AMS Recommended Early Childhood Classroom Materials List
| Subject | AMS Recommendation |
ETC Montessori and/or Nienhuis Montessori Item #: |
| Practical Life Arts and Crafts |
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| Grace and Courtesy | N/A | |
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Walking on a Line |
TEACHER LED | |
| Rolling and unrolling a rug | N/A | |
| Moving Furniture | N/A | |
| Sequence of Pouring activities | N/A | |
| Sequence of Spooning / Spooning activities | N/A | |
| Sequence of Squeezing activities | N/A | |
| Sequence of Threading activities | N/A | |
| Sequence of Twisting activities | N/A | |
| Sequence of Folding activities | N/A | |
| Sweeping activities | N/A | |
| Mopping the floor | N/A | |
| Scrubbing a table / chair | N/A | |
| Washing a window (or mirror) | N/A | |
| Sequence of Polishing activities | N/A | |
| Watering a plant | N/A | |
| Flower arranging | N/A | |
| Feeding an animal | N/A | |
| Dressing frame - Small Buttons | 000100 | |
| Dressing frame - Zipper | 000800 | |
| Dressing Frame - Buckles | 000900 | |
| Dressing Frame - Bow-tying | 000300 | |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Dressing Frame - Buttoning Frame Large Buttons | 000200 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Dressing Frame - Lacing | 000400 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Dressing Frame - Safety Pin | 000600 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Dressing Frame - Snapping | 000700 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Dressing Frame - Velcro | 001200 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Dressing Frame Stand | 163200 |
| Nose-blowing | N/A | |
| Hand-washing | N/A | |
| Clothes / Towel - Washing | N/A | |
| Ironing | N/A | |
| Sequence of Food Preparation and Serving activities | N/A | |
| Dish - Washing | N/A | |
| Outdoor Gardening activities | N/A | |
| Play Dough (or Clay) | N/A | |
| Crayons | N/A | |
| Sequence of Pasting / Glue activities | N/A | |
| Sequence of Scissor Cutting activities | N/A | |
| Sequence of Brush Painting activities | N/A | |
| Sequence of Sewing / Weaving activities | N/A | |
| Sensorial | ||
| Red Rods |
002600 |
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| Geometric Solids with Bases |
004800 0048A0 |
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| Cylinder Blocks (Knobbed Cylinders) - 4 blocks |
001900 002000 002100 002200 |
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| Pink Tower (Tower of Cubes) |
002400 EC-0301 |
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| Brown Stairs (Broad Stair) |
002500 EC-0302 |
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| Knobless Cylinders - 4 boxes |
002300 EC-0303 EC-0304A |
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| Color Tablets - Box I |
005100 EC-0635A EC-0635B EC-0615 |
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Color Tablets - Box II |
005200 EC-0616 |
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| Color Tablets - Box III | 005300 | |
| Geometric Cabinet w/ Demonstration Tray and 3 sets of cards |
003800 0039A0 003700 003900 004000 EC-0305 |
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Constructive Triangles - 5 boxes: Triangle, Large Hexagon, Small Hexagon Rectangle |
004900 | |
| Binomial Cube | 013100 | |
| Trinomial Cube | 013200 | |
| Sound Boxes (Sounds Cylinder) | 001600 | |
| Bell material 2/ mallet and damper | N/A | |
| Rough and Smooth Boards - 2 or 3 boards | 0012A0 | |
| Rough Gradation Tablets (Touch Tablets) | N/A | |
| Fabric matching (Touch Fabrics) | 001450 | |
| Mystery Bag (Stereognostic) | N/A | |
| Baric Tablets | 001700 | |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA OPTIONAL | Thermic Tablets |
001A00 |
| Smelling Bottles | N/A | |
| Tasting Exercise | N/A | |
| Sequence of Sorting Activities (by size, color, shape, etc.) |
EC-0615 EC-0616 EC-0617 EC-0618 EC-0619 |
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| Silence Game | TEACHER LED | |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | 12 Identical Blue Triangles | 0049F0 |
| ETC EXTRA - INCLUDED | Parts of a Face | EC-0480 |
| Math | ||
| ETC EXTRA - INCLUDED | Developing Numeracy Kit I (Pre-Math) | EC-0327 |
| Red and Blue Rods |
002700 EC-0329 |
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| Sandpaper Numerals | 002813 | |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Sandpaper Numerals Box | 0028A0 |
| Spindle Boxes |
003203 EC-0329 |
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| Numerals and Counters (Cards and Counters / Odds and Evens) | 003603 | |
| Memory Game | TEACHER LED | |
| Golden Beads - Intro to Decimal Quantity (One Tray) |
0250M0 EC-0316 |
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| Golden Beads - Large and Small Numeral Cards |
0072B0 0071B0 |
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| Golden Beads - Intro to Decimal System (Nine Tray / Function of Decimal System) | 0083MC | |
| Golden Beads - Four Operations (Addition, Multiplication, Subtraction, Division) |
0083MC EC-0311A EC-0311S EC-0311M EC-0311D |
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| Stamp Game | 008200 | |
| Teen Boards (Séguin Boards) and Beads |
003003 0030AM EC-0315 |
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| Tens Boards (Séguin Boards) and Beads |
003103 0031AM |
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| Hundred Board | 018000 | |
