Miniature Objects
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Miniature Objects are used in many Montessori language lessons such as:
Doll-house furniture works great for these. Toys and other objects from around the house can also be used.
There is a very helpful article on assembling a collection of miniatures at What DID we do all day? and another at Living Montessori Now.
For use with Beginning Sound Sort
a alligator, ambulance, ant, apple, astronaut, axe
b baby, banana, bandage, baseball, basket, basketball, bat, battery, bean, bear, bed, bee, bell, belt, bib, bicycle, bird, boat, bone, book, boot, bottle, box, bow, bowl, braid, brain, bread, brick, broom, brush, bug, bus, butter, butterfly, button
c cage, cake, camel, camera, candle, candy, card, carrot, cat, caterpillar, clock, cloud, coat, comb, cookie, corn, cow, crab, cracker, crayon, crown, cup
d deer, desk, dice, dinosaur, dog, doll, domino, doughnut, dragon, dress, drum, duck
e elephant, egg, elf, envelope
f fan, feather, fire, fish, five, flag, flower, fly, football, fork, fox, french fries, frog
g ghost, glass, glasses, globe, glove, glue, goat, gorilla, grapes, guitar, gum
h ham, hammer, hand, hat, heart, helicopter, hen, hippopotamus, horse, hot dog, house
i igloo
j jar, jeans, jeep, jellybean, jellyfish, jet
k kangaroo, ketchup, kettle, key, king, kite, kiwi, koala
l lace, ladder, lamp, lawnmower, leaf, leg, Lego, lemon, lighthouse, lightning, lily, lime, lion, lips, lizard, lobster, lock, log, lollipop
m map, marshmallow, mask, match, medal, microphone, microscope, milk, mint, mirror, mitten, monkey, moon, motorcycle, mouse, moose, mop, mug, mushroom
n nail, necklace, needle, nest, net, nut
o octagon, octopus, olive, ostrich, otter
p paint, pan, pear, peach, peanut, pen, pencil, pepper, piano, pie, pig, pin, pinata, pineapple, pizza, popcorn, pot, potato, pumpkin, purse, puzzle
r raccoon, rake, rainbow, raspberry, rattle, reindeer, rhinoceros, ring, robot, rock, rooster, rope, rose, rubber band, ruler
s salt, sandwich, saw, saxophone, scale, scarf, scissors, scorpion, screw, seahorse, seal, sink, skirt, skull, skunk, sled, slide, slug, snail, snake, snowman, sock, spider, sponge, spool, spoon, squid, squirrel, stamp, stapler, star, stop, straw, strawberry, sun, sunglasses, sushi, swan, sword
t table, taco, tambourine, tank, tape, tea, teeth, television, tent, tie, tiger, tire, toaster, toilet, tomato, tongs, toothbrush, top, towel, tractor, train, tray, tree, triangle, tricycle, trombone, trophy, truck, trumpet, tuba, tulip, turkey, turtle
u umbrella, underwear
v vacuum, van, vase, vest, violin, vulture
w wagon, walrus, wand, wasp, watch, watermelon, web, well, whale, wheel, whistle, wig, windmill, window, wine, witch, wizard, wok, wolf, woodpecker, worm
y yak, yarn, yo-yo
z zebra, zipper
sh shark, sheep, shell, ship, shoe, shovel
ch chair, chalk, cheese, cherry, chicken, chimpanzee, chip, chocolate, church
qu quarter, queen, question mark, quilt
th thimble
Make Your Own
One way to make the objects is to sculpt them out of clay and then paint them:
- Source: Glue Sky (Check out this blog post for a more detailed description of how this was done.)
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