The Ultimate Montessori Gift Guide for Children Ages 0 to 12 Years Old Montessori at Home by LeadKid Academy

The Ultimate Montessori Gift Guide for Children Ages 0 to 12 Years Old
This gift guide is created by the moderation team of the Facebook group Montessori at Home by LeadKid Academy. The purpose is to recommend
Montessori/Montessori-friendly gifts and inspire activities to do at home with children of different age groups. The ages are given here as estimated guidelines. Please
keep in mind that every child develops at a different pace. Always follow your child, observe their interests, and choose activities/products that support them in learning
at their own pace.

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Area of Montessori or
Name Picture Description URL Recommended by
Development Montessori-friendly
0-3 months

• Pad-like mattress that offers support and comfort • Feeling secure

Topponcino Montessori Link Yujie Ying
for a newborn during holding and carrying and comfortable

• Provide security for a newborn to transition from

Moses Basket • Feeling secure Montessori Link Yujie Ying
the womb to the new world

• Vision
Wall Art • Photography or realistic wall art at the child's level Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
• Art appreciation

Black and White • Black and white high contrast cards

• Vision Montessori-friendly Link Kayley Nicole Carter
Cards • Develop visual perception

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• Support development of vision

Montessori Mobile
• Minimalistic and developmentally appropriate • Vision Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
Progress Set
design

• Motor skills
• Encourage focus, sound making, sensory
• Vision
Lovevery Play Gym exploration, hiding and finding, exploring colors, and Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
• Tactile sense
motor development
• Cognition

• Wooden play gym with sensory toys and a cotton • Motor skills
mat • Vision
B. toys Play Gym Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
• Encourage focus, sensory exploration, and motor • Tactile sense
development • Cognition

• Portable infant mobile that can be attached to

Manhattan Toy
strollers, car seats, and play gyms • Vision Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Mobile to Go
• Support visual development

• Motor skills
• Practice grasping • Vision
Grasping Rattle Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
• Develop vision and hearing • Audition
• Tactile sense

Grasping/Teething • Threaded wooden or silicone beads • Motor skills

Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Beads • Practice grasping, safe for mouthing • Tactile sense

Grasping/Teething • DIY kit to make threaded wooden beads • Motor skills

Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Beads DIY Kit • Practice grasping, safe for mouthing • Tactile sense

• Encourage cognitive, physical and social

Horizontal Floor • Motor skills
development including self-awareness, ability to Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Mirror • Cognition
focus, and curiosity

Sprout Low Open • Allow children to access materials/toys within • Independence

Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Shelf their reach • Order

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ECR4Kids Low • Allow children to access materials/toys within • Independence

Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Open Shelf their reach • Order

KidKraft Cube • Allow children to access materials/toys within • Independence

Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Shelf their reach • Order

• Allow children to access materials/toys within • Independence

5-Cube Open Shelf Montessori Link Yujie Ying
their reach • Order

Front-Facing • Allow children to see book covers and access • Independence

Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Bookshelf books within their reach • Order

Front-Facing • Allow children to see book covers and access • Independence

Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
Bookshelf books within their reach • Order

Front-Facing • Allow children to see book covers and access • Independence

Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
Bookshelf books within their reach • Order

Display Banner,
"Play is the Work of • Room decor with minimalistic design Art Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
the Child"

3-6 months

• High contrast cards with black, white, and primary

High Contrast
colors • Vision Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Cards
• Develop visual perception

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• Practice making sounds, and learn about cause • Motor skills

Crinkle Paper Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
and effect • Tactile sense

• Motor skills
Silicone Teether • Silicone teether for babies to grab and mouth Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
• Sensorial

• Motor skills
• Encourage grasping and rattling, safe for • Vision
Crocheted Rattle Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
mouthing • Audition
• Tactile sense

• Motor skills
• Wooden beads strung together with elastic
Manhattan Toy • Vision
• Encourage grasping and rattling, safe for Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Skwish • Audition
mouthing
• Tactile sense

• Motor skills
Montessori Bell
• Encourage grasping and rattling, safe for • Vision
Cylinder Rattle | Montessori Link Yujie Ying
mouthing • Audition
Made in USA
• Tactile sense

3-piece Wooden • Help improve infant concentration, hand grip, and • Motor skills
Rattle, Interlocking hand-eye coordination • Hand-eye
Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
Discs and Teether • Can serve as teethers that can be chewed to coordination
Toy relieve the discomfort of an erupting tooth • Tactile sense

• Motor skills
• Rattle with a suction cup base
Hape Suction • Hand-eye
• Encourage batting, reaching and intentional Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Rattles coordination
grasping
• Audition

• Help improve infant concentration, hand grip, and • Motor skills

Manhattan Toy
hand-eye coordination • Hand-eye
Classic Grasping Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
• Can serve as teethers that can be chewed to coordination
Beads
relieve the discomfort of an erupting tooth • Tactile sense

• Motor skills
• Practice grasping, tossing and rolling
HABA Rainbow • Vision
• Different colors, patterns, and textures for sensory Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Fabric Ball • Audition
development
• Tactile sense

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• Motor skills
Hape Musical • Encourage batting and reaching • Hand-eye
Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Wobbler • Make tummy time more fun coordination
• Audition

6-9 months
• Can enhance brain function and promotes brain
Percussion activities in young children
Instruments Set (6 • Minimalistic and developmentally appropriate Music Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
months and up) design
• Cause and effect learning
• Motor skills
Spring-A-Ling • Recommended 6 months and up
• Hand-eye
Wooden Bead • Promote hand-eye coordination and dexterity Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
coordination
Maze by Hape
• Sensorial

Object • Help a child understand the world and know what • Motor skills
Permanence Box to expect next • Hand-eye
Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
by Adena • Memory development and exploration coordination
Montessori • Cause and effect learning • Sensorial
• Age-appropriate difficulty
• Motor skills
Single Shape • Promote development of fine motor and hand-eye
• Hand-eye
Puzzle Set by coordination Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
coordination
Adena Montessori • Promote concentration, spatial awareness, shape
• Sensorial
recognition, language
• Motor skills
• Hand-eye coordination and concentration
• Hand-eye
Spinning Drum • Promote wrist and arm strength Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
coordination
• Provide visual and auditory stimuli as it spins
• Sensorial

