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 "The First Year - Crawling, Pulling Up, Standing" go to: www.michaelolaf.net/1JC1stCPS.html
(At left, a child in Virginia practicing pulling up and walking on her very own palmate, mirror, and bar)
BALL TRACKER
This important piece of material has been used in Montessori infant communities
for many years. The large base, ten by fifteen inches, enables a child
to practice balancing while pulling up. Placed in the hole on the top,
the soft rubber ball moves slowly enough for the child to follow it, or
track it, with her eyes. Tracking movements of the eyes are important
for later reading and writing. This fascinating activity, repeated over
and over by the child, has a calming and satisfying effect. All wood,
23" tall, 15.5" wide.
BT09 Ball Tracker $86.00
BT099 Set of 4 Extra Balls $13.00
Other Products include:
A VARIETY OF BALLS TO INSPIRE CRAWLING
ROLLING TOYS TO INSPIRE CRAWLING
INFANT COORDINATION MIRROR WITH BAR (see above)
A SPECIAL "WALKER' WAGON"
PULL AND PUSH TOYS FOR THE BEGINNING WALKER
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+)