Teaching Toddlers about Fall with the Montessori 3-Period Lesson

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How can toddlers understand seasons? Well, they can’t, really. But with the Montessori 3-period lesson, you can give your toddler a good introduction to the seasons (or any concept).

We’ve been introducing my 22-month-old granddaughter, Zoey, to fall concepts. That’s a bit tricky, since we live in San Diego. Where we have fall themes available in real life, we let Zoey have hands-on experiences with them. Some fall themes are introduced or reinforced through pictures. Here’s how we used the 3-period lesson to introduce fall pictures to Zoey.

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Enjoying the DIY Fall Book at 22 Months

We started with a DIY fall book using the Montessori Print Shop autumn season cards from the Toddler Bundle. Zoey LOVES these DIY books, as you’ll see in the video below. Even though a book isn’t necessarily part of the Montessori 3-period lesson, it gave us an extra way to use the 1st period.

Montessori 1st Period Lesson with Fall Cards at 22 Months

Teaching Toddlers about Fall with the Montessori 3-Period Lesson – Video

In the video, my daughter, Christina, is introducing fall concepts to Zoey (Christina’s niece). I LOVE Zoey’s responses! 🙂

Resources

Montessori 2nd Period Lesson with Fall Cards at 22 Months

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

Using the Montessori 3-Period Lesson to Teach Vocabulary to a Toddler

How to Teach Concepts and Vocabulary to Your Preschooler Using the 3-Period Lesson

$Fall Sensory Bin with Practical Life and Math Activities$

Fall Sensory Bin with Practical Life and Math Activities (with DIY sensory table)

Montessori-Inspired Fall Activities (LOTS of fall themes and activities)

Fall in Real Life Continued

Just yesterday, one of our neighbors added three scarecrows to their lawn decorations. Zoey was so excited after being introduced to them with her autumn book and cards. She even had to kiss each of the scarecrows. Autumn book and cards and Montessori 3-period lesson … priceless! 🙂

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