Movement, Page 3

A crochet ring-shaped figure designed for reaching and grasping.

A wooden ring designed for reaching and grasping.

Wooden interlocking discs designed for reaching and grasping.

The fourth and final of the Montessori Mobile series is The Dancer Mobile. This mobile has 4 figures resembling an abstract human form with the head, arms and legs suspended...

The Gobbi Mobile is the third in the Montessori Mobile series. This mobile is introduced at three months when the infant is able to see the complete color spectrum. It includes...

The second Montessori Mobile, The Octahedron Mobile, is introduced right around 7 weeks when the newborn is able to percieve the difference in contrast between the bright...

The first in the series of the four Montessori Mobiles, The Munari Mobile is typically offered from birth through two months. The high contrast black and white colors are best...

The Basket of Balls is a small basket containing a set of varying types of balls. Work with this material helps the infant discover size, weight, texture, and more. It promotes...

The child pushes the balls through the lined holes. This action develops the refined hand movements - hand, wrist and finger control. It improves the child's manipulative...

With this exercise the child perfects its hand/eye coordination, builds hand muscles and dexterity and practices using the fine motor pincer grasp when manipulating the bolts....

Use of this material helps the child develop his problem solving skills, hand-eye coordination, size discrimination and visual perception. The easy to pull slide and action of...

The child stacks the rings on the 'rocking' cone-shaped peg. Use of this material aids in developing hand-eye concentration, size discrimination, concentration, focus and...