Setting up a Montessori Infant Shelf at Home
To set up a simple Montessori infant shelf at home, all you need are a few baskets or containers, and some objects from around the house.
For an infant aged 0-9 months you may choose to include:
- Mobiles
- Rattles
- Sensory board
- Shapes
- Treasure baskets
- Sound bottles
- Smelling bottles
- Primary colours
- Simple shapes
- Self feeding activities
Don’t forget the importance of tummy time, floor play, mirror play, and opportunities for reaching and grasping.
For infants aged 9-15 months you may choose to add:
- Imbucare or ‘posting’ boxes
- Knobbed puzzles that are easy to pick up using the palmar grasp
- Simple shapes: Circle, Triangle, Square
- Language cards
- Matching pot and lid activities
- Open and close activities
- Colour sorting
- Stacking blocks
- Nesting cups
- Introductory counting activities
- Self feeding and self care activities
For infants aged 15-24 months you may choose to add more complex resources such as:
- Further language cards
- Matching activities
- Counting activities
- Velcro activities
- Zipper activities
- More complex open and close activities
- More complex colour sorting
- Dressing and self care
Take your cues from your child’s interests and don’t forget to look at the infant resources section for additional activities.
Downloadable Infant Resource Pack
- High Contrast Cards
- Colour Cards
- Colour Matching Cards
- Shape Cards
- Animal Language Cards
- Animal Matching Cards