The materials help children isolate qualities like shapes, colors, and sizes and distinguish between smells, tastes, and sounds, helping them learn sorting, classifying, and organization.
The sensorial area of a Montessori curriculum helps children develop and refine their senses—sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell. It’s needed to help them understand and adapt to their environment. Working with sensorial materials can help children build a foundation for language, literacy, and math. The materials help children isolate qualities like shapes, colors, and sizes and distinguish between smells, tastes, and sounds, helping them learn sorting, classifying, and organization.