TY - BOOK AU - Pitamic,Maja TI - Teach me to do it myself: Montessori activities for you and your child SN - 9780764127892 PY - 2004/// CY - Hauppauge, NY PB - Barron's Educational Series KW - Montessori method of education KW - Activity programs in education KW - Education, Preschool KW - Parent participation KW - United States KW - Home schooling KW - Illustrated works KW - lcgft N1 - Life skills -- Developing the senses -- Language development -- Numeracy skills -- Science skills N2 - Based on the key Montessori principle that children learn best through active experience, Teach Me to Do It Myself presents simple activities through which children explore and develop their skills. These skill areas include sensory perceptions, body coordination, language, understanding of numbers, and movement. This color-illustrated parenting book is filled with activities and instructions for overseeing children as they carry out a variety of learning activities. Most activities will seem simple to parents, because once mastered, adults perform them automatically. However, toddlers experience a sense of accomplishment and self-worth when they learn to perform them independently. Activities are described in detail and include checklists of needed items, as well as variations and related activities for children to try ER -