tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430891427414273196.post6179042612355724479..comments2024-03-28T16:47:15.922-04:00Comments on Beautiful Sun Montessori: Shelves SetupSusannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091714936994801010noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430891427414273196.post-20913804993166698142017-08-07T12:04:39.638-04:002017-08-07T12:04:39.638-04:00The room is beautiful and the love and care are ev...The room is beautiful and the love and care are evident! Thank you for sharing!Cathiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929375345139031267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430891427414273196.post-49714060860740157802017-06-21T08:31:01.018-04:002017-06-21T08:31:01.018-04:00very nice classroom! great inspiration! can I ask ...very nice classroom! great inspiration! can I ask for the dimension of your bead cabinet? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16364797232412043243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430891427414273196.post-91277552437172065302013-11-06T00:01:18.437-05:002013-11-06T00:01:18.437-05:00SOO beautiful!! I really enjoyed seeing your shelv...SOO beautiful!! I really enjoyed seeing your shelves. Arrangement is very nice. I really like how things are compacted and well fit but not crowded at all. I especially love your "beginning sensorial shelf"! So appealing to eye. I hadn't seen that arrangement with Pink Tower on the shelf beforeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16469937810894785074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430891427414273196.post-82378959077049959622012-10-15T20:46:00.537-04:002012-10-15T20:46:00.537-04:00Hi Jenna,
The first batch of shelves for the clas...Hi Jenna,<br /><br />The first batch of shelves for the classroom (14 shelves) were made by a local carpenter. The rest I've made myself as necessity has demanded. Shelves on the web are way to costly for me to consider. I would suggest also asking among your parent community if there are any carpenters willing to do the job. If you are not looking for the ultimate quality in shelving, home made works just fine. We sand and re-finsih our shelves yearly, and they have held up nicely.<br /><br />Good luck!<br /><br />SusanneSusannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03091714936994801010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430891427414273196.post-82310932585705428412012-10-15T18:47:26.356-04:002012-10-15T18:47:26.356-04:00Hi,
Where did you get your actual shelves? Looking...Hi,<br />Where did you get your actual shelves? Looking for less expensive than Montessori sites...thx!!jeannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08377280272096266934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430891427414273196.post-34531934226923359672012-10-15T18:45:43.896-04:002012-10-15T18:45:43.896-04:00Hi, where did you get your actual shelves...lookin...Hi, where did you get your actual shelves...looking for some cheaper than Montessori sites. Thx!!jeannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08377280272096266934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430891427414273196.post-90365630270330020082012-07-24T14:08:09.753-04:002012-07-24T14:08:09.753-04:00Thank you so much for your photos of your material...Thank you so much for your photos of your materials. It is "exactly" what I was looking for. I have just returned to teaching preschool, having taught in a Montessori Preschool (I can't believe I'm saying this) about 25 years ago. I am now trying to set up a practical life area,in a preschool which is open to Montessori activities. It is hard to not have all the materials. But one step at a time!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594720568247286743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430891427414273196.post-22030932936401989212011-09-02T16:48:16.068-04:002011-09-02T16:48:16.068-04:00just to repeat what has been said - lovely classro...just to repeat what has been said - lovely classroom and great photos! <br />thank you :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673011089621103207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430891427414273196.post-4126364920513592022011-06-17T07:03:10.752-04:002011-06-17T07:03:10.752-04:00thank you, it is such an eye opener for newcomers ...thank you, it is such an eye opener for newcomers in the field of education.jayantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15019781706355695264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430891427414273196.post-13976135066293274732010-11-26T20:50:44.069-05:002010-11-26T20:50:44.069-05:00Thank you!!! What a beautiful classroom! I reall...Thank you!!! What a beautiful classroom! I really enjoyed your HUGE math area and the grammer boxes. It shows that you really love what you do and I'm glad you shared your wonderful shelves with us.Yvette Riverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08985742707899088219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430891427414273196.post-70112429681204743882010-08-23T00:33:18.363-04:002010-08-23T00:33:18.363-04:00I love your setup. Regarding pink tower, we use a ...I love your setup. Regarding pink tower, we use a stand and put it beside the sensorial shelf. My co teachers husband made it but it's Amazon has it (Montessori pink tower stand) for $9.99Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15444241844735457068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430891427414273196.post-19954386455955088122010-08-05T15:36:54.699-04:002010-08-05T15:36:54.699-04:00I always enjoy seeing what's on other people&#...I always enjoy seeing what's on other people's shelves, particularly in the Practical Life section where there's room for creativity. <br /><br />I need to take a good look at our shelves and determine our current needs are.