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With the colourful cards of the Storyteller, children will be able to create their own adventures following the basics of the theories of Vladimir Jakovlevic Propp on fairy tales, using the available subjects (animals, objects, symbols and places): Initial balance, Rupture of the initial balance, Adventure of the hero, Restoration of balance. In this box, the developed ability is Communicating: the vocabulary grows thanks to the gaming experience, linguistic expressions and storytelling skills are driven through story sequences that the child can combine into always new adventures to read and imagine. Ages: 5 to 7

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The idea behind the boardbook collection was to attract even the youngest readers (from as young as 3 years old); to encourage them to discover subjects and areas that interest them (nature, animals, shapes, etc.) and to help them classify the things that surround them. The series is comprised of ten little books. Two are instructive, teaching shapes and numbers; five are exploratory and describe settings that are fun to discover (farm animals, wild animals, the backyard and its insects, the vegetable garden) and three are short stories about the experience of birth in nature (the birth of a little bird, of a butterfly and of a flower). Narration becomes the background for the text since touching and picture reading are the primary means of interpretation. A guiding character accompanies the child throughout each developing story until the end, where there is a summary of all the characters introduced in the book. Consistent with the Montessori approach, the child is encouraged to interact independently with his or her book. For example, in some cases, the child is asked to use a finger to trace the outline of a shape and notice its characteristics (round, sharp-edged, jagged, etc.). In others, he or she is asked to use a finger to follow a path in order to discover hidden characters and learn to associate them with their most distinctive features (the lion's tail, the rabbit's ears, the colours of vegetables, etc.). Ages: 3 plus

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One of the fundamental pillars of a Montessori approach is providing children with opportunities for autonomy in their life – from getting dressed to learning. In this book, psychotherapist Chiara Piroddi, provides simple and stimulating activities that children can easily execute on their own. The book begins with a pedological explanation of the content for teachers and parents; and ends with suggestions for additional Montessorian activities to experience the world beyond its pages. Ages: 5 plus

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The story of this book, through its interactive flaps, was inspired by the studies of Paul Ekman, thanks to which we can recognise 6 fundamental activities: Recognising the emotions, Feeling empathy, Trusting, Socialising, Pondering & Identifying. A short story in which the ability developed is Feeling: the protagonists are children aged around 4 years, of various ethnic groups and physical characteristics, which reflect on the different components that emotions have, thus becoming a useful tool for working on emotional education. Ages: 3 to 5

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The proposed activities are inspired by the studies of Daniel Goleman on emotional development and concern child's reflection on the characteristics of emotions, on one's own and others' emotional states and on the association of physical characteristics to certain emotions. In the book the 6 basic emotions and the 2 social emotions are analysed. In this activity book the ability developed is Feeling: by training child's emotional ability, we can provide them with tools to face the most complex situations and the most difficult and important tasks, which could not be entrusted solely to the intellect. Ages: 5 to 7

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How do we move around the world with awareness? Thanks to the 5 senses, which allow us to experience reality! In this book, the psychotherapist Chiara Piroddi provides games and activities that allow the child to learn, independently, through guided games and simple but accurate explanations, the anatomical characteristics of the five senses. At the end of the book, thanks to simple instructions, it will be possible to create additional Montessorian materials to experience the world beyond the book. Ages: 5 plus

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This book accompanies children aged five and up on the discovery of their own bodies with an overview of each body area and the most important internal organs, starting at the top with the head and continuing down to the feet. The cards are inspired by the Montessori Method and help the children to develop an awareness of their own bodies by helping them to learn the name, the position, the size and the function of each organ. Each child interacts with the book but also carries out exercises directly with his or her own body in order to learn to observe it and listen to it. Ages 5 plus

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The series Montessori: A World of Achievements is a collection of texts for children that contain playing activities aimed at encouraging the development of the main cognitive skills, such as the recognition of numbers, shapes and colours. They are designed and built according to the specific educational and pedagogical approach of the Montessori Method. At the Armonia Farm, little ones of 3 to 4 years learn the features of farm animals, thanks to enjoyable, strategically developed activities, according to the Montessori method. By means of outlines to trace, shapes to recognise and colour, drawings to cut out, and many brightly coloured stickers to place, children gradually learn new information about animals, at the same time developing their cognitive potential. The structure of the activities develops around some fundamental Montessori principles: - the content of the games follows a progressive complexity, to allow the child to become gradually familiar with it; - each activity has three progressive stages of learning: 1. presentation of the material through senses, 2. Recognition of the learning object material, 3. re-enactment of the material; the adult has a role of assistance and introduction to the various activities but the child can play independently the games; handling and practical experience have a central role: often is required you to glue stickers, cut, draw and finger paint. Ages: 3 to 4

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Little Tim is the central character for this innovative series that speaks both to parents and their little ones. Each of the first four books in the series deals with a fundamental problem that might affect three- to five-year olds: fear, especially of the dark, anger and aggression that are frightening and difficult to manage, jealousy, perhaps due to the arrival of a new family member and the shyness that makes it difficult to face new situations such as the first day of nursery school. The book's point of view makes it unique. It speaks directly to the reader, describing a problem and providing five small, simple solutions to help face it. All of the points are imaginative and written using language suitable to the targeted age group with examples taken from the child's daily life that he or she can actually put into practice. At the end of every book, parents will find reflections and behaviours in a section dedicated to them because sometimes, parents find these situations just as hard as their children do and sometimes, even harder. Ages: 3 plus

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