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== Material ==
== Material ==
 
see [[Movable Alphabet]]
===Make Your Own===
===Make Your Own===
If you have a steady hand and time to spare, you can make this material the same way that Maria Montessori did: by cutting the letters out of cardboard.
[[Category:Make_your_own]]
 
Printable Movable Alphabet Tiles:
===Where to Buy===
{|
'''Red or Pink Consonants, Blue Vowels''' (5c,10v)<br>
|width="100"|[[Image:Movable Alphabet print pdf icon.jpg|link=http://www.montessorialbum.com/montessori/images/5/5d/Movable_Alphabet_-_print.pdf|100 px]]
:'''Large Print'''<br>
|width="100"|[[Image:Movable Alphabet cursive pdf icon.jpg|link=http://www.montessorialbum.com/montessori/images/5/5f/Movable_Alphabet_-_cursive.pdf|100 px]]
:[http://www.absorbentmontessorimaterial.com/product_p/l05.htm Absorbent Montessori] $59.99 (wood, 3mm thick)
|width="100"|[[Image:Movable Alphabet semi-cursive pdf icon.jpg|link=http://www.montessorialbum.com/montessori/images/f/fc/Movable_Alphabet_-_semi-cursive.pdf|100 px]]
:[http://www.absorbentmontessorimaterial.com/product_p/l06.htm Absorbent Montessori] $69.99 (wood, 5mm thick)
|width="100"|[[Image:Movable Alphabet semi-cursive 2 pdf icon.jpg|link=http://www.montessorialbum.com/montessori/images/e/ed/Movable_Alphabet_-_semi-cursive_2.pdf|100 px]]
:[http://adenamontessori.us/details.php?did=92 Adena] $52.53 (wood)
|-
:[http://www.affordmontessori.com/product_details.asp?productcode=%27LA07A%27 Affordable Montessori] $79.00 (wood)
|valign="top" align="center"|[[Media:Movable Alphabet - print.pdf | Print]]
:[http://www.affordmontessori.com/product_details.asp?productcode=%27LA07B%27 Affordable Montessori] $109.00 (wood)
|valign="top" align="center"|[[Media:Movable Alphabet - cursive.pdf | Cursive]]
:'''Large Cursive'''<br>
|valign="top" align="center"|[[Media:Movable Alphabet - semi-cursive.pdf | Semi-cursive]]
:[http://www.absorbentmontessorimaterial.com/product_p/l07.htm Absorbent Montessori] $79.00 (wood)
|valign="top" align="center"|[[Media:Movable Alphabet - semi-cursive 2.pdf | Semi-cursive 2]]
:[http://adenamontessori.us/details.php?did=1442 Adena] $58.47 (wood)
|}
:[http://www.affordmontessori.com/product_details.asp?productcode=%27LA10A%27 Affordable Montessori] $89.00 (wood)
=== Where to Buy ===
:[http://www.affordmontessori.com/product_details.asp?productcode=%27LA10B%27 Affordable Montessori] $89.00 (wood)
see [[Movable Alphabet]]
:'''Large Semi-Cursive'''<br>
[https://merocomontessori.com/montessori-language-materials/1-montessori-alphabet.html merocomontessori] $25 (Movable Alphabet) <br>
:[http://adenamontessori.us/details.php?did=1388 Adena] $61.15 (wood)
:'''Small Print'''<br>
:[http://www.absorbentmontessorimaterial.com/product_p/l08.htm Absorbent Montessori] $54.99 (wood)
:[http://adenamontessori.us/details.php?did=94 Adena] $40.23 (wood)
:[http://www.affordmontessori.com/product_details.asp?productcode=%27LA08A%27 Affordable Montessori] $69.00 (wood)(red)
:[http://www.affordmontessori.com/product_details.asp?productcode=%27LA08B%27 Affordable Montessori] $69.00 (wood)(pink)
:'''Small Cursive'''<br>
:[http://adenamontessori.us/details.php?did=1386 Adena] (wood)
:[http://www.affordmontessori.com/product_details.asp?productcode=%27LA08C%27 Affordable Montessori] $69.00 (wood)
:[http://www.affordmontessori.com/product_details.asp?productcode=%27LA08D%27 Affordable Montessori] $69.00 (wood)
:'''Small Semi-Cursive'''<br>
:[http://adenamontessori.us/details.php?did=1387 Adena] $53.21 (wood)
 
'''Single Color'''
:'''Large Print'''
 
:'''Large Cursive'''
 
:'''Large Semi-Cursive'''
 
:'''Small Print'''
:[http://www.absorbentmontessorimaterial.com/product_p/l09.htm Absorbent Montessori] $49.00 (10c,20v)(black)
:[http://www.absorbentmontessorimaterial.com/product_p/l10.htm Absorbent Montessori] $49.00 (10c,20v)(red)
:[http://www.affordmontessori.com/product_details.asp?productcode=%27LA09%27 Affordable Montessori] $79.00 (10c,10v)(red or black)
:'''Small Cursive'''
 
:'''Small Semi-Cursive'''
 
 
'''Tiles''' (Story Alphabet)<br>
:'''Print'''
:[http://www.affordmontessori.com/product_details.asp?productcode=%27LA25%27 Affordable Montessori] $99.00 (red or blue)
:'''Cursive'''
:[http://www.affordmontessori.com/product_details.asp?productcode=%27LA24%27 Affordable Montessori] $99.00 (red or blue)
 


'''Other Alphabets'''<br>
== Further Reading ==
:[http://adenamontessori.us/details.php?did=1462 Adena] $57.13 (Arabic)
*[[Teaching Montessori in the Home: The Pre-School Years]] by Elizabeth G. Hainstock, pages 76-77, 96

Revision as of 01:52, 18 July 2018

Introduction to the Movable Alphabet
Language - Writing
Intro to MA.JPG
LevelPrimary
Age4 +
Prerequisitessome Sandpaper Letters
can hear the sounds that make up a word
Materialsmovable alphabet set
3 sandpaper letters

This activity allows children to form words even if they don't yet have the fine motor skills for using a pencil.

Presentation

You don't need to wait until the child has gone through all of the sandpaper letters before introducing this material. Just start with the letters with which the child is familiar.

  1. Step one
    Intro to MA 1.JPG
  2. Step two
    Intro to MA 2.JPG
  3. Step three
    Intro to MA 3.JPG
  4. Step four
    Intro to MA 4.JPG
  5. Step five
    Intro to MA 5.JPG

Points of Interest

Control of Error

Variations and Extensions

Material

see Movable Alphabet

Make Your Own

Printable Movable Alphabet Tiles:

Movable Alphabet print pdf icon.jpg Movable Alphabet cursive pdf icon.jpg Movable Alphabet semi-cursive pdf icon.jpg Movable Alphabet semi-cursive 2 pdf icon.jpg
Print Cursive Semi-cursive Semi-cursive 2

Where to Buy

see Movable Alphabet merocomontessori $25 (Movable Alphabet)

Further Reading