• Motor skills
Montessori Ball
• Encourage crawling, grasping and rattling • Vision Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Cylinder
• Audition

• The wall mounted acrylic mirror will excite babies

Pull-up Bar and
as they learn to pull up and eventually balance on • Motor skills Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Mirror
the maple rail

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• Classic stacking toy with 5 colorful rings and a

• Motor skills
Stacking Rings on bat-at rocker base
• Hand-eye Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Rocking Base • Grasping and stacking the rings helps develop fine
coordination
motor skills

• Motor skills
Stacking Cups |
• Practice stacking, nesting, and pouring • Hand-eye Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Made in Denmark
coordination

HABA First Block • Introduction to the basics of stacking and building • Motor skills
Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Set • Build math and spatial skills • Vision

• Motor skills
HABA Soft Sensory • Encourage sensory exploration, tactile learning; • Vision
Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Blocks sounds help teach cause-and-effect • Audition
• Tactile sense

• Motor skills
Fat Brain Toys
• Encourage sensory exploration, tactile learning; • Vision
Silicone Sensory Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
chimes help teach cause-and-effect • Audition
Rollers
• Tactile sense

• Organize materials/toys in order

• Each basket contains all the materials needed for • Independence
Woven Basket Set Montessori Link Yujie Ying
an activity • Order
• Easy for a child to carry independently

Montessori
• Placemat with table setting outlines Practical Life Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Placemat

Baby/Toddler • Child-size flatware that looks similar to what

Practical Life Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Flatware Set parents use

Sprout Weaning • Child-size table and chair set as the child

Table and Chair transitions to a solid diet and as they gain more Practical Life Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Set mobility and independence

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ECR4Kids Weaning • Child-size table and chair set as the child

Table and Chair transitions to a solid diet and as they gain more Practical Life Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Set mobility and independence

9-12 months

• Hand-eye coordination and concentration • Motor skills

Galt Pop Up Toy • Promote pincer grasp development • Hand-eye Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
coordination

• Motor skills
Ball Tracker by • Hand-eye coordination and concentration • Hand-eye
Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
Elite Montessori • Cause and effect learning coordination
• Sensorial
• Age-appropriate difficulty
• Motor skills
3D Object Fitting • Promote development of fine motor and hand-eye
• Hand-eye
Exercise Set by coordination Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
coordination
Tiger Montessori • Promote concentration, spatial awareness, shape
• Sensorial
recognition, language
• Age-appropriate difficulty
• Motor skills
• Promote development of fine motor and hand-eye
Wooden Rings on • Hand-eye
coordination Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
Vertical Dowel coordination
• Promote concentration, spatial awareness, shape
• Sensorial
recognition
• Age-appropriate difficulty
• Motor skills
3-shape Basic • Promote development of fine motor and hand-eye
• Hand-eye
Puzzle by Adena coordination Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
coordination
Montessori • Promote concentration, spatial awareness, shape
• Sensorial
recognition, language
• Age-appropriate difficulty
• Motor skills
• Promote development of fine motor and hand-eye
3-shape Sorter Set • Hand-eye
coordination Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
by Elite Montessori coordination
• Promote concentration, spatial awareness, shape
• Sensorial
recognition
• Age-appropriate difficulty
• Motor skills
Object • Promote development of fine motor and hand-eye
• Hand-eye
Permanence Box - coordination Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
coordination
Wooden Ball Drop • Promote concentration, spatial awareness, shape
• Sensorial
recognition

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• Age-appropriate difficulty
Object • Motor skills
• Promote development of fine motor and hand-eye
Permanence Box - • Hand-eye
coordination Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
Wooden Coin coordination
• Promote concentration, spatial awareness, shape
Insert Box • Sensorial
recognition
• Motor skills
Box Bins by Leader • Hand-eye coordination and object permanence • Hand-eye
Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
Joy Montessori • Cause and effect learning coordination
• Sensorial
• Age-appropriate difficulty
Object • Motor skills
• Promote development of fine motor and hand-eye
Permanence Box - • Hand-eye
coordination Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
Wooden Ball with coordination
• Promote concentration, spatial awareness, shape
Extended Drawer • Sensorial
recognition
• Age-appropriate difficulty
• Motor skills
• Promote development of fine motor and hand-eye
Cubes on Vertical • Hand-eye
coordination Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
Dowel coordination
• Promote concentration, spatial awareness, shape
• Sensorial
recognition
• Age-appropriate difficulty
• Motor skills
Horizontal Dowel • Promote development of fine motor and hand-eye
• Hand-eye
by Adena coordination Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
coordination
Montessori • Promote concentration, spatial awareness, shape
• Sensorial
recognition
• Age-appropriate difficulty
• Motor skills
Horizontal Dowel • Promote development of fine motor and hand-eye
• Hand-eye
Variation by Adena coordination Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
coordination
Montessori • Promote concentration, spatial awareness, shape
• Sensorial
recognition

• Build on the awareness of object permanence, • Motor skills

Montessori Push
cause and effect • Hand-eye Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Balls
• Strengthen hands coordination

• Motor skills
Montessori Peg • Practise fitting objects into holes
• Hand-eye Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Box • Develop hand-eye coordination
coordination

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• Age-appropriate difficulty
• Motor skills
• Promote development of fine motor and hand-eye
Hape First Shape • Hand-eye
coordination Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Puzzle coordination
• Promote concentration, spatial awareness, shape
• Sensorial
recognition, language
• 3-piece puzzle with easy-grasp jumbo wooden • Motor skills
Melissa & Doug
knobs • Hand-eye
Jumbo Knob Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
• Develop fine motor and hand-eye coordination coordination
Puzzle
• Develop visual discrimination

Accessible
Wardrobe with • Introduction of order and offer of choices
Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
Mirror and Hooks • Promotion of practical life skills and independence
by KidKraft

• Promote balance, concentration, and coordination

Pikler Set • Motor skills Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
• Help strengthen arms and legs, and improve grip

• Promote balance, concentration, and coordination

Pikler Triangle • Motor skills Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
• Help strengthen arms and legs, and improve grip

Amazon Basics
• Develop gross motor skills and coordination • Motor skills Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Kids Soft Play

Radio Flyer Walker • Promote balance, concentration, and coordination

• Motor skills Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
Wagon

Hape Walker • Promote balance, concentration, and coordination

• Motor skills Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Wagon

2-piece Faucet
• Help facilitate independence
Extender by Practical Life Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
• Make water accessible for handwashing
Munchkin

