Pouring and transferring
Pouring Activities: 3 small glasses
To the untrained eye, the Montessori, phase 3 to 6, Practical Life activities appear to be, well, child’s play. On closer examination, however, the Practical
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Our Transferring Activity Sets resemble everyday activities the Child observes an adult performing. Using real and familiar items for the suggested exercises, lets the Child understand how important these tasks are. Lay out the trays as beautifully as possible to attract the Child to the different tasks
Childrens House introduces variations of these transferring activities. You decide which of the various products will satisfy your children’s need to perfect their level of skill. Once mastered, they will be ready to move on to the next level. Please click on each item below that suits your need and checkout for prompt delivery.
Take the simple task of pouring water. At first glance, it comes across as ‘no big deal’. After all, the child is only pouring water.
Take a closer look. For the Child, this task is the equivalent of an adult learning to perform an operation requiring remote micro control through a microscopic lens.
The Montessori Practical Life activities are graduated in levels of difficulty, the aim is to isolate and develop specific muscles.
When the Child is ready for the next level; provide 2 identical smaller jugs for practice i.e. narrow necked jars. Pouring from a larger jug into a smaller jug is far more difficult. This is for the more adept child.
To the untrained eye, the Montessori, phase 3 to 6, Practical Life activities appear to be, well, child’s play. On closer examination, however, the Practical
So why all the emphasis on pouring? I thought if you knew how to pour water without spilling it, you were finished? The Practical Life activities are indirectly preparing the Montessori child for something larger. There is, so to speak, a behind-the-scenes theme happening simultaneously.
So why all the emphasis on pouring? I thought if you knew how to pour water without spilling it, you were finished? The Practical Life activities are indirectly preparing the Montessori child for something larger. There is, so to speak, a behind-the-scenes theme happening simultaneously.
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