| Short Bead Stair | 0090AM | |
| Short Bead Chains (Square chains) w/ squares and arrows |
0086M0 0086B0 |
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| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Bead Material Cabinet |
176000 |
| Long Bead Chains (Cube chains w/ cubes and arrows |
0086M0 0086B0 |
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| Addition Snake Game | 0290M0 | |
| Addition Snake Game Kit I | EC-0320A | |
| Addition Snake Game Kit II | EC-0320B | |
| Addition w/ Bead Bars | 00M0AM | |
| Multiplication w/ Bead Bars | 00M0AM | |
| Addition Strip Board and Tables | 009200 | |
| Subtraction Strip Board and Tables | 0092A0 | |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA OPTIONAL | Multiplication Board and Tables |
018100 0157A0 |
| Unit Division Board and Tables |
N/A option in 2021 |
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| Addition Working Charts (Finger Charts, etc.) |
N/A option in 2021 |
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| Subtraction Working Charts (Finger Charts, etc.) |
N/A option in 2021 |
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| Multiplication Working Charts (Finger Charts, etc.) |
N/A option in 2021 |
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| Division Working Charts (Finger Charts, etc.) |
N/A option in 2021 |
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| Multiplication w/ Bead Bars |
N/A option in 2021 |
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| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Large Fraction Skittles | 011300 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Large Skittle Stand | 0113A0 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Fraction Circles | 011400 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Fraction Circle Stand | 0114A0 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Printed Numerals | 003303 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Printed Numerals Box | 0033A0 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Loose Spindle Box | 0032B0 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Control Chart for Hundred Board | 015700 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA OPTIONAL | Small Numerical Rods | 025400 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA OPTIONAL | Set of 10 Wooden Cube of 1000 | 007510 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA OPTIONAL | Set of 10 Wooden Square of 100 | 007410 |
| Language | ||
| Oral Language Development activities (Sharing news, Fingerplays, songs, stories, etc.) |
EC-0604A EC-0649 EC-0647 EC-0640A |
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| Child Library Area w/fiction and non-fiction picture books | N/A | |
| Picture/Object matching |
EC-0665 EC-0535 |
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| Picture/Picture matching |
EC-0435B EC-0420B EC-0420C EC-0467B EC-0468B EC-0646 EC-0608 EC-0609 EC-0610 EC-0611 |
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| Classified Three part Cards (Pictures, Labels, Control Cards) |
EC-0426A EC-0428A EC-0435A EC-0420A EC-0427A EC-0440A EC-0450A EC-0467A EC-0468A EC-0469A EC-0530A EC-0638A |
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| Classified Picture cards for vocabulary and sorting by category |
EC-0648 EC-0605A EC-0605B EC-0605C EC-0607 EC-0021 EC-0022 EC-0023 |
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| Phonemic awareness activities w/ objects or pictures (I Spy) |
EC-0606 EC-0603 |
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| Metal Insets, trays, paper |
004600 004700 702300 |
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| NIENHUIS EXTRA OPTIONAL | Colored Pencils |
720100 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA OPTIONAL | Pencil Holders |
730500 |
| Sandpaper Letters (International Print) | 005405 | |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Sandpaper Letters Box | 0057A0 |
| Sand Tray | N/A | |
| Large Movable Alphabet - composition of words and phrases (International Print) | 006200 | |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Large Movable Alphabet - composition of words and phrases (International Print) | 006200 |
| Box for Large Movable Alphabet | 0062C1 | |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Box for Large Movable Alphabet | 0062C1 |
| Small Chalkboards or whiteboards for writing | N/A | |
| Writing Sequence |
EC-0602A EC=-0641 |
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| Comprehensive writing program | EC-0602A | |
| Object Box I: Intro to reading phonetic words | EC-0665 | |
| Picture / word matching - phonetic | EC-0665 | |
| Object Box II: Intro to reading words w/ phonograms | EC-0665 | |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA OPTIONAL | Double Sandpaper Letters (US Cursive) | 0056B4 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA OPTIONAL | Double Sandpaper Letters Box | 0056A0 |
| Picture /word matching w/ phonograms | EC-0665 | |
| silent 'e | EC-0665 | |
| Puzzle Words (for English) | EC-0665 | |
| Environmental Labels | EC-0645 | |
| Action Commands | EC-0665 | |
| Series of Phonics-based Readers | EC-0665 | |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | 3D Grammar Symbols with bases and Tray | 010600 |
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Cultural (Geography, History, |
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| NIENHUIS EXTRA OPTIONAL | Land and Water Forms Set I and Set II |
