MONTESSORI AT HOME: Shelf Setup Guide

MONTESSORI AT HOME: Shelf Setup Guide // Learn how to properly begin setting up Montessori shelves for your child at home, how to do Montessori shelf rotation, and take a tour of our current Montessori shelf activities for a 3 year old and 1 year old.
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[@MsPsalm139]

Oh. My. Goodness. Those shelves invoke so much peace in my mind. It's like...I just want to sit in a room like that and admire the simple beauty. Clearly, I need to get to work!

[@mkabs19]

I love rewatching some of your older videos! My 20 month old cleans up like a pro! my family and friends don’t believe it until they see it. He’s been starting to do this around 17 months. It’s awesome and helps me out so much and is so rewarding for him to know where to find everything. Someone help me reteach these essential skills to my hubby 🤷‍♀️

[@lilikoijuci]

I can second this! I do the same child. These have been such an immense help, all around.

[@jenweatherwax7113]

This inspired me to make her toys look nicer and not put lots of toys on one shelf. It’s been great! She happily dove into her toys with fascination and it was so much easier to clean up ❤

[@kait1291]

Began watching this video. Paused. Grabbed pen and notebook. Restarted video.

[@HapaFamily]

😂😂😂👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 This made my night! Thanks for watching (and taking notes, haha!)

[@FanjinMeng]

Wait, when did you install a camera over my kitchen table 🤯 cause that’s exactly what I did!

[@kristenbunch2177]

Yay! I recently started rotating our toys but didn’t know a good strategy to it! Thanks! Can’t wait to watch!

[@chelseabristow7789]

Recently stumbled upon your channel and I’m obsessed! Starting to implement so many of these philosophies with my 7 month old daughter.

[@mariagoret3312]

Great information, thanks so much!!! I love the sign, “play is the work of a child”

[@poojamendiratta8407]

- Maria Montessori

[@kathrynvanraes9929]

Thank you so much! This video was so helpful, especially about how to incorporate for two children of different ages. That is something that I have been worried about doing in a few months.

[@diannea.7386]

Ashley, thank you so much for commenting on allowing children to play with toys after they have mastered them, and the reason why. I don't have kids but I am planning on having some soon. One of my biggest worry about being a mother is holding my child back from learning because I'm not providing enough new and challenging materials. It's nice to hear from a confident and successful mother say "it's okay to play with toys they've already mastered." I hadn't thought about the emotional side of learning these skills. Now that's definitely on my radar! Thanks again!

[@selenemetanoia]

thank you so much Ashley. thank you for choosing to make videos to help other parents out. you have changed my life & my parenting 360°. I wouldnt even know what montessori is without you. I believe that I was meant to find your channel. I found you when my baby was around 6 months old, & Ive been studying & implementing montessori ever since. I have a notebook dedicated to montessori & I take notes while watching all of your videos. youre so so helpful. thank you. Maria would have given you an award for all the work, awareness, & knowledge you have put into & shared regarding montessori.

[@emms9342]

Thank you for this video! We just moved and the way the rooms are set up my daughter now has a playroom with a cube shelving system. I know we have too many toys out and this video just gave me extra push to put some up. Love your videos and personality! (I also have a Mia)

[@perfectlypriced4980]

I just love and appreciate your channel, your information and your approach. Currently bingeing your old videos to follow Mia’s birth story & learn more about raising your girls with Montessori philosophy. Our little lady is currently 7m and I’m looking for educational play ideas for her. If any of your or your favorite YT’ers videos stick out in your mind, I’m all ears. Thanks!

[@saso3545]

Another fantastic video! About time we said Thank you for your great effort in helping us all! God Bless you and your family and all families! Thanks to God for our Children. May we move forward and grow together with our Angels with great patience and love! 🙏🏼

[@marthalackey8173]

Thank you for all your tips on getting started. I’m a first time grandmother retired educator of 30 years and so excited to be adapting the Montessori method at home with her. I have twin girls now grown women and one is a first time mommy. Love your channel and all your tips.

[@catalinamorato3418]

What an amazing video! Shelf sorting can definitely be daunting and you did a wonderful job explaining it! Thank you.

[@ambershifflett1111]

Again, it’s like you knew actually what I needed. My dad is finally building my daughter a shelf and I was needing shelf setup inspiration. I asked for something simple but knowing my dad it won’t be lol

[@Sona.LS.]

a great informative video! thanks Ashley :) ..i had a rough idea about montessori shelves but this was a nice and concise refresher while still mentioning all the important points.. i appreciated the alternatives provided for each topic as well.. hope youre all keeping safe and sane!

[@gelseyhood8905]

Love these videos! I have twin boys who are 13 months and am incorporating these things into their life!

[@BoysAreSmellyo]

I can't thank you enough for sharing your information. You deliver Montessori and such an easy way to understand. something I do for my baby is neatly place a couple of books against the wall on the floor instead of placing a book shelf in her bedroom

[@julial.b.6800]

Would love to see your take based on your learning of Montessori for attention-deficit or dyslexia etc. A common thing I hear from parents is: "oh! Montessori is supposed to be great for kids with learning needs!" Would love a video with your thoughts as a parent and Montessori learner.

[@Pyro_Chick]

My daughter is 3 and her therapist have been happy with the results of us moving towards Montessori methods. Especially less toys, rotating them and minimalizing things. Her play is so much better and her vocab is finally increasing!

[@sbcd7808]

Montessori was actually originally created for kids with learning disabilities by Maria Montessori

[@rach1272]

Wow! Love your videos! This one in particular gave me a better Understanding on how I can set my 3 and 4 year olds shelves and books.

[@AudreyWebster]

The intro to this video is so critical. 💯 And the video's main content too of course.

[@preciousmorain2019]

This is so inspiring thank you. I hope to implement this whenever I have my first child in the future.

[@clairestandley82]

I'm so grateful for your content! You are a very good teacher💙

[@aleflorescu]

I absolutely love your video. I live in Italy, in the region where Maria Montessori was born, and I am learning so much more from you than I have ever learned here. 😅

[@neumannce]

I just finished reorganizing my daughter's play room and I cannot believe the instant relief I felt when I saw the finished product! Everything has a home, all heavier things are on the bottom shelf and the lightest things up top. I already have plans to add cleaning up one toy before we take out another one to our routine. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for making this video! I follow these practices in the rest of my house and just never applied them to her toys or playroom. 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️

[@HomemakingwithAlly]

I absolutely love your videos! Thank you so much for all of the thorough information you provide. I'm looking forward to organizing this way

[@mirandamcnealy5192]

First off i absolutely love your channel and have made conscious efforts to incorporate Montessori learning with my baby about 4 months ago. Prior to that I wasn’t aware Montessori could start in infancy! You make it seem so easy to transition to a more Montessori style of play and I have loved learning so much from you! Have convinced myself to overhaul all of my 7 month olds stuff that isn’t currently Montessori and switching over but that is definitely a complicated process. Is there a video for when you started doing this when Kylie was younger? I remember in one of your videos you said you didn’t start doing this until she was closer to 9 months or so I think. Thanks for the great content 💜

[@janeannclark1083]

I’ve been slowly changing up our play area and this video was a great inspiration.

[@ruxandratagirta6997]

Great informations! I am a new mom of an almost three months baby boy and I find your videos really well done ,so I decide to follow all of your advices in oder to grow my little one! If you have more wonderful ideas for babies over 3 months please share them ! Your video for babies between 3 und 6 months i already watch it and afterwords i purchesed most of the items you recommended, except the big mirrors, because momentary we don t have a baby room. Greetings from Germany! Stay safe und healty you und your beautiful daughters:)😊👏🤩

[@TheLearningMama]

I really love the content of your vlogs. I'm learning a lot from you!! Thank you so much. God bless your family. 😊

[@minma1987]

Best video I have watched in years. I learned so much.. thank you Ashley!

[@Sophia-ti6do]

Love your videos. Just getting in to montessori for my 9 month old. Find you videos very informative.

[@Journalesq]

Love your videos. You make it so approachable. Beautiful channel and beautiful family.

[@angelathewriter9346]

Cannot thank you enough for your videos! They're wonderful and SO helpful.

[@Ejwellbeing]

This video came up on my feed just as I was thinking about what to do with my shelves... thank you for this great video

[@Gisellesunshine7]

Glad I found your channel. I just started the Montessori Method at Home and need tips how to get started and a list of educational toys to buy and how to set things up.

[@macydiy9697]

ive watch a lot of your videos before but i'm rewatching them and taking notes!!

[@rainbowsky5155]

This was very interesting and beneficial for me, I am a mom of a 18 months girl, and almost 6 months pregnant, your videos are so inspiring and educational.a big thank you from Algeria ;)

[@anna.m8]

your videos are superb!! Honestly, the quality of your content is outstanding!

[@arlendeus3388]

Excellent video Ashley..much love and respect from UAE...

[@megana5658]

I love how you give each cubby as assigned “subject”. That is such a great idea to make it easier on the parent. You don’t have to worry about missing a part of play with a system like that. Thank you for the idea :)

[@MC-ko2mx]

This was so helpful Ashley! Hope you guys are staying well (and not getting cabin fever) in isolation

[@Elvaelvaku]

Ashely! You look really pretty in today’s video ❤️ love your hair and makeup 😉 Thank you so much for another informative video! And thanks for the tip less is more for baby to be organized for future life!

[@Meev_mev]

Thankyou for this awesome video Ashley! I would really appreciate if you would make a video where you show different activities one can do in various subjects. For example math activities, language activities etc. ❤

[@smmokomoko]

Thank you so much, your videos are awesome. I always take notes when watching them. it s really like taking a very interesting class !

[@cassandrafreake26]

Thank you for another great video! Love all of the information you provide. Your an inspiration😊

[@lotte90]

Thank you so much for this video, Ashley! I’m almost 28 weeks pregnant and the age gap between my first born and my stepchild will be 6 years so I’m really going to have to get creative!😂

[@abigailgooch3339]

I got 2 minutes in and subscribed. Thank you for these videos!!

[@rosar.4293]

I notice all of the toys/furniture are very curated, minimal, and engaging for the child. As you said, a large amount of toys can sometimes be overwhelming for kids especially during clean up time. Have you ever been gifted toys for your babies (birthdays, holidays, etc.) that perhaps you found inappropriate for your child either for their age or whatever. Do you put these toys in storage, donate or? How do you politely explain to your family/friends that the gifts are not only overwhelming for you but also your baby? I want to apply this method but I have a large family and the current babies of the family are just drowning in gizmos and gadgets.

[@BabybelAndMummy]

Love this. We’re just setting up our activity shelf and other toddler stations 💖

[@laurenhooligan9882]

Love this video! Such a good, simple breakdown! Thank you 🙏

[@loracorwyn3713]

25,000 subs in less then 2 months that’s impressive!

[@Playing_with_a_Purpose]

I love the less is more concept along with toy rotation in my daycare!

[@nylemama5804]

I just bought this shelf too! thanks for your sharing (my son is 16M now)

[@morethanlife]

I love your videos, they are so informative and gut structured, and helpful ❤️

[@marccey1111]

Hi, Ashley ! I discovered your video just now. It was good. I read the comments as well and offered some ideas. The Montessori system is not just one mind's work. It is ours to share and develop. :)

[@laurencooley2736]

My husband and I are book hoarders so a front facing bookshelf that is big enough to hold all the books was too costly. But, amazon sells a cardboard front facing bookshelf that is perfect for small kiddos and we rotate the books and leave the rest on a normal bookshelf accessible to us.

[@HapaFamily]

Yes, books get rotated in the same fashion as all the activities! :)

[@KittyBeeViolinT]

In a classroom we have about 600 books. We rotate them based on the season, the children’s interest, the current skills they are working on, and the subject we are studying.

[@emilydowan919]

I have been using the shelving system for a while now but this was still so useful x

[@DishaSuvarna]

As always absolutely wonderful video ❤️ thank you for this ❤️

[@palomablanca5750]

Thank you for all the information! Your videos are superb! ❤

[@dzlor]

These are such amazing tips!!! Thank you 💗💗💗

[@CaitHoover]

Oh hallelujah thank you for this

[@kepniax]

You are amazing! Thank you for what you are doing!

[@emmamcdonald8957]

Your videos are wonderful. Thank you for the videos!

[@maimaii4805]

wow so much to learn from! thanks Ashley!!

[@glowingskinsecretss]

Superb work on children u have done

[@ashleybeazley]

I would love a video on how to classify each toy. I very much appreciate the printable shelf category sheet but sometimes I’m unsure what toy fits in which category. Or maybe a list of several options for each category is what I’m looking for. You’re usually really great at indicating what category the toys in your shelf fit into but I would love a list to help me with my understanding on how to separate my daughters toys and activities. She is 11 months old. I have signed up for your e course also so I apologize if my answer is in there and I’m just not that far along in the material yet.

[@victoriastalder]

Any tips on how to teach your child to put back or “clean up” their activities? My daughter (15 months) removes everything off the shelves to engage with them and then doesn’t put them back. I’m constantly cleaning up after her-if not her room would be in constant disarray

[@choosnau]

Ugh you're amazing. Thanks again

[@ema8909]

I'm aiming to fully Montessori my house this weekend! Right now it's an EXPLOSION of toys all day every day. Also majority of toys we have are electronic 😬 We have not practiced cleaning up.

[@ashleyadventurestudio]

I’m headed the B&N to pick up your book! Thank you

[@misssteph6584]

My son 3 year old LOVES animals. I just cant get them to stay in one place. They come with him to eat, to bed, to bath ( btw yesterday as he took a bath he became a hippo lol). Anywhere he goes an animal goes with him. I love that he can play independently and i can use animals to teach different concepts but there is absolutely no order to his play! I do try to implement montessori principles in our home, thank you for presenting them in such beautiful and thoughtful way

[@sraperez2387]

Thank you , thank you , thank you. I was getting so frustrated as of where to start .

[@yumara4327]

It’s so helpful! Thank you!

[@lexis.3609]

Love your videos so much! You mentioned kids going through an order sensitive period when they’re young, what age does that tend to be?

[@luciamagness5494]

Saved this video! Thank you!

[@srawn12]

hi, my 16 months old try to balance out on everything he find, books to ball to trucks toys. so I hid all the books, except 5. he's also likes me to read alphabet book and rhymes book everyday during mealtime. with your video I've rotated the uninterested stuff out of the rack, now i ve to see how he takes it....

[@Shay45]

I think I want to organize my bedroom like this 😊

[@bonniejames9496]

Hi Ashley, thank you for posting another great video! I am wondering whether you could do a video about Jean Piaget views vs Montessori's views? :-D

[@palomablanca5750]

Hi! I would like to ask you a question to which it is sometimes hard for me to find the answer. How many montessori tools should I buy/prepare for my toddler during let's say a 6 months period? I sometimes get lost in the long lists of recommended tools and I also don't want to ruin our budget. Thanks a lot 😉❤

[@rondaevans2233]

Hi! I love the sensory shakers featured in this video. I can see the oats, rice, and dried (kidney?) beans. What’s in the other 3 shaker bottles ?

[@jacquelynroe9036]

Very helpful, thank you!

[@lucyholden6900]

Would be really interested to hear your POV on weaning (breastfeeding) regarding Montessori style currently breastfeeding my 2yo and no signs of him leading towards weaning yet x

[@katiewalker2599]

Could you make a video that shows different toys/activities that fall into each of those categories for different ages? I have a lot of similar toys, but I don’t always know how to categorize them like you showed

[@kamarieshines]

I love this thank you! I have 3 1/2 mo old twins. What do you recommend as far as their separate interests vs same age?

[@caitlin9823]

Do you have videos of exactly what parents do during shelf time? I am new to all this and I’m not sure what it should look like or how long it lasts?

[@christinap5148]

Hey Ashley! Any tips and tricks for getting a toddler to engage more in some of the activities? Mg 2.5 year old gets frustrated or disinterested if he can’t figure it out right away, or just wants to watch a show. Since quarantine and having a new baby, we’ve been using a little more screen time than I’d like to admit. I love all the activities you show in each video, but he is so spastic and energetic that it’s hard to get him to focus. For example, I’m trying to do sandpaper letters with him now but he doesn’t stay for even phase one. He also doesn’t really like arts and crafts 😱 any helpful tips to get an energetic kiddo to concentrate on one activity? (Btw, we live in AZ so it’s getting super hot outside. We used to play outside/ walk/ explore daily but now we can’t 😫)

[@tsaini441]

I love your vidoe when you made the pregant labor void becauae

[@agatagorwaptmawrocaw1234]

Fantastic!! Thank you

[@reemjada2383]

Hi, first of all I want to thank you for all of ur amazing videos, which they are very helpful. My daughter is nearly 10 months old, and we are trying to start montessori at home it is a bit difficult and confusing to start though .. We starting to put her games on the shelves, but what she is doing, is to take them all and to put them around her, playing a bit and leaving it .. what to do! We are so confused..!

[@toumish82]

Hi! You have really inspired me. I would like to start Montessori now, I have a 33 month and a 8.5 months old. My problem is that my youngest one starts to chew everything he gets hold off and he is literally not interested in anything else but chewing things. Also he is pulling himself up on the shelves and the table, so it just seems impossible to play with both of them in the same room. Any recommendations what to do?

[@paulinelim8352]

Thank you so much for your awesome videos! Where can I find a white front-facing bookshelf like yours? The Sprouts website only has birch, and other websites seem to only have the natural birch color.

[@sherri-theamimammie6415]

When would you usually start the "clean-up". Like does it make sense to show them to clean-up each activity/toy when they are finished? For example, my 11-month-old loves to crawl around her room and take out every activity from every shelf and throw it on the floor rather than doing the activity. If I leave her alone for 5 minutes her room looks like a tornado hit it haha.

[@michellebustos5671]

Ditto!!! 😂

[@marccey1111]

In the Montessori system, the idea of "completing the cycle of work" is greatly emphasized. Just explain that cleaning up is part of the cycle. So that if they need to use it again, they have all the pieces and be successful or else they will be wasting their time looking for it. It is also a good time to let them know that we have to respectful of other users. They found the material where it is because someone took care of it and cleaned it up and place it in its spot.Let the cleaning up process be calm and a nice experience by turning it into a game. Example: " I spy with my little eye a barn house, did you find it? Go ahead and put it in the basket."Or you can do counting or guessing game as well: " How many little blue trucks do you think we have all in all? Can we count together?" For some children, the way cleaning up is worded makes a difference.And for some, making them feel that cleaning up on their own is a big boy/big girl's task. Eventually, they will say I am a big boy/girl, I can clean up on my own." I hope that works.

[@jenniferthomas9663]

Love how you explain the layout. What was in the last two baskets you had on the 13 month old shelf. They were on the top middle and right side. You didn’t say what they were or the skill.

[@HapaFamily]

I did show them, but it was brief so perhaps it was easy to miss in the video. :) They are a set of bean bags (primarily used for exploration right now but soon to be for a color matching activity and gross motor practice), and DIY sensory shakers (for auditory and visual sensory stimulation, but she also likes to stack them up after seeing my 3 3 year old do it). Hope that helps! 🥰

[@angelastier]

How do you feel about a play kitchen? How do you distribute the kitchen items? Thank you!

[@chelsiecotten995]

What's the age range for a set up like this? Is this kind of a set up important for Montessori at home with older kids? 5, 7, and up? Would you keep this kind of set up once your kids get older or is there another type of set up for bigger kids?

[@AnnaSherKhan]

Awesome video and very informative. I have a question. What should I do with stuffed animals. My 15 month old loves her teddy bears and dogs. How can I make it Montessori

[@thaliapaz3639]

Your videos have been extremely helpful for me as I am fairly new to Montessori. I have a question regarding toys. Do you keep them in a different room? Separate than activity shelf? I have a problem with my boys wanting to play with some of the material and or bringing their toys from their bedroom out into the living room (which is our designed activity area) and getting them mixed together. I am also curious because most videos I have seen, toys are not mentioned, only what is referred to as "educational" or activity toys.

[@Ffiisscchhssoonngg]

Would love to see a video on children 3 and up with Montessori