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Height-adjustable
Learning Tower • Help facilitate independence
Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
(available in 4 • Make kitchen/bathroom counter accessible
colors)

Learning Tower • Help facilitate independence

Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
from Walmart • Make kitchen/bathroom counter accessible

Hape Pull Toy • Build strength, balance, and coordination • Motor skills Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying

• Build coordination, strength, muscle control, and

Hape Push Toy • Motor skills Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
body awareness

12-15 months

4-piece Wooden • Presentation of materials

Tray Set in • Promote organization and order in a working Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
Different Sizes space

• Presentation of materials
Montessori Tray • Ergonomic handle
Practical Life Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
(11 by 7 inches) • Promote organization and order in a working
space
• Presentation of materials and promote
Montessori Sorting organization and order in a working space
Tray • Ergonomic handle with compartments [one long Practical Life Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
(4 compartments) section 7 1/8" x 2" (180x50mm) and 3 smaller
compartments 2 3/8" x 2 1/8" (60x55mm) approx.]
• Presentation of materials and promote
organization and order in a working space
Montessori Sorting
• Ergonomic handle with compartments [one long
Tray Practical Life Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
section approx. 9" x 2 1/8" (230x55mm) and 4
(5 compartments)
smaller compartments 2 1/8" x 2 1/8" (55x55mm)
approx.]

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• Presentation of materials
Montessori
• Promote focus, organization and order in a Practical Life Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
Working Rug
working space

• Presentation of materials
Large Hemmed
• Promote focus, organization and order in a Practical Life Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Work Rug
working space

• Promote development of fine motor, hand-eye

Lock Box coordination, dexterity, concentration, and problem Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
solving skills

• Cause and effect learning • Motor skills

• Promote development of fine motor and hand-eye • Hand-eye
Toy Car Track Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
coordination coordination
• Sensorial

• Cause and effect learning

Hammering and • Motor skills
• Promote development of fine motor and hand-eye
Pounding - Balls by • Hand-eye Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
coordination
PlanToys coordination
• Strengthen wrist and arm

• Cause and effect learning

• Motor skills
PlanToys Punch • Promote development of fine motor and hand-eye
• Hand-eye Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
and Drop coordination
coordination
• Strengthen wrist and arm

Hammering and • Cause and effect learning

• Motor skills
Pounding - • Promote development of fine motor and hand-eye
• Hand-eye Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
Wooden Tower by coordination
coordination
Melissa & Doug • Strengthen wrist and arm
• Object permanence drawer with six lids for
• Motor skills
different shapes
Adena Montessori • Hand-eye
• Develops hand-eye coordination, shape Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Imbucare Box coordination
recognition
• Sensorial
• Practise precise hand movements
• Three-piece wooden percussion set which
Hape Junior Includes a tambourine, a maraca and a clapper
Music Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Percussion Set • Learn about rhythm, and develop hand-eye
coordination and hearing

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• Washable and non-toxic suitable for 12 months+

My First Finger
• Promote self-expression, brain development, and Art Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
Paint by Crayola
appreciation of art

• Ergonomic for tiny hands

Washable, Non-
• Washable and non-toxic suitable for 12 months+
toxic, Palm-grasp Art Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
• Promote self-expression, brain development, and
by Crayola
appreciation of art
• Smooth, waterproof polyester material, BPA free
Art Apron for • Washable with soap and water or machine wash
Art Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
Toddlers • One size suitable for toddlers up to 6 years old for
painting, cooking and other recreational activities
• Designed for small hands with smooth wooden
Wooden
handle
Magnifying Lens
• Assist children aged 12M+ with their Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
for Toddlers by
understanding of the world through exploration and
TickiT
observation

• Promote development of fine motor and hand-eye

Transferring and
coordination
Pouring Set by Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
• Practical life skills, transferring and pouring
Naturskool
practice exercises

• Versatile table for arts and crafts, writing,

Flisat Table by Ikea Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
transferring and pouring practice activities

15-18 months
• Cause and effect learning
Hammering and • Motor skills
• Promote development of fine motor and hand-eye
Pounding - Pegs by • Hand-eye Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
coordination
Melissa & Doug coordination
• Strengthen wrist and arm
• Age-appropriate difficulty
• Promote development of fine motor and hand-eye
4-shape Imbucare
coordination Math Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
Sorter
• Promote concentration, spatial awareness, shape
discrimination

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• Age-appropriate difficulty
3-colored Sorting
• Promote development of fine motor and hand-eye
Stacking Rings on Math Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
coordination
a Vertical Dowel
• Promote concentration

• Age-appropriate difficulty
Natural Wood
• Promote development of fine motor and hand-eye
Stacking Rings by Sensorial Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
coordination
PlanToys
• Promote concentration
• Age-appropriate difficulty
• Promote development of fine motor and hand-eye
5-shape Puzzle by
coordination Practical Life Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
Adena Montessori
• Promote concentration, spatial awareness, shape
recognition, language
• Age-appropriate difficulty
• Promote development of fine motor and hand-eye
Melissa & Doug
coordination Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Knob Shape Puzzle
• Promote concentration, spatial awareness, shape
recognition, language
• Foal, goose, cat, dog, calf
5-piece Farm • Awaken interest and awareness of other living
World Starter Set creatures Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
by Schleich • Promote care of environment and language
opportunity
• Cow, foal (baby donkey), rooster, sheep
4-piece Farm • Awaken interest and awareness of other living
World Starter Set creatures Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
by Schleich • Promote care of environment and language
opportunity
• Cheetah cub, pangolin, flamingo, giraffe cub,
African elephant cub
5-piece Wild
• Awaken interest and awareness of other living
Animals Starter Set Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
creatures
by Schleich
• Promote care of environment and language
opportunity
• Lion, baby elephant, chimpanzee cub, zebra
4-piece Wild • Awaken interest and awareness of other living
Animals Starter Set creatures Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
by Schleich • Promote care of environment and language
opportunity

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Colored Ball and • Use a wooden scoop to scoop colored balls into • Motor skills
Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Cup Sorting their corresponding colored cups • Sensorial

• Oversize pegs for little hands & fingers to grasp

• Motor skills
Stacking Peg and stack on the peg boards
• Hand-eye Montessori-friendly Link Sanjukta Roy
Board • Develop fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination,
coordination
and visual motor coordination

