Below is just a sample of what you will find in The
Joyful Child. However, the Michael Olaf catalogues contain 160 pages
of text and products so we highly recommend that you order your own paper
copy and curl up with it in a peaceful moment instead of spending more
time on the computer!
To order your copy of The Joyful child see: www.michaelolaf.net/ordering.html
To see the Montessori philosophy and practice page of "Age 1-3+, Science and Math" go to: www.michaelolaf.net/1JC13science.html
(At left, a child experiencing the San Francisco "bay" with dad)
SOLAR SYSTEM MOBILE
Hang this lovely mobile in the environment to catch
the breeze and add color and beauty to the infant's room. As the child
grows, so will her curiosity. If the child asks, give the names of the
planets. The impression of the relative sizes of the planets of our solar
system will remain with the child, and the names will be absorbed easily,
making references to the planets in everyday life of interest to this
child. The mobile is made of full color NASA photographs, appearing on
both sides of each planet. The mobile is 40" across. NOTE: The mobile
should be hung well out of reach of any young child.
DE04 $16.50
From Germany, Number Plaques, or Numero is a simple matching game of 10 birch plywood plaques with the numbers from 1-10, and 10 plaques with the same number of objects. The colors of the numbers and objects give the first clue. Counting from 1-10 is easy, but it is the practice combining the symbol (i.e. "3") with the quantity (3 pencils) that gives the first real understanding of math. Eventually the child will be able to use the number plaques to match to quantities of his own discovery—buttons, shells, Lego pieces, nuts, etc.—what a discovery!
CM010 $25.00
Other Products include:
SAND AND WATER TABLES
HANDHELD MAGNIFYING GLASS
STANDING MAGNIFIER
LUPE MAGNIFYING GLASS
COUNTING PEGS BOX
Products from: "THE JOYFUL CHILD"
Michael Olaf's Essential Montessori for Birth to Three, ISBN:
1-879264-12-9
Return to: www.michaelolaf.com
(all products, birth - 12+)