Montessori Monday – Sensorial Size Extensions

Sensorial Extension (Photo from Inspired Montessori)

If you have one or more of the traditional Montessori sensorial materials, you undoubtedly want to encourage the best possible use of the material. Extensions can create more interest as well as add a new level of difficulty for your child or students who need a more advanced activity.

Some of the most likely sensorial materials to be purchased are the Montessori size materials: the cylinder blocks, knobless cylinders, pink tower, brown stair, and red rods.

Some Examples of Sensorial Size Extensions:

Inspired Montessori has lots of photos of extensions of pink tower, brown stair, and knobless cylinders from years of teaching in a Montessori school.

Pink Tower Extension (Photo from Our Country Road)

Our Country Road shows the pink tower used with pink tower cards from Montessori Print Shop.

Parenting in the Moment has extensions with the pink tower and brown stair.

Smiling Like Sunshine shows extensions with the pink tower and brown stair.

Pink Tower and Brown Stair Extension (Photo by Natasa at Leptir)

Leptir has posts with many photos and directions for the pink tower and brown stairs, red rods, knobbed and knobless cylinders and other sensorial extensions.

Lapappadolce has lots of pink tower and brown stair extensions along with free printables.

Red Rods Extension (Photo from Montessori MOMents)

Montessori MOMents has examples of extensions for pink tower and brown stair, red rods, knobbed cylinders, and knobless cylinders.

Polestar Montessori has some knobless cylinder extensions and free cards.

Förskoleburken has free knobless cylinder printables.

Montessori with Myra has a number of sensorial extensions.

Andrea Coventry has Extensions of Montessori Size Materials at Suite 101.

Early Education with Antek and Kuba has inspiring pink tower and brown stair extensions.

Ms. Tracy has a number of sensorial extensions.

Knobless Cylinder Pattern Cards 2 (Image from Montessori Print Shop)

Montessori Print Shop has a number of inexpensive sensorial materials and manual with extensions for sensorial activities.

Wikisori has a number of extensions.

Montessori Tidbits has extensions and links to lots of resources for knobless cylinders.

My sensorial posts often have extensions of activities.

If you have John Bowman’s eBook Montessori at Home: The Complete Guide to Doing Montessori Early Learning Activities at Home, you’ll find lots of easy-to-prepare extensions for sensorial activities. (Note: now is the perfect time to order John’s book. It’s only $7.95 with a new $9.95 version coming out soon. If you order the $7.95 version, you’ll get the new and expanded eBook for free as well!)

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