Cylinder Blocks in Action
One of the very first sensorial materials introduced in a Montessori classroom are the Cylinder Blocks. They are made of wood, with 10 cylinders cut out of each block. In one block, the cylinders are all the same height but decline in width from thick to thin. In another block, the cylinders are all the same width but decline in height from tall to short (this is the hardest block). A third block declines in both height and width (Tall/Thick down…
