As with all things Montessori, students begin with the concreteand move to the a
bstract. When learning shapes, Montessori students first develop an understandin
g of the spatial object in comparison to other shapes and a relevant application
for each shape-before learning the names. Inspired by this process, Montessori:
Shape Work offers readers die-cut shapes to trace with their fingers, grouped b
y family for comparison, and illustrated with a familiar object for relevancy. F
eatured shapes include three triangles (equilateral, isosceles, right-angled); t
hree rounds (circle, oval, ellipse); three parallelograms (square, rectangle, rh
ombus); and three polygons (pentagon, hexagon, octagon). With a letter to parent
s included, this third Montessori board book joins Montessori: Letter Work and M
ontessori: Number Work in a growing library of original concept books.