<br /><br />Thanks very much for sharing this.<br /><br />Warmly,<br />Mari-Ann<br />Counting CoconutsCounting Coconutshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09417165680507471874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430891427414273196.post-6455367105017348832010-08-03T09:01:26.660-04:002010-08-03T09:01:26.660-04:00Thank you Colleen!Thank you Colleen!Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03091714936994801010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430891427414273196.post-17742718181077648262010-07-25T08:31:01.925-04:002010-07-25T08:31:01.925-04:00Your classroom is beautiful. I love your shaped gr...Your classroom is beautiful. I love your shaped grammar boxes!! Might try to make some. Thanks for sharing.N from the Learning Arkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11090391815249126797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430891427414273196.post-84754894314957742742010-07-24T15:05:33.346-04:002010-07-24T15:05:33.346-04:00Just so lovely...thank you for sharing and happy s...Just so lovely...thank you for sharing and happy summer! If you end up having to come over to Florida for any practicums related to the online training you are taking or if you come to the International Montessori Foundation's fall conference in 2010, it would be neat to meet you. You are always an inspiration to me. even though we are having to implement our Montessori in the home setting, I still strive to have it be as nice and organized as so altogether beautiful as your environment is for your children in your school.<br />Thank you so much for allowing us to see into your classroom and how your shelves look. they really make the work look even that more appealing than it already naturally is.<br />Happy summer!<br />:) Colleen <br />P.S. I am in the process of giving you an award called Blog With substance. It is supposed to encourage people to read excellent blogs and yours is certainly excellent and has so much to give all those who aspire to either be guides in a Montessori school or live in a Montessori inspired home...am writing it right now...The Sunshine Crewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18192803776942631973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430891427414273196.post-13420674473498721332010-07-24T09:23:59.572-04:002010-07-24T09:23:59.572-04:00Thanks for this post! I love to see how other peop...Thanks for this post! I love to see how other people set up their classroom and materials!<br /><br />If you want, you can check out my classroom (last two years photos)here:<br />http://leptir-mojpribor.blogspot.com/search/label/sobaLeptir (Nataša)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11247644347647423399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430891427414273196.post-33069889789982057282010-07-24T09:00:55.668-04:002010-07-24T09:00:55.668-04:00Lindart, thanks for your thoughtful suggestion of ...Lindart, thanks for your thoughtful suggestion of a way to display the pink tower.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03091714936994801010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430891427414273196.post-69891879144320434002010-07-24T08:59:57.756-04:002010-07-24T08:59:57.756-04:00Hi Becky, Thanks for your comment! About the squar...Hi Becky, Thanks for your comment! About the square chains bingo, it's a way to make a group game out of matching the square chains.<br /><br />There is one pouch that has all of the numbers that are on the labels for all the square chains. Each child chooses a square chain, counts and labels it. And then the leader of the game calls out the numbers from the pouch in mixed up order, and if a child has that number on their chain they mark it until all the labels on their chain have been marked.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03091714936994801010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430891427414273196.post-24116294405249896952010-07-24T08:53:47.267-04:002010-07-24T08:53:47.267-04:00Hi Abigail, thank you for your comment. The mandal...Hi Abigail, thank you for your comment. The mandala-like art in the math area are postcards of ancient Tunisian mosaic works. I really would have loved to put them close to the metal insets, since they are very geometric and have a lot of inscribed figures but had that nice long space in math for the whole sequence.