Hello Hello! It’s been two weeks since I started my own little Montessori class in my little tiny apartment and things are going well! I wanted to share with you this week how I made a classic Montessori material for my nephew- the Sound Cylinders.

DIY Montessori Sound Cylinders

1. Buy Easter Eggs at dollar store

2. Fill matching eggs with same materials ranging from quietest to loudest.

I used:

First Eggs- Flour and dried chives

Second Eggs- Sugar

Third Eggs – Cereal

Fourth Eggs- Rice

Fifth  Eggs- Dried Beans

Sixth Eggs- Plastic Beads

First I showed him that it went from Loud to Quiet.

Next I showed him that each egg had a matching egg with an identical sound. For control of error, matching eggs are the same color.

Then we mixed up the eggs and he had to find the matching sound. To make it more difficult, you can add a blindfold. 

I'll add a video soon on how to present this lesson. Let me know if you have any questions or comments! Check out my Pinterest page under My Montessori Class.