity we learned about was word lists and having fun with rhyming words and books. Next in the Montessori reading sequence is the secret box.  I have experienced that, as a teacher, the secret reading box lesson was sometimes not the most popular lesson for the children. However,

Montessori Long Word Lists “and then something went BUMP!how that bump made us jump!we looked!then we saw him step in on the mat!we looked!and we saw him!the cat in the hat!” The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss It’s always exciting to add some rhyming to our reading activity! In my previous blog post,

Montessori Action Cards for Reading In my previous blog post, we learned about picture and word cards. The action cards lesson is next in the Montessori reading words sequence. In my teacher training, we called them activity cards. Your child reads the word on the card and then acts out the word. Then, you or

Montessori picture and word cards reading lesson In my previous blog post, I discussed the object game, where we match written words to objects. The next lesson in the Montessori reading series is picture and word cards.  At this point, your child has had some experience with sounding out words. Now, we can explore reading

Montessori introduction to reading words: the object game The first lesson in the Montessori reading words sequence is the object game. It is an intriguing first introduction to reading for young children. The children love it because it’s playing a game with the beauty of small objects and tiny slips of paper. I remember teaching it in the

Montessori reading games and beginning to read words We are switching gears and going into the Montessori reading games sequence. At the beginning of the series, we start with “sounding out” single words, one at a time.  In my previous blog post, I wrote about chalkboard handwriting activities. There are a few additional handwriting lessons I