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Montessori vs. Waldorf Toys
Montessori Toys & Learning Montessori Toys and Montessori Learning are named after their Dr. Maria Montessori, the first woman physician in Italy. Montessori preschools are meant for ages 3-6. Montessori schools are four-fold. They include: practical life, sensory, language and reading, and mathematics. Practical life skills include painting, cooking, and other activities. Sensory learning is built around learning visual discrimination through shapes, color and feel. This area includes stacking blocks and building towers. Language and reading starts with reading aloud to learn each letter. Mathematics is taught through hands on, tangible multiplication games using materials like beads. Montessori learning is an independent approach allowing...