Description

The soft fruit cutter is the perfect first, or second knife.  Involving the Child in household tasks; including the preparation of food snacks; teaches them independence, and improves their self-esteem.  The task of cutting soft fruit develops control of their fine motor skills, as they learn to work carefully.

Why start off with a real knife?

• the Child learns about working with serious implements that need to be handled with respect, and care
• focuses on the task at hand to prevent injury, or quickly learn the consequence to their actions
• the Child seeks independence, respect, and the confidence to act as a person in their own right
• indirectly, the Child will develop hand-eye coordination, and gross muscle control

Dimensions of the Soft Fruit Cutter:

• 19.5 cm length x 1.5 cm width x 1.5 cm / (7½” x½” x ½”)
• handle made of tough plastic

Related Products:

• Develop the skills to cut food safely.
• A cutting board for chopping during food preparation.

Further Reading and Reference Material:

• Read how learning to spread prepares the hand for writing, a blog written by How We Montessori.com
• Learn the best way to teach how to spread, a blog written by Lauren Sharifi.com