Buttonless coloured cylinders

Four wooden boxes with different coloured lids contain different sets of cylinders. Each set of cylinders has a special colour.

Blue: same diameter, different height

Red: same height, different diameter

Yellow: height and diameter getting smaller synchronously

Green: height and diameter change in opposite directions

Use, advantages, areas of application for this Montessori material:

ü Capture size differences

ü Assign sizes and colours

ü Recognize sequences

ü Develop principles of order

Montessori material for children from 3 years of age

Scope of the Montessori sensory material :

4 storage boxes made of wood, with different coloured lids, approx. 15.5 x 13 x 6.5 cm 40 cylinders made of wood (4 colours of 10 cylinders of different sizes)

Instructions for buttonless coloured cylinders

Box 1 - yellow cylinders:

The adult takes the cylinders out of the box and places them on the table in a disordered manner. He starts with the largest cylinder and places it in front of him. Then she looks for the next smallest one and places it to the right of it. The process continues in this way (in the direction of writing) until the last yellow cylinder. As a demonstration, unsuitable cylinders are of course inserted (the smallest next to the largest ...) to show the child the harmony of the row if the right cylinder has been inserted. After the completion of the introduction, the cylinders are mixed again and given to the child.

Box 2 - green cylinders:

The introduction and exercise are the same as in Box 1. Here we start with the large, flat cylinder.

Box 3 - red cylinders:

The introduction and exercise are the same as in Box 1. Here you start with the thickest cylinder.

Box 4 - blue cylinders:

The introduction and exercise are the same as in Box 1. Here you start with the highest cylinder. The cylinders of each box can also be built up as a tower.