Description
Infants are naturally curious, and will love exploring the Montessori Toddler Imbucare Box with Ball. When they find a box or a hole, they automatically want to put objects into the hole to see what happens.
They place the ball in the hole, it vanishes, and they desperately search to find where it went. This is how they learn about impermanence; what appears to be lost, can be found again. The missing ball can be recovered by opening the drawer, this concept is known as object permanence.
Objectives of the Toddler Imbucare Box with Ball
- the direct objective, is to –
- place the ball in the hole, and to open the drawer to find it again
- indirectly, they learn to –
- improve their hand-eye coordination
- hone their fine motor skills
- develop more focus, and concentration
- object permanence signals an important developmental phase in the infant’s working memory, i.e. abstract concepts are formed
- this activity forms part of the support material in the traditional Montessori curriculum for the toddler environment
- a game that provides hours of fun, as the toddler learns.
Dimensions of the Imbucare Box
- Birch ply box – 12cm x 12cm x 9cm / (4¾” x 4¾” x 3.5″)
- diameter of the ball – 5 cm / (2″)
Related Products
- Imbucare Box with Large Cylinder
- The Imbucare Board with Knit Ball
- Imbucare Board with Disc
- Imbucare Box with Triangular Prism
- Imbucare Box with Cube
Further Reading and Resources
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Child Development: 5 things you need to know about… object permanence, written by Ruth Thomson of Nursery World.co.uk
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Developing Object Permanence Skills in the Montessori Environment, written by the (NAMC), North American Montessori Center
Noleen Clarke (verified owner) –
This is a beautiful piece of equipment and fantastic for little curious minds. I also like that the ball is big enough for little mouths not too be swollowed.
Thank you
Matilda White (verified owner) –
Beautiful workmanship. This is why I love Montessori.
Tanya Venter (verified owner) –
I really love Childrens House products. They have such a wide variety for the toddler class.
Erica (verified owner) –
Beautifully made. Nice product.