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Hoops, balls, bean bags and sports blocks sized for children, for movement in the classroom, the hallway and the yard.
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In Montessori practice, movement is not a break from learning but part of it. A child wants to control their own body: to walk without bumping into things, to carry something without spilling it, to throw and hit a target. That control of movement grows through repetition, and it needs materials that show clearly what to do. A hoop on the floor says: this is your place. A bean bag gives an answer because it stays where it lands. A ball asks for eye, foot and balance at once. Movement equipment therefore links to practical life: a child learns to handle their body as carefully as a broom or a bowl.
The hoops come in 30, 45 and 60 cm diameter, in blue, red and natural bamboo. A 30 cm hoop is a landing spot or a throwing target, 45 cm takes both feet for hopping from hoop to hoop, and 60 cm is big enough to step through. The footballs come in sizes 1, 3, 4 and 5, with diameters of 14, 19, 21 and 22 cm. Size 1 is a mini ball offered here as a set of ten, so every child has one at their own feet. Size 5 is the ball adults play with.
Bean bags stay where they land, which gives a child a clear answer when throwing at a target, and they can be balanced on the head or hand. The bamboo sports blocks come in small, medium and large and mark a spot, serve as a balance piece or as a goal next to a ball.
A few pieces make an obstacle course: hoops as landing spots, a block to balance on, a hoop at the end as a target for a bean bag. In the classroom you can also use the line on the floor that children walk along in Montessori practice, perhaps carrying a bean bag on the head. Show the task once, slowly, then let the child try.
Wipe the bamboo hoops and blocks with a damp cloth and dry them. Clean the balls the same way and let them air dry, and check the air pressure of the footballs regularly; the pump has a retractable needle and a mounting clip. For a nursery, a shared basic set works well: several hoops in two or three colours, a row of bean bags, the size 1 ball set and a pump, with the hoops hung on hooks at child height.
It depends on body size and experience, not only on age. Size 1 measures 14 cm across, size 3 is 19 cm, size 4 is 21 cm and size 5 is 22 cm. If a child can barely keep the ball at their foot, it is too big. Let them try before you decide.
A bean bag stays where it lands, so the child sees the result of the throw and can repeat and improve it. It can also be balanced calmly on the head or shoulder. A ball rolls away and needs more room, so bean bags are often the simpler choice in a classroom or hallway.
Three to five hoops are enough to start. Lay them in a row or slightly offset so the child can hop from one to the next, and widen the gaps over time or use the colours to set an order.
Wipe hoops, blocks and balls with a damp cloth and let them air dry. Check the air pressure of the footballs regularly and store the pump with the needle retracted. Clean bean bags only on the spot, when needed.