Routines

What to put on the shelf, when a child is ready for it, and what the research does and does not show. Written by the people who pick the toys.

A round wooden color memory game seen from above, its wooden pegs laid in a ring around the board with their colored ends facing out, a wooden color die, small terracotta pots and gold wire shapes on a cream table.
RoutinesThe shelf 13 min read
A weekly Montessori toy rotation for ages 3 to 5

A simple four-week shelf for a three-, four- or five-year-old. One anchor stays. Two things swap each Sunday. Five minutes, start to finish.

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