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Metal Insets Design Printouts

The Montessori metal insets are ten geometric shapes (circle, oval, triangle, square, rectangle, trapezoid, pentagon, curvilinear triangle, quatrefoil, and ellipse) used to develop pencil control and prepare the hand for writing.

Download our free printout to practice tracing and creating beautiful geometric designs at home.

⬇️ Download Metal Insets Printout (PDF)

Materials

• Montessori Metal Insets Set — full set of 10 metal inset frames and shapes
• Colored Pencils for Inset Work — quality colored pencils for detailed tracing

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• Handwork and Art
• Writing Skills
• Geometry Printouts

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