All of life becomes known to each person through the use of his or her senses. As such, the Sensorimotor materials, which isolate impressions of taste, sight, sound, touch and hearing, allow children to develop a deeper awareness of their world, while building vocabulary around these distinguishing characteristics, and deepening their understanding of how the world is ordered.

Many of the Sensorimotor materials used today were carefully developed by Dr. Montessori herself and assist children in refining their sensory experiences from awareness of taste, to auditory discrimination, to the many small motor skills necessary to learn to write.  Each level provides the children with age-appropriate materials that stimulate their senses, encouraging them to explore and build on their experiences.