Materials

We decided to take the plunge and purchase the rest of the primary Montessori materials. KidAdvance has the best prices by a large margin and we got a good deal by getting a classroom package (http://www.kidadvance.com/productdetails.asp?pid=255&catid=7). KidAdvance let us cut out the elements of the package that we already owned and substitute in other materials that we wanted. All the materials have now arrived. We checked through them looking for damage and missing parts. Instead of allowing Elena to open all the boxes like presents, though, we're going to set up the materials on the shelves and unveil her new "school area" to her for Christmas. This is in order to reduce the temptation to misuse the materials or to treat them as toys. In the mean time, we're going to turn the large boxes into a fun tunnel house. :)