Beeswax Crayons • Beeswax crayons safe for children 12 months+ Art Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying

• A colored pencil, watercolor and wax crayon all-in-

STABILO Woody 3 one
Art Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
in 1 Pencil • It washes off windows and is suitable for many
surfaces besides just paper or cardboard

• Different sounds are made when children tap on

PlanToys Solid different locations of the drum
Music Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Drum • Develop a sense of rhythm while enhancing their
auditory perception and arm musculature
• The set includes oval-shaped xylophone, maracas,
Amazon Basics solid drum, concertina, and percussion clapper
Wooden instrument Music Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Instrument Set • Develop creativity, musical ability, and motor
function

• Develop creative thinking and problem-solving

• Motor skills
Lego Duplo abilities, visual-spatial awareness and fine motor Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
• Math
skills

Automatic Water
• Help facilitate independence
Dispenser
• Can be installed to an accessible table or play Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
(Supervision
kitchen to make it functional
required)

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• Help facilitate independence, accessible and

practical
Wooden Toddler • Convertible to functional by installing an
Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
Kitchen by Ikea automatic dispenser or putting a glass jar with
faucet filled with drinking water (see under 18-21
months)

Wobble Board by
• Promote balance, concentration, and coordination
Kinderfeets (12 • Motor skills Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
months and up)

18-21 moths

• Promote development of fine motor, dexterity, and

Lacing Beads by
hand-eye coordination Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
Melissa & Doug
• Facilitate independence and practical life skills

• Promote development of fine motor, dexterity, and

Cash Box hand-eye coordination Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
• Facilitate independence and practical life skills

• Promote development of fine motor, hand-eye

Twist and Sort by
coordination, and problem solving skills • Motor skills Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
Adena Montessori

Hape Toddler Peg • Strengthen hand-eye coordination, fine-motor, and

• Motor skills Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Puzzle problem solving skills

Wooden Shape
• Promote hand-eye coordination, fine motor, and • Motor skills
Color Sorting by Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
problem solving skills • Sensorial
Dreampark

Melissa & Doug

• Promote hand-eye coordination, fine motor, and • Motor skills
Stack and Sort Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
problem solving skills • Sensorial
Board

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Stacking Cubes • Promote development of fine motor, hand-eye

• Motor skills
Nesting Blocks by coordination, and problem solving skills Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
• Sensorial
Towo (Natural)

• Develops analytical skills and helps with

Wooden Balancing
understand math concepts
Cactus Stacking Math Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
• Promote learning of balance, patience and
Toy by PlanToys
concentration

• Develop hand-eye coordination, and fine motor

Screw Block Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
skills

Wood Nuts and • Develop hand-eye coordination, and fine motor

Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Bolts skills

The Fine Motor • Develop hand-eye coordination, and fine motor

Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Hedgehog skills

Learning
Resources Jumbo • Learn the names of the animals
Jungle Animal • Pair with picture cards (not included) for object to Language Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Figures: Mommas picture matching
and Babies
Learning
• Learn the names of the animals
Resources Jumbo
• Pair with picture cards (not included) for object to Language Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Forest Animal
picture matching
Figures

• Learn the names of the animals

Schleich Wild
• Pair with picture cards (not included) for object to Language Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Animal Figures
picture matching

• Learn the names of the animals

Schleich Farm
• Pair with picture cards (not included) for object to Language Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Animal Figures
picture matching

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• Practice latches and locks on doors that open and

Melissa & Doug
close Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Latches Barn Toy
• Develop fine motor skills, and animal recognition

• Practice latches and locks on doors that open and

Melissa & Doug
close Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Latches Board
• Develop fine motor skills

Child-size Glass • Children can serve themselves independently or

Practical Life Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Pitcher use it for practical life activities

• Encourage children to develop confidence and

Child-size Glass Practical Life Montessori Link Yujie Ying
independence by drinking from a glass

Wooden Toddler's • Develop fine motor skills

Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
Knife • Facilitate independence and practical life skills

Wavy Chopper Set

• Develop fine motor skills
(under adult Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
• Facilitate independence and practical life skills
supervision)

• Develop fine motor skills

Nylon Knife Set Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
• Facilitate independence and practical life skills

Cooking and • Develop fine motor skills

Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Baking Set • Facilitate independence and practical life skills

Dry Food
Dispenser for Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
• Facilitate independence and practical life skills
Accessible Snack

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Liquid Dispense for

Accessible Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
• Facilitate independence and practical life skills
Beverage

• Promote development of fine motor and hand-eye

Brushing Teeth
coordination
Model with Practical Life Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
• Teach care of self via visual model and
Educational Cards
opportunity for language learning

• Available in 1, 3 and 5 minutes

Mega Sand Timer
• Visual aid for the concept of time, can be used in Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
by TickiT
toothbrushing or any practical activities

Toddler Cleaning • Promote care of the environment, accountability,

Set by Melissa & and responsibility Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
Doug • Facilitate independence and practical life skills

Balance Stepping
• Promote balance, concentration, and coordination • Motor skills Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
Stones by Kaspien

Versatile Balance
Beam Obstacle • Promote balance, concentration, and coordination • Motor skills Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
Course

Strider Balance
Bike (18 months to • Promote balance, concentration, and coordination • Motor skills Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
4 years old)

• Learn how to fasten buttons

Montessori
• Develop hand-eye coordination and improve the
Toddler Velcro Practical Life Montessori Link Yujie Ying
control of hand muscle movement
Dressing Frame
• Develop independence

• Learn how to fasten buttons

Montessori
• Develop hand-eye coordination and improve the
Toddler Buckle Practical Life Montessori Link Yujie Ying
control of hand muscle movement
Dressing Frame
• Develop independence

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• Learn how to fasten buttons

Montessori
• Develop hand-eye coordination and improve the
Toddler Snap Practical Life Montessori Link Yujie Ying
control of hand muscle movement
Dressing Frame
• Develop independence

BabyBjörn Potty • Compact and practical potty - at home and on trips Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying

Potty Seat • Portable toddler potty seat Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying

• Potty training with ladder allows your child to use

Potty with Ladder Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
the bathroom with independence

Toilet Seat
• Convenient toddler toilet seat reducer Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
Reducer

