Great New Montessori Puzzles!

Update: Sad to say, JMP learning is no longer in business! Check with Alisons for this puzzle as
they carry some of the same line. Good luck!

 Check out these Montessori Puzzles at JMP Montessori!
Some great bang for your buck for geometry, sensorial and
botany puzzles:
http://www.jmplearning.com/PhotoGallery.asp?ProductCode=JS%2D2188

Giant Geometry

...the NOMENCLATURE, that is! Wow what a huge set of cards
and concepts. I am debating which company to order all my
geometry nomenclature from, now that I've had the training...
here are the options:
http://www.montessoriforeveryone.com/Geometry-Folders-Set_p_351.html
http://www.jmjpublishing.com/hope4memembers.html
(scroll down...lots of free goodies here as well, highlighted in red)

www.montessorird.com/product_info.php?products_id=48

http://www.alisonsmontessori.com/Geometry_Nomenclature_p/m182.htm
http://www.montessoriresources.com/CLASSIFIED-NOMENCLATURE-OF-GEOMETRY-P597C10.aspx
http://www.montessori123.com/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=geometry
A Montessori Blogger explains (Montessori Spanish):
http://montessorispanish.blogspot.com/2009/04/geometry-training-nomenclature.html
Here's another Blurb about the Geometry Cirriculum:
Geometry in Montessori follows the historical development of the subject which began as a concrete experience with abstractions following at a later time, as with the Egyptian pyramids. Each child follows the same sequence, first by exploring the concrete materials and later moving on to abstract formulae and principles. Both plane and solid geometry are explored through sensorial experience. The geometry nomenclature material provides the child vocabulary with which they can further classify their world.http://www.voyagerschool.org/curriculum_geometry.html
A great Printable Free Scope and sequence for each lesson for 
the Montessori Geometry!
http://www.elizrosshubbell.com/portfolio/geometryunit.pdf

Gears Gears Gears

Young Minds at Play has invented a puzzle with gears...
geared (pun) to the young child. There are several developmental
levels. Check them out on their home page at http://youngmindsatplay.com/home
scroll down to their new product launch.
I also love the new ring toys...better and more beautifully finished that
the usual toddler toys with rings. I ordered this one for Christmas
and it is a hit with my grandson. We also got the geometry blocks
and inset, which he plays with every day he's here. They are just
the right size to fit in the hand and the right thickness. I got the ones
without knobs and a set with knobs for later.
(And no, I don't work for Jeff...just love his materials. The quality
is really amazing. He and his wife are a young family hand making
these beautiful toddler materials! I offered to put a coupon up on my blog for him...

please feel free to spread the news!)