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Miniature Objects are used in many Montessori language lessons such as:
*[[I Spy]]
*[[Beginning Sound Sort]]
*[[Moveable Alphabet with Objects]]
*[[Phonetic Object Boxes]]

Doll-house furniture works great for these. Toys and other objects from around the house can also be used.<br>
There is a very helpful article on assembling a collection of miniatures at [http://whatdidwedoallday.blogspot.com/2012/02/miniatures-collection-storage.html What DID we do all day?] and another at [http://livingmontessorinow.com/2011/12/26/montessori-monday-diy-alphabet-box/ Living Montessori Now].

==Objects for learning beginning sounds==
Here are some ideas for objects that would work well for most of the [[I Spy]] games and for [[Beginning Sound Sort]]:<br><br>
'''a''' alligator, ambulance, ant, apple, astronaut, axe<br>
'''b''' baby, banana, bandage, baseball, basket, basketball, bat, battery, bean, bear, bed, bee, bell, belt, bib, bicycle, bird, boat, bone, book, boot, bottle, box, bow, bowl, braid, brain, bread, brick, broom, brush, bug, bus, butter, butterfly, button<br>
'''c''' cage, cake, camel, camera, candle, candy, card, carrot, cat, caterpillar, clock, cloud, coat, comb, cookie, corn, cow, crab, cracker, crayon, crown, cup<br>
'''d''' deer, desk, dice, dinosaur, dog, doll, domino, doughnut, dragon, dress, drum, duck<br>
'''e''' elephant, egg, elf, envelope<br>
'''f''' fan, feather, fire, fish, five, flag, flower, fly, football, fork, four, fox, french fries, frog<br>
'''g''' ghost, glass, glasses, globe, glove, glue, goat, gorilla, grapes, guitar, gum<br>
'''h''' ham, hammer, hand, hat, heart, helicopter, hen, hippopotamus, horse, hot dog, house<br>
'''i''' igloo, iguana<br>
'''j''' jar, jeans, jeep, jellybean, jellyfish, jet<br>
'''k''' kangaroo, ketchup, kettle, key, king, kite, kiwi, koala<br>
'''l''' lace, ladder, lamp, lawnmower, leaf, leg, Lego, lemon, lighthouse, lightning, lily, lime, lion, lips, lizard, lobster, lock, log, lollipop<br>
'''m''' map, marshmallow, mask, match, medal, microphone, microscope, milk, mint, mirror, mitten, monkey, moon, motorcycle, mouse, moose, mop, mug, mushroom<br>
'''n''' nail, necklace, needle, nest, net, nut<br>
'''o''' octagon, octopus, olive, ostrich, otter<br>
'''p''' paint, pan, pear, peach, peanut, pen, pencil, pepper, piano, pie, pig, pin, pinata, pineapple, pizza, popcorn, pot, potato, pumpkin, purse, puzzle<br>
'''r''' raccoon, rake, rainbow, raspberry, rattle, reindeer, rhinoceros, ring, robot, rock, rooster, rope, rose, rubber band, ruler<br>
'''s''' salt, sandwich, saw, saxophone, scale, scarf, scissors, scorpion, screw, seahorse, seal, seven, sink, skirt, skull, skunk, sled, slide, slug, snail, snake, snowman, sock, spider, sponge, spool, spoon, squid, squirrel, stamp, stapler, star, stop, straw, strawberry, sun, sunglasses, sushi, swan, sword<br>
'''t''' table, taco, tambourine, tank, tape, tea, teeth, television, tent, tie, tiger, tire, toaster, toilet, tomato, tongs, toothbrush, top, towel, tractor, train, tray, tree, triangle, tricycle, trombone, trophy, truck, trumpet, tuba, tulip, turkey, turtle, two<br>
'''u''' umbrella, underwear<br>
'''v''' vacuum, van, vase, vest, violin, vulture<br>
'''w''' wagon, walrus, wand, wasp, watch, watermelon, web, well, whale, wheel, whistle, wig, windmill, window, wine, witch, wizard, wok, wolf, woodpecker, worm<br>
'''y''' yak, yarn, yo-yo<br>
'''z''' zebra, zipper<br>

'''sh''' shark, sheep, shell, shield, ship, shoe, shovel, shrimp<br>
'''ch''' chair, chalk, cheese, cherry, chicken, chimpanzee, chip, chocolate, church<br>
'''qu''' quarter, queen, question mark, quilt<br>
'''th''' thimble, thistle, thread, three, throne<br>

==Two or Three-sound objects with short vowel sounds==
These are objects that would work with the [[Sound Blending Game]], [[I Spy]], [[Moveable Alphabet with Objects]] and [[Phonetic Object Boxes]].<br>
These are sorted by vowel sound:<br>

'''a''' ant, bag, bat, can, cat, fan, ham, hat, man, map, mat, pan, ram, rat, tag, van<br>
'''e''' egg, bed, bell, elf, hen, jet, leg, net, pen, web, well<br>
'''i''' bib, fig, lid, lip, pig, pin, wig<br>
'''o''' box, dog, doll, fox, log, mop, pot, top<br>
'''u''' bug, bun, bus, cup, gum, jug, mug, nut, rug, sun, tub<br>

==Make Your Own==
One way to make the objects is to sculpt them out of clay and then paint them:
:[[File:Objects unpainted.jpg|270px]] [[File:Objects painted.jpg|270px]]
:[http://www.gluesky.com/2010/05/making-montessori-objects-for-reading/ Source: Glue Sky] (Check out this blog post for a more detailed description of how this was done.)
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==Where to Buy==
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Prices and links checked: 23 January 2022
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