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Montessori-Inspired Fruit Matching and Tasting for Toddlers

May 11, 2015 By Deb Chitwood 4 Comments

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Working with real objects is an important way to encourage vocabulary and sensory experiences for toddlers. My 18-month-old granddaughter had a lot of fun with a special vocabulary and sensory experience using real fruit and Montessori toddler fruit cards.

Montessori-Inspired Fruit Matching and Tasting for Toddlers

Along with real fruit, this activity uses the Montessori Print Shop Toddler Fruit Cards from the MPS Toddler Bundle.

Disclosure: I was given a copy of the toddler bundle. All opinions are honest and my own. This post also contains affiliate links (at no cost to you).

Montessori-Inspired Fruit Matching and Tasting for Toddlers

This was a fun activity for Zoey. It involves a series of steps, which could be divided into more than one session if that’s better for your toddler. These are the steps we used:

1. Read fruit book.

2. Lay out 6 fruit cards, naming each one. (You could use 3 or 4 if desired.)

3. Smell and feel each fruit. (Zoey LOVED the smelling part … check out the video below!)

4. Match fruits to the fruit cards.

5. Cut each fruit in half. Show the inside of each fruit to the child and say, “Inside the apple,” etc.

6. Cut off a piece of each fruit and offer it to the child, saying, “Would you like to taste the apple?” etc.

Montessori-Inspired Fruit Matching and Tasting for Toddlers Video

Resources

  • Montessori Print Shop Toddler Fruit Cards
  • Montessori Print Shop Toddler Bundle
  • Binder Rings (one way to attach book pages)
  • Montessori Services Rug
  • Scotch Laminator
  • Laminating Pouches

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  1. Jennifer says

    May 11, 2015 at 5:22 am

    Thanks for hosting! I love your videos!

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    • Deb Chitwood says

      May 11, 2015 at 10:14 pm

      Thanks so much, Jennifer! We have lots of fun putting them together. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Carolyn Wilhelm says

    May 11, 2015 at 9:26 am

    Wonderful! I am going to use these nice ideas with some toddlers. Thank you so much for all you do for education! Pinned and shared.

    Reply
    • Deb Chitwood says

      May 11, 2015 at 10:15 pm

      Thanks for your sweet comment, Carolyn! And thanks for sharing! 🙂

      Reply

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