Carrying a Tray

Carrying a Tray
Practical Life - Gross Motor Skills
Level	Pre-Primary Primary
Age	1.5
Prerequisites	none
Materials	a tray

The purpose of this activity is to teach the child how to carefully carry a tray around the room. This is a lesson that should be taught early in the school year to new students as it is a prerequisite for many other activities.

Presentation

1. Step one
2. Step two

Variations and Extensions

• Older students could try carrying a bell on the tray, trying to keep it from making any sound as they walk.

Material

Where to Buy

Wooden Tray
Absorbent Montessori $6.49 (8" x 12")
Absorbent Montessori $8.99 (10" x 15")
Affordable Montessori $9.00 (10" x 15")
Affordable Montessori $7.00 (8" x 12")
Alison's $15.00
Alison's $10.50 (10" x 12")
Alison's $8.00 (8" x 10")
Alison's $10.00 (10" x 14")
Cabdev $7.50 (6" x 9")
Cabdev $10.00 (8" x 12")
Cabdev $11.75 (10" x 16")
Cabdev $9.00 (37cm x 24 cm)
Creative Learning $10.17 (8" x 12")
Creative Learning $11.24 (9" x 13")
E & O $17.00 (20cm x 30cm)
E & O $19.00 (20cm x 30cm)
E & O $19.00 (25cm x 35cm)
E & O $21.00 (25cm x 35cm)
E & O $26.00 (30cm x 40cm)
E & O $27.00 (30cm x 40cm)
Early School $15.00 (7" x 8")
Early School $17.00 (7" x 13")
Early School $19.00 (9" x 14")
ETC Press $15.00 (9" x 14")
Juliana $14.00 (4" x 4")
Juliana $25.20 (10" x 11")
Juliana $29.40 (10" x 17")
Kid Advance $9.99 (8" x 10")
Kid Advance $13.99 (14" x 15")
Lord Co. $5.00 (5" x 5")
Montessori N' Such $7.50 (5" x 8")
Montessori N' Such $18.00 (9" x 13")

Sets of Wooden Trays
Adena $16.96 (3)
Affordable Montessori $39.00 (4)
Alison's $32.00 (3)
Alison's $32.00 (3)
Alison's $32.00 (3)
Alison's $20.00 (3) (bamboo)
Cabdev $41.00 (3)
ETC Press $35.00 (3)
Jump Start $20.95 (2 each 6" x 9")
Jump Start $22.95 (2 each 8" x 12")
Jump Start $25.95 (2 each 10" x 16")
Kid Advance $32.99 (3)
Montessori N' Such $18.00 (3)

Melamine Tray
Alison's $6.30 (14" x 19")(peony)
Alison's $6.30 (14" x 19")(roses)
Alison's $6.30 (14" x 19")(orchid)
Alison's $6.30 (14" x 19")(herbs)
Alison's $9.00 (11.25" x 16")(sunflower)
Alison's $9.00 (11.25" x 16")(lemons)
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Clear Plastic
Amazon $5.39 (10" x 8")
Dollar Tree $1.00 (8" x 13")

Colored Plastic
Amazon $4.79 (6" x 8")
Montessori N' Such $21.50 (9" x 12")(set of 4)
Montessori N' Such $3.35 (7" x 10")
Montessori N' Such $45.50 (7" x 10")(set of 14)
Montessori N' Such $2.50 (7" x 13")
Montessori N' Such $3.75 (10" x 14")
Montessori N' Such $63.00 (10" x 14")(set of 18)
Montessori N' Such $6.99 (10" x 13")

Colored Plastic, 2 Sectioned
Montessori N' Such $3.50 (7" x 12")(blue)
Montessori N' Such $3.50 (7" x 12")(lime green)
Montessori N' Such $3.50 (7" x 12")(red)
Montessori N' Such $3.50 (7" x 12")(yellow)
Montessori N' Such $12.00 (7" x 12")(set of 4)
Montessori N' Such $10.50 (7" x 12")(set of 3)