Introducing the Pink Tower

The

Pink

Tower

is

the

iconic

Montessori

material.

Often

called

the

‘symbol

of

Montessori’,

it

is

a

welcoming

sign

in

any

Montessori

environment,

and

a

favourite

with

educators

globally.

Part

of

the

sensorial

area,

it

is

comprised

of

10

pink

wooden

cubes,

in

3

different

dimensions.

The

smallest

being

1cm

cubed,

and

the

largest

being

10cm

cubed.

The

cubes

progressively

get

bigger

in

the

algebraic

series

of

the

third

power.

This

means

the

second

cube

equals

8

of

the

first

(23),

the third cube equals 27 of the first (33) and so on.

Purpose

Introduced

into

the

Montessori

environment

when

children

are 2.5 – 3 years old, the Pink Tower has multiple purposes.

Firstly,

the

Pink

Tower

helps

a

child

build

a

concept

of

size

in

three

dimensions.

This

includes

working

on

visual

perception,

and

awareness

of

dimension,

both

leading

to

an

understanding of size in the environment.

The

Pink

Tower

also

helps

develop

a

child’s

fine

muscular

coordination.

The

activity

stemming

from

this

material

work

on

the

perfection

hand

movements,

and

the

coordination

of

movement.

Finally,

the

Pink

Tower

is

a

Montessori

material

which

helps

prepare

children

for

abstract

mathematical

concepts.

This

includes

preparation

for

spatial

volume,

and

the

cube

root.

The

Pink

Tower

is

a

perfect

example

of

how

Montessori

materials

require

children

to

use

multiple

sense

at

once.

They

are

created

in

such

a

way

to

compliment

a

child’s

stage

of

development,

where

they

use

all

their

senses. to learn.