Montessori Screw Nuts Block

Product description: The Montessori Screw Nuts Block is composed of a solid wooden block with 7 different holes aligned in a horizontal position. It comes in a beautiful and natural light brown color and silver metal nuts and bolts.

The block also comes with a detachable wooden plate for children to attach it to the fixed block using the different bolts and nuts.  Each hole is a different size arranged from the smallest to the biggest, so it is consistent for the child to discriminate the different sizes.

This Montessori material comes with a base, so it can be easily manipulated by the child and seen from different perspectives when they are discriminating which bolt matches each hole. 

Material: Wood
Size:  30cm x 8cm x 7cm
Age: 3-4 years old

Not suitable for children under 3 years old (small parts).

Educational and Fun go hand in hand: The Montessori Screw Nuts Block is a very useful a didactic tool that will help children to develop different cognitive and natural processes. The item is very useful as it will make the child have fun, and more importantly, will help them develop the Sensorial Area that Maria Montessori identified as one of the five key areas a child needs to develop as they grow older.

This material allows the child to explore and work in two important aspects of the sensorial area: Sight (visual) and Touch (tactile). By selecting the right bolts and nuts, the child will successfully discriminate sizes, which will allow them to insert the screws into the correct hole. This way, they can improve their visual abilities as they also work on their motor skills. The child needs to turn the nut to the right to make sure it is tight and turn it to the left to loosen it.

By using the product the child will be working on these two areas that are a key factor in their correct cognitive development.

Why buy this item: This Montessori item is a very useful tool that will bring in many benefits to the child’s development process.

Firstly, it represents a challenge to the child as it requires them to correctly select the right bolt for each hole. After selecting the right screw, the child also needs to discriminate the correct size of the nut so they can screw the bolt into the nut successfully.

When the action is completed, it will give the child a positive feeling of fulfillment and will make them feel confident about their accomplishment. This means that the product also reinforces the Practical Life area that Montessori mentions in her study.

The Montessori Screw Nuts Block will teach the child independence, concentration, self- control, and confidence.