022700 022800 |
| Land and Water Forms Three Part Cards and Definitions | EC-0526A
EC-0526B |
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| Globe of Land and Water (Sandpaper Globe) | 023000 | |
| Globe of the Continents (Continents Globe) | 023100 | |
| Puzzle Map - World Parts (Hemispheres) |
017700 EC-0579 |
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| Puzzle Map - North America | 0176C0 | |
| Puzzle Map - South America | 0176E0 | |
| Puzzle Map - Europe | 0176B0 | |
| Puzzle Map - Asia | 0176G0 | |
| Puzzle Map - Africa | 0176F0 | |
| Puzzle Map - Australia | 0176H0 | |
| Puzzle Map - A country e.g. USA, Mexico, Canada, Japan, China, etc.) | 023600 | |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Puzzle Map Stand | 0176A0 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | World Control Map Labeled | 551210 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | World Control Map Unlabeled | 551200 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Australia Control Map Labeled | 554600 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Australia Control Map Unlabeled | 555300 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Europe Control Map Labeled | 554700 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Europe Control Map Unlabeled | 555400 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Asia Control Map Labeled | 554500 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Asia Control Map Unlabeled | 555200 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | North America Control Map Labeled | 554800 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | North America Control Map Unlabeled | 555500 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | South America Control Map Labeled | 554900 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | South America Control Map Unlabeled | 555600 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Africa Control Map Labeled | 554400 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Africa Control Map Unlabeled | 555100 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | United States Control Map Labeled | 555000 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | United States Control Map Unlabeled | 555700 |
| NIENHUIS & ETC EXTRA - INCLUDED | Globe of Land and Water Painted |
022600 EC-0577 |
| ETC EXTRA - INCLUDED | Weather Patterns 3 Part Cards |
EC-0529 |
| ETC EXTRA - INCLUDED | Planets of the Solar System |
EC-0583 |
| Tool and felt pad for pin-pricking maps | N/A | |
| Packets of Pictures for Continents / Countries | N/A | |
| Flags |
EC-0501 EC-0502 EC-0503 EC-0504 EC-0505 EC-0506 EC-0510 |
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| Calendar | EC-0340 | |
| Clock | EC-0332 | |
| Classification: Living/Non-Living picture cards | EC-0021 | |
| Classified Picture Cards - Animals |
EC-0420A EC-0427A EC--0440A EC-0450A |
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| Classified Picture Cards - Plants |
EC-0467A EC-0468A EC-0469A |
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| Classification: Animal/Plant picture cards | EC-0022 | |
| Parts of a Horse (mammal) | EC-0457 | |
| Parts of a Bird | EC-0456 | |
| Parts of a Turtle (reptile) | EC-0460 | |
| Parts of a Frog (amphibian) | EC-0458 | |
| Parts of a Fish | EC-0459 | |
| Botany Cabinet (Leaf shapes) and cards | 004100 | |
| Parts of a Plant (tree) | EC-0462 | |
| Parts of a Flower | EC-0463 | |
| Parts of a leaf | EC-0461 | |
| Sink/Float activity | ||
| Magnetic/Non-magnetic activity | ||
| Solid to Liquid to Gas activity | ||
| Cultural Exploration of the World (Continents, Countries, Food, Traditions) | ||
| Observation of Seasons Activities | EC-0340 | |
| Study of Clocks, Learning Time | EC-0332 | |
| Timeline of a Child's Life | TL-005 | |
| Musical Instruments | EC-0720A | |
| History Activities |
EC-0332 EC-0340 |
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| Nomenclature Cards (cultural) |
EC-0466 EC-0411B EC-0445A EC-0405 EC-0485 |
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Life Cycle of an Animal |
EC-0481-1 EC-0481-2 |
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| Life Cycle of a Plant |
EC-0481-1 EC-0481-2 |
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| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Botany Puzzle Cabinet | 020050 |
| NIENHUIS 7 ETC EXTRA - INCLUDED | Botany Puzzle Tree |
0198A0 EC-0462 |
| NIENHUIS & ETC EXTRA - INCLUDED | Botany Puzzle Flower |
0198B0 EC-0463 |
| NIENHUIS & ETC EXTRA - INCLUDED | Botany Puzzle Leaf |
0198C0 EC-0461 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Botany Puzzle Root | 0198D0 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Botany Puzzle Copy Masters | 020500 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Animal Puzzle Cabinet | 020100 |
| NIENHUIS & ETC EXTRA - INCLUDED | Animal Puzzle Horse |
0199A0 EC-0424A |
| NIENHUIS & ETC EXTRA - INCLUDED | Animal Puzzle Frog |
0199B0 EC-0401A EC-0401C |
| NIENHUIS & ETC EXTRA - INCLUDED | Animal Puzzle Fish |
0199C0 EC-0415A |
| NIENHUIS & ETC EXTRA - INCLUDED | Animal Puzzle Turtle |
0199D0 EC-0417A |
| NIENHUIS & ETC EXTRA - INCLUDED | Animal Puzzle Bird |
0199E0 EC-0408A EC-0408C |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA - INCLUDED | Animal Puzzle Copy Masters | 020700 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA OPTIONAL | Botany Cabinet | 004100 |
| NIENHUIS EXTRA OPTIONAL | Botany Cabinet Control Chart | 0041C1 |