Owl Cards and Counters

My nephew is obsessed with owls!

We went to the library and got owl books, and he wants me to make up owl songs and he talks about owls all the time.

So, I decided to make him an owl cards and counters job to match his interest. As Montessori said, 

“Follow the child”

Making these was easy to do. All you need are:

·         9 toilet paper rolls

·         Feathers (1 blue, 2 red, 3 yellow, 4 green, 5 purple, 6 pink, 7 brown, 8 white, 9 black)

·         Markers

I pushed down the top  of the roll, decorated the owls, and there ya go!

 

IT’s important to remember 3 things:

1.ONLY HAVE AS MANY AS THE CHILD IS ABLE TO PAY ATTENTION TO!

 It’s a long lesson and it can be easy for the child to be overwhelmed. Start with only 3 or 4 in the beginning and work your way up.

2. PUT THE NUMBER IN RED!
This will ensure the child sees the number in the midst of the drawing of the owl

3. HAVE THE PROPER NUMBER OF EACH COLOR OF FEATHER!

This way the child can do the job WITHOUT you. That’s right! The whole point of Montessori materials is to correct the child naturally. This way, they are not discouraged when an adult constantly corrects them. When the material is made correctly, they learn by DOING and not by being told.