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| Name = Dry Spooning | | Name = Dry Spooning | ||
| Topic = Practical Life | | Topic = Practical Life | ