The aid supports learning through hands-on experience – the child explores shapes and material by touch, developing perception and understanding of the surrounding world.
Children are most open to developing their senses approximately from 2 to 6 years. This material is ideal as part of sensory education during this period.
Sensory education in the Montessori approach gives the child the opportunity to obtain clear and conscious information from the environment through their senses. Thanks to this, they can explore their surroundings more deeply, more precisely, and with greater understanding. Maria Montessori assumed that a child perceives with all senses from birth, and it is through the senses that they explore, study, and gradually begin to understand their environment.
The ellipsoid with stand is an aid that gives the child space to learn through their own activity – not just by listening, but primarily by being able to hold the material, explore it, and “feel it” by touch. In the period of approximately 2–6 years, children are most receptive to sensory development, so it is important to offer them as many opportunities as possible for active sensory discovery.