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03091714936994801010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430891427414273196.post-42141861656285538722010-07-24T08:51:52.198-04:002010-07-24T08:51:52.198-04:00Hi Karen, please don't assume that this is THE...Hi Karen, please don't assume that this is THE correct way to display the materials. This is just what works for me in my classroom right now, and during the long breaks, I sometimes change things. <br /><br />I try to follow what our trainer said- from simple to complex, and organized in a sequence or according to a common theme. Also depending on the setup of the area, sometimes they go from left to right, and sometimes from right to left.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03091714936994801010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430891427414273196.post-60713059529649407282010-07-24T07:51:45.760-04:002010-07-24T07:51:45.760-04:00I enjoyed looking at your shelves! I have never se...I enjoyed looking at your shelves! I have never seen the teen and tens boards displayed like that, cool! A suggestion for your Pink Tower. Make a simple stand for it (even a pretty ceramic tile will work) and place it on the floor just in front of the right (or left - as the PT comes first-maybe pull the carpet out 10 cm) edge of that shelf. It will stick out a little bit, but the kids will get used to it and walk around it. I have my PT on a stand tucked in between 2 shelves, but I have had it sticking out in front before. I too have been working on my classroom all summer, it's so much fun when I have all this time to putter and think things through!Lindarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02797196616629018678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430891427414273196.post-9770846098856807562010-07-23T22:35:03.259-04:002010-07-23T22:35:03.259-04:00Thank you for sharing... Just looking at the beaut...Thank you for sharing... Just looking at the beautiful materials makes me itch to get back to the Primary classroom a year from now!<br /><br />I hope you find a vertical option for your pink tower. Do your students tend to build it horizontally very often due to its layout on the shelf or do they follow the presentation you give them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430891427414273196.post-34770722152827975632010-07-23T22:12:31.549-04:002010-07-23T22:12:31.549-04:00I feel so lucky to get such a view of your lovely ...I feel so lucky to get such a view of your lovely room. You hAve such beautiful materials. The children are so blessed to have such a beautiful environment and a thoughtful and dedicated teacher. I have been analysing our practical life area so found that to be particularly interesting. Love all the woodworking. Inspiring way to display the teens and tens board...I would think they would get more use that way rather than hidden in the box. What is square chain bingo in the math area? I'm intrigued : ) Thank you for such a great tour of your room. I loved it!!<br />Becky<br /><br />Ps I'm eagerly awaiting your report on the distance learning course on art. It sounds like a way to enrich an area In which I would like more training.Montessori Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01386352162163384766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430891427414273196.post-41396819097197507192010-07-23T21:37:21.804-04:002010-07-23T21:37:21.804-04:00Thank you for posting pictures of our shelves (I c...Thank you for posting pictures of our shelves (I can't think of a better activity for introspection either). What a beautiful classroom! <br />I really loved your math shelves in particular- and I am not sure what the geometric artwork is above them, mandalas perhaps, but that is perfect for that area! I was recently re-reading The Advanced Montessori Method II, and there in the section on drawing, Montessori writes about the children reproducing Giotto's geometric designs from the cathedral in Florence with insets and I was wishing I could find a nice print of it to display in the math area of the primary classroom (maybe unconsiously plant that suggestion). <br /><br />Anyhow, it is always so interesting to see how other people display the same materials and work out practical issues (I have large number rods, which I display out of sequence- which bugs me- but I think they are too heavy and hard to see for the youngest children on the top of the math shelf. <br /><br />If you would be so gracious, I would really love to see how your ironing materials are displayed. I am trying to work that out in my own classroom.<br /><br />Thank you again for sharing!<br />Abigail Miller<br />www.bloommontessori.comAbigail Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12346222249597197982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430891427414273196.post-45326161202165498472010-07-23T20:56:00.269-04:002010-07-23T20:56:00.269-04:00Lovely post. Thanks for sharing!Lovely post. Thanks for sharing!2 Pequeños Traviesoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06889403273827407323noreply@blogger.com