21-24 months

Peg Puzzles • Develop fine motor skills, and visual discrimination Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying

• Lacing with a thread that has a stick on the end

Threading Toy • Develop hand-eye coordination and fine motor Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
skills

• Open compartments with different latches

Montessori Lock
• Develop pincer grip, wrist movement, and problem- Practical Life Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Boxes
solving skills

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• Plant and grow vegetables on window sill

Vegetable Planting
• Learn about plants and develop a sense of Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
and Growing Kit
responsibility (care of environment)

• Pegs and rings offer different plug-in variations

Toddler Pegboard Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
• Develop fine motor skills

• Practice pincer grip

• Develop visual discrimination of dimensions, and
Toddler Knobbed the concepts of large and small, tall and short, wide
Sensorial Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Cylinders and narrow, shallow and deep, and thick and thin
• Develop one-to-one correspondence, and the
ability to compare
• Recognize the size of carrots to put them back to
the slots
• Develop fine motor skills
Size Sorting Puzzle Sensorial Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
• Develop visual discrimination of dimensions
• Develop one-to-one correspondence, and the
ability to compare

Touch and Match

Board by TickiT • Tactile and memory exercise
Sensorial Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
(offer few pieces • Develop fine motor and problem-solving skills
to start)

• Recognize 14 realistic pairs of domestic animals

Domestic Animal
printed in thick and chunky quality Beech plywood
Matching Game -
pieces Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
Parent and
• Encourage creativity and communication skills
Offspring by TickiT
• Recommended 12 months and up

Wooden Category • Promote development of fine motor, hand-eye

Sorting for coordination, and problem solving skills Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
Toddlers

Wooden Logic
• Promote development of fine motor, hand-eye
Stacking Puzzle
coordination, and problem solving skills • Motor skills Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
(offer a few pieces
to start)

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Playground Chalk • High quality pigmentation chalk

by Ses Creative • Stimulate creativity and imagination
Art Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
(supervision • Promote self-expression, brain development, and
required) appreciation of art

10-pack Non-toxic • Stimulate creativity and imagination

Play-Doh Modeling • Promote self-expression, brain development, and Art Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
Clay appreciation of art

Shape, Model, and

• Stimulate creativity and imagination
Mold Clay Activity
• Promote self-expression, brain development, and Art Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
Set by Melissa &
appreciation of art
Doug
• Improve dexterity, hand-eye coordination, and
stimulate creativity
Wooden Building
• High-grade quality smooth-sanded hardwood
Blocks by iPlay, • Motor skills Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
blocks
iLearn
• Sturdy, solid and safe for kids with a wooden
storage crate

2-2.5 years
• Slide the rings through the slot to stack on the
Montessori Ring pegs
Practical Life Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
Slide • Learn cause and effect, and develop hand-eye
coordination

• Make different patterns with rubber bands on this

Geoboard geometrical board Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Sanjukta Roy
• Develop fine motor & visual motor skills

PlanToys
• Learn shapes and sorting
Geometric Peg Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
• Develop fine motor skills
Board

• 2-piece jigsaw puzzles

2-Piece Puzzles Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
• Develop fine motor skills, and visual discrimination

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Melissa & Doug 4- • 4-piece jigsaw puzzles

Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Piece Puzzles • Develop fine motor skills, and visual discrimination

Step Stool with • Help facilitate independence

Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Support Handles • Make kitchen/bathroom counter accessible

• Help facilitate independence

Step Stool Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
• Make kitchen/bathroom counter accessible

Mystery Bag • Develop tactile exploration

Sensorial Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Geometric Solids • Introduces new vocabulary for geometric solids

Montessori Color • Introduction to help identify 3 primary colors (blue,

Sensorial Montessori Link Abbey Auzcenas
Tablet Box 1 yellow, and red) and train visual discrimination

• Early STEM lessons in balance and measurement

HABA Balance
• Fosters fine motor skills, concentration and hand- Math Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Scale
eye coordination

• 5 rainbow-colored wooden eggs each of which

HABA Musical
make a different sound
Eggs | Made in Music Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
• Foster auditory discovery, learn to distinguish
Germany
sounds, and develop a feel for rhythm

Non-Toxic Toddler • Sidewalk chalk made with child-safe pigments and

Art Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Sidewalk Chalk is certified non-toxic

2.5-3 years

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• Hardwood stand with 12 dressing frames: Hook &

Eye, Lacing, Ribbon Tying, Large Buttons, Small
Montessori Buttons, Zipping, Snap Closure, Safety Pins,
Practical Life Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Dressing Frames Buckles, Clips, Shoe Lacing and Velcro
• Develop coordination, concentration, and
independence
• 6 dressing boards: Tie, Button, Snap, Lace, Zip, and
Learn to Dress Buckle
Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Sanjukta Roy
Boards • Develop coordination, concentration, and
independence

• 10 x 10 peg board with 1200 colored small pegs in

12 different colours
Peg Board Practical Life Montessori Link Yujie Ying
• Peg colours are equivalent to the Montessori short
bead stairs

Head to Tail - Self-

Correcting • Develop fine motor skills, and visual discrimination Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Matching Puzzle

Wooden Bead
Sequencing Set • Promote observation, logical, critical and strategic
with Pattern thinking, problem solving, dexterity, hand-eye Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
Boards by Melissa coordination
& Doug
48-pieces
Balancing Stones • Promote creativity, balance, patience and
(Colored and concentration
Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
Natural Colors) • Delicate design and fine cutting, giving more
offer few pieces to possibilities and challenges during playing
start

• Turn the correct keys to unlock doors, slide doors

Melissa & Doug
open, and press lever to release vehicles Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Toy Keys and Cars
• Develop fine motor skills

Melissa & Doug

• Child-size table and chair set where a child can
Child-Size Table Practical Life Montessori Link Yujie Ying
work on activities and have food
and Chair Set

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• Set of 4 blocks with cylinders varying in height

Kid Advance
and/or diameter in each block
Montessori Sensorial Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
• Develop visual discrimination of size, and pincer
Knobbed Cylinders
grasp
• 10 wooden cubes painted pink and width
graduated in increments from 1 cm to 10 cm
• Develop visual and muscular perception
• Develop coordination of movement and fine motor
Pink Tower Sensorial Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
control
• Indirectly prepare for mathematics by giving the
child experiences in comparison, grading and
seriation with the cube
• 10 hardwood prisms ranging from 1 cm x 1 cm x
20 cm to 10 cm x 10 cm x 20 cm demonstrate the
change in width (breadth)
• Develop visual discrimination of dimensions, and
Brown Stair Sensorial Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
muscular perception of dimensions
• Develop visual discrimination of dimensions
• Indirectly prepare for concepts in plane geometry,
area and volume

Small Pink Tower • Smaller versions (Size:0.7cm-7cm) of the standard

Sensorial Montessori-friendly Link Sanjukta Roy
and Brown Stair Pink Tower and Brown Stair

• The cylinders are graded from very soft to loud

Sound Cylinders Sensorial Montessori Link Yujie Ying
• Refine auditory sense

• 6 matching pairs of pressure cylinders hold in a

Pressure Cylinders hardwood-made tray
by Adena • Pairs of equal pressure with plungers in two colors Sensorial Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
Montessori • By pressing the spring-loaded plungers, the child
senses the difference in resistance pressure

• Second box to help identify more colors, train

Montessori Color
visual discrimination, cultivate keen observation Sensorial Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
Tablet Box 2
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Wooden Colour
• Promote observation, logical, critical and strategic
Sorting Toy by Sensorial Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
thinking, problem solving, dexterity, hand-eye
TOWO
coordination

Shape Sorting
• Develop shape recognition, and fine motor skills Sensorial Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Puzzle

• Wooden tray for displaying 3 part nomenclature

3-Part-Card Tray cards. With three sections for word cards, picture Language Montessori Link Yujie Ying
cards and control cards

• Sharpen recognition and memory skills

Face Memory
• Enhance focus, attention to detail, and spatial Language Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Matching Game
memory

• Learn the names of numerals 1-10

• Recognize numerals 1-10
Sandpaper • Associate the symbol with the name of numbers
Math Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
Numbers 1-10
• Practice the hand for writing numerals
• Count from 1 to 10

Cards and • Learn 1 to 1 correspondence, recognize the written

Math Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Counters numerical symbols, and count from 1-10

• Learn 1 to 1 correspondence, recognize the written

Peg Number Board Math Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
numerical symbols, and count from 1-10

• Learn 1 to 1 correspondence, recognize the written

Number Puzzle Math Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
numerical symbols, and count from 1-10

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Magnet Building • Develop creativity, color and shape recognition,

Math Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Tiles and architectural design

• 5-layer wooden puzzle that explores the skeletal,

Human Body respiratory, digestive, and muscular system
Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Puzzle • Learn about body parts
• Promotes body positivity

• Five piece music se – ukulele(tunable),

Hape Instrument tambourine, clapper, rattle and rainmaker
Music Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Set • Develop auditory sense, hand-eye coordination,
and ear-to-hand coordination

3-4 years

Melissa & Doug • Practice lacing and tracing skills

Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Sanjukta Roy
Lace and Trace Set • Promote fine motor skills

PlanToys Lacing • Practice lacing and tracing skills

Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Board • Promote fine motor skills

• Practice flossing and brushing teeth on a model,

Brushing Teeth and learn to enjoy the activity as well as master the
Practical Life Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
Model and Cards technique
• Learn names of teeth

Matching Colorful • Promote development of fine motor, hand-eye

Keys and Locks coordination, dexterity, concentration, and problem Practical Life Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
Set solving skills

• Promote development of fine motor, hand-eye

Matching Keys and
coordination, dexterity, concentration, and problem Practical Life Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Locks Set
solving skills

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• Promote development of fine motor, hand-eye

Screw Driver Board coordination, dexterity, concentration, and problem Practical Life Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
solving skills

Hammering and • Enhance fine motors skill

Practical Life Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Pounding • Strengthen their hands

• 12-piece jigsaw puzzles

12-Piece Puzzles Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
• Develop fine motor skills, and visual discrimination

• 24-piece jigsaw puzzles

24- Piece Puzzles Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
• Develop fine motor skills, and visual discrimination

• Promote visual discrimination of color and form,

Binomial Cube Sensorial Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
and mathematical mind

• Build tactile awareness, fine motor skills and

Textured Squares Sensorial Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
vocabulary skills

• Refine fine motor skills

Knobless Cylinders • Develop visual discrimination of dimensions Sensorial Montessori Link Yujie Ying
• Develop ability to visually grade

Small Knobless • Smaller version of the standard Knobless

Sensorial Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Cylinders Cylinders

• Box divided into nine sections containing seven

shades of nine different colors: blue, red, yellow,
Montessori Color
orange, green, purple, pink, brown, gray Sensorial Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
Tablet Box 3
• Distinguish different colors and their shades,
develop certain sensitivity to colors

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Kid Advance Color • Match skittles with color shades from dark to light
Resemblance • Develop visual discrimination of colors, and fine Sensorial Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Sorting motor skills

• Develop visual discrimination, the ability to match,

Animal Object to
and Language Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Picture Matching
reading readiness

Sand Tray for • Develop confidence in forming letters

Language Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
Alphabets • Prepare for writing with a pencil on paper

Chalk Boards with • Develop confidence in forming letters

Language Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Lines and Squares • Prepare for writing with a pencil on paper

• Practice writing
Sandpaper Letters Language Montessori Link Yujie Ying
• Associate phonetic sounds with symbols

Grooved Letter • Practice writing

Language Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Tiles • Associate phonetic sounds with symbols

Sandpaper Letter • Practice writing

Language Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Cards • Associate phonetic sounds with symbols

Sandpaper Letter • Practice writing

Language Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Cards • Associate phonetic sounds with symbols

Match It! - Reading • Refine visual perception

Language Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Game • Develop reading readiness

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• Refine visual perception

Go Together Cards • Develop reading readiness Language Montessori Link Yujie Ying
• Develop logical sequence and reasoning

• Develop reading readiness

Opposites Puzzles Language Montessori Link Yujie Ying
• Understand the concept of opposites

• Develop reading readiness

Rhyming Puzzles • Reinforce auditory discrimination Language Montessori Link Yujie Ying
• Develop phonemic awareness

• Learn feelings and emotions with pictures of

Emotions Cards people from a range of cultural and ethnic Language Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
backgrounds and of varying ages

• 8 toddler-size trucks including excavator,

bulldozer, forklift, roller, dumper, mixer trucks, crane
Construction Truck and garbage truck
Language Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Figures • Learn the names of construction vehicles
• Pair with picture cards (not included) for object to
picture matching

Safari Ltd Insects • 14 insect figurines

Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
TOOB • Learn about various insects

Safari Ltd World • 7 landmark figurines

Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Landmarks TOOB • Learn about various landmarks

Safari Ltd World • 8 instrument figurines

Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Landmarks TOOB • Learn about various musical instruments

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• Learn the quantities of numbers 1-10

Bead Stair Math Montessori Link Yujie Ying
• Learn the relationships of numbers 1-10

• Develop mathematical skills - counting, quantities,

Bead box Math Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
mathematical operations and number relations

• Understand the concept of zero

• Learn the natural sequence of numerals
• Learn that show that there are no symbols other
Spindle Box Math Montessori Link Yujie Ying
than 0-9
• Learn that single entities make up numerals
• Associate the quantity and the symbol
• Smaller versions of the standard Teens and Tens
Boards with beads
• Recognize 1-19 and 11-99 consecutive numbers
Small Teens and
• Understand the sequence of consecutive numbers Math Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
Tens Boards
• Understand the relationship between tens and
ones, and the consistency between quantity and the
symbol "number" representing quantity

Fraction Skittles • Learn about fractions Math Montessori Link Yujie Ying

• Develop creative thinking and problem-solving

• Motor skills
LEGO Classic Kit abilities, visual-spatial awareness and fine motor Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
• Math
skills

• Develop cognitive thinking, spatial thinking, and an

Hape Wooden understanding of Science, Technology, Engineering, • Motor skills
Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Marble Run Art and Mathematics principles • Math
• Develop fine motor skills

Solar System
• Learn about our solar system Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Sanjukta Roy
Puzzle

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• Learn about continental plate, ocean, concave

convex touch surface - the land part is slightly
Sandpaper Globe Culture & Science Montessori Link Yujie Ying
higher than the ocean part and continent surface
part is frosted and textured

• Learn about continental plate, ocean, concave

convex touch surface - the land part is slightly
Montessori Globe Culture & Science Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
higher than the ocean part and continent surface
part is frosted and textured

Continent Map • Learn about continents Culture & Science Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy

Animals and
• Gain knowledge of different animals living in
Continents Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
different continents
Matching

Montessori Horse • Learn the names of various parts of a horse

Culture & Science Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
Puzzle • Learn about vertebrate groups

Montessori Fish • Learn the names of various parts of a fish

Culture & Science Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
Puzzle • Learn about vertebrate groups

Montessori • Learn the names of various parts of a rooster

Culture & Science Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
Rooster Puzzle • Learn about vertebrate groups

Montessori Frog • Learn the names of various parts of a frog

Culture & Science Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
Puzzle • Learn about vertebrate groups

Montessori Turtle • Learn the names of various parts of a turtle

Culture & Science Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
Puzzle • Learn about vertebrate groups

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Montessori Bird • Learn the names of various parts of a bird

Culture & Science Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
Puzzle • Learn about vertebrate groups

Montessori Root
• Learn the names of various parts of a root Culture & Science Montessori Link Abbey Azucenas
Puzzle

Montessori Tree
• Learn the names of various parts of a tree Culture & Science Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
Puzzle

Montessori Flower
• Learn the names of various parts of a flower Culture & Science Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
Puzzle

Montessori Leaf
• Learn the names of various parts of a leaf Culture & Science Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
Puzzle

• Set of 8 color-coded handbells in the key of C;

Fat Brain Toys
bells are numbered for easily following song sheet
Rainbow Music Music Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
• Develop music skills, recognition of numbers and
Hand Bells
colors; encourages creativity

Crayola Washable
• Washable and non toxic paint Art Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Kid's Paint

Crayola Paint
• 4 count flat painting brushes Art Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Brushes

Crayola Kids
• Dual-sided dry erase and chalkboard easel Art Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Wooden Easel

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Melissa & Doug

• Dual-sided dry erase and chalkboard easel Art Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Tabletop Easel

• Putty made in the USA from non toxic silicone,

with the help of exceptional individuals challenged
Thinking Putty with disabilities Art Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
• Develop hand, finger and grip strength
• Promote self-expression and appreciation of art

4-5 years

48- Piece Solar • 48-piece jigsaw puzzle

Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
System Puzzle • Develop fine motor skills, and visual discrimination

48- Piece
• 48-piece jigsaw puzzle
Yellowstone Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
• Develop fine motor skills, and visual discrimination
Wildlife Puzzle

• Enhance fine motors skill

HABA Tap & Tack Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
• Strengthen their hands

• Identify 3D shapes and understand surface area

and volume. Including Cube, cuboid, cylinder,
Geometric Solids Sensorial Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
quadrangular pyramid, triangular pyramid, cone,
oval, ellipsoid, sphere

• Promote visual discrimination of color and form,

Trinomial Cube Sensorial Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
and mathematical mind

• Practice writing
Movable Alphabet Language Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
• Reinforce phonetic sounds with symbols

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Words Puzzles • Learn to read Language Montessori Link Yujie Ying

• Develop visual discrimination of dimensions

• Associate the name and the quantity of numbers
Number Rods 1-10 Math Montessori Link Yujie Ying
• Learn the quantities, names, and relationships of
numbers 1-10

Small Number
• Smaller version of the standard Number Rods Math Montessori-friendly Link Sanjukta Roy
Rods

Hundred Board • Learn the sequence of numbers 1 through 100 Math Montessori Link Yujie Ying

Small Hundred
• Smaller version of the standard Hundred Board Math Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
Board

Golden Beads • Understand the decimal system

Math Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
Bankers Game • Practice arithmetic operations

Fraction Insets • Learn 1-10 counting fractions Math Montessori Link Yujie Ying

Melissa & Doug • Identify the hour and minute hands

Turn & Tell • Learn the difference between analog and digital Math Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Wooden Clock time

Melissa & Doug • Identify the hour and minute hands

Turn & Tell • Learn the difference between analog and digital Math Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Wooden Clock time

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• Understand the composition of Earth's interior

Core of the Earth
• Understand the position of the crust, mantle and Culture & Science Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
Puzzle
earth core

Phases of the
• Learn about the lunar cycle Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Sanjukta Roy
Moon

Puzzle Map of
• Learn about the North America Culture & Science Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
North America

USA Puzzle Map • Learn about the states Culture & Science Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy

• Learn 4 major stages of development of a plant:

from seed to germination, seedling, and green bean
Green Bean Plant
plant, and educational info in 3 languages
Life Cycle by Safari Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
• Individually hand-painted with solid construction
LTD
from quality and safe materials
• For children ages 4 and up

• Learn 4 major stages of development of a chicken:

eggs, hatchling, chick, mature chicken, and
Chicken Life Cycle educational info in 3 languages
Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
by Safari LTD • Individually hand-painted with solid construction
from quality and safe materials
• For children ages 4 and up

• Learn different stages of development of a frog: a

cluster of eggs, three tadpole stages, and an adult
Frog Life Cycle by frog, and educational info in 3 languages
Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
Safari LTD • Individually hand-painted with solid construction
from quality and safe materials
• For children ages 4 and up

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• Learn 4 major stages of development of a sea

turtle: eggs, hatchling, juvenile, adult sea turtle, and
Green Sea Turtle
educational info in 3 languages
Life Cycle by Safari Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
• Individually hand-painted with solid construction
LTD
from quality and safe materials
• For children ages 4 and up

• Learn 4 major stages of development of a honey

bee: egg, larva, pupa, mature adult honey bee, and
Honey Bee Life educational info in 3 languages
Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
Cycle by Safari LTD • Individually hand-painted with solid construction
from quality and safe materials
• For children ages 4 and up

• Learn 4 major stages of development of an ant:

tiny white eggs, larvae, pupa, worker ant, and
Ant Life Cycle by educational info in 3 languages
Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
Safari LTD • Individually hand-painted with solid construction
from quality and safe materials
• For children ages 4 and up

• Learn 4 major stages of development of a ladybug:

eggs, larva, pupa, ladybug, and educational info in 3
Ladybug Life Cycle languages
Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
by Safari LTD • Individually hand-painted with solid construction
from quality and safe materials
• For children ages 4 and up

• Learn 4 major stages of development of a

butterfly: egg, larva, pupa, and adult butterfly, and
educational info in 3 languages
Butterfly Life Cycle
• Individually hand-painted with solid construction Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
by Safari LTD
from quality and safe materials
• For children ages 4 and up (CURRENTLY
UNAVAILABLE, WILL UPDATE LINK)

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• Only kit that includes both FREE caterpillars and

Butterfly Garden shipping
Home School • Large tuck-away learning panel highlights the
Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
Edition by Insect stages of metamorphosis, with early-learning
Lore biology facts
• 12-page STEM-authenticated journal included

24-piece Life Cycle • Hand-painted and sculpted anatomically correct

Set (Butterfly, details to show each stage of development
Ladybug, Honey (Butterfly, Ladybug, Honey Bee, Praying Mantis, Ant,
Bee, Praying and Frog) Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Abbey Azucenas
Mantis, Ant, and • STEM Accessory Certified toy can help cultivate
Frog) by Insect an interest in STEM (science, technology,
Lore engineering, and mathematics)

5-6 years

• Build sewing skills

Sewing Kit Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
• Improve fine motor skills and dexterity

• 180-piece 3D jigsaw puzzles

180 Piece 3D
• Develop fine motor skills, and visual discrimination Practical Life Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Globe Puzzle
• Practice number sequences

Baric Tablets • Explore differences in weight Sensorial Montessori Link Yujie Ying

Double Sandpaper
• Learn digraphs Language Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Letters

Montessori
Colored Bead • Learn skip counting and multiplication Math Montessori Link Yujie Ying
Chains & Squares

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Multiplication and
• Learn multiplication and division Math Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
Division Board

• Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and

Stamp Game Math Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy
division

Grammar Symbols • Reinforce sensorially each part of speech Language Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy

Grammar Box • Learn about grammar Language Montessori Link Sanjukta Roy

• Learn world flags and geographic locations of

Flags of The World Culture & Science Montessori Link Yujie Ying
different countries

Squishy Human • Learn different parts of human body and how they
Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Body Model work

My First Mind
• 20 piece science experiment kit, with 11
Blowing Science Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
experiments
Experiment Kit

6-9 years
• Combination logic game, puzzle, magnetic marble
maze
Gravity Maze Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Justine Megee
• Build creative problem solving skills
• Develop critical thinking skills

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• Introduction to electronic circuitry

Snap Circuits • Develop problem solving and support interest in Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Justine Megee
the science field

• Create beautiful art while also learning some

science
Paper Marbling Kit Art Montessori-friendly Link Justine Megee
• Help with following directions and creativity. can
even link to history!
Natural History:
The Ultimate • Incredible book for elementary kids ages 6+
Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Justine Megee
Visual Guide to • Help spark interest and can be a great resource
Everything on Earth

• This weaving looms lends itself to art, history,

Weaving Loom Art Montessori-friendly Link Justine Megee
geometry, and handwork!

• This is a fantastic game that can help with

Catan Kids strategy, lead into history, and fundamental needs Cognitive Montessori-friendly Link Justine Megee
of humans.

NATIONAL • More than 15 experiment activities

GEOGRAPHIC • Develop an appreciation for a variety of Earth Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Earth Science Kit sciences

• 33 experiments with magnets of all shapes and

Magnetic Science sizes
Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Experiments • Make invisible magnetic fields
• Build an electromagnet

Microscope STEM • Beginner compound microscope with 52-piece

Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Yujie Ying
Kit accessory kit

9-12 years

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• Combination of logic game, puzzle, magnetic

National
marble maze
Geographic crystal Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Justine Megee
• Build creative problem solving skills
growing kit
• Develop critical thinking skills

• Card game that builds logical thinking and

Set Card Game recognition of visual rules Cognitive Montessori-friendly Link Justine Megee
• Great preparation for coding

• Strategy game, great for beginners and pros

Othello Cognitive Montessori-friendly Link Justine Megee
• Strengthen spatial reasoning and visualization

• Simple coding robot to introduce robotics and

Evo Ozobot coding Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Justine Megee
• Coding without and with computers

• Soap making can lead to art, history, science, and

Soap Making Kit Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Justine Megee
commerce work!

Da Vinci Helicopter • Model making can lead to greater control of the

Culture & Science Montessori-friendly Link Justine Megee
Model Kit hands, history, art, and engineering.

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