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Extending Montessori in the Home We hope that this will give you some ideas for ways to implement the Montessori philosophy in an environment other than the school. Each home is and should be a unique place for a very special group of people. The following are suggestions for activities from which you can choose those most appropriate to fit your own lifestyle. Provide your child with his or her own work area that includes a table and a few sturdy objects to work with. Introduce each new activity slowly and simply. Allow enough time for the child to become familiar with one activity before introducing another. Arrange your child's room neatly and simply. Have low shelves for toys, and display only as many as can be displayed neatly. Rotate items from time to time. Have child-sized furniture in children's areas with low hooks and rods for clothes and light switches within reach. Allocate space for the child's own belongings and mark it in a recognizable way. Provide the child with his own accessible cleaning materials: dustpan, brush, sponge, cloth, etc. Have mirrors placed at the child's eye level. Give the child the means of easily seeing outside through a window. Help children learn the names of all objects in the home environment. Allow the child to do some of the
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