Wooden Sorting box

 

This wooden sorting box caught my eye during one of the Baby's Fair because it looks almost similar to the Montessori version of the sorting box.

 

It was nearly a year ago that I started to learn about the Montessori teaching method and since then I've been sourcing around for Montessori learning materials to teach my baby boy at home.

It was stated on the box that this activity is suitable for 3 years old and above, but Reagan was only close to 10 months old at the time when I discovered this similar one at the Baby's Fair.  I'm glad that I did not hesitate to purchase it at that time, especially since it was selling like a fraction of the above price of the original Montessori Sorting box. Furthermore, Reagan did not need to wait till 3 to enjoy this activity. At 20 months, Reagan is ready to play with this and is ranked as one of his favourite game at home now.

 

The wooden box contains strips of a variety of objects, from animals to fruits to numbers..etc

 ...and wooden cards of the objects to be matched to the wooden strip.

 

The most basic level is for the child to match the same items together by choosing the right card and inserting inside the right slot.

 

If matching objects is too easy, you can move on to the next level...

counting and matching the quantity to the right number...

 

Check out Reagan, as usual looking so serious and focused in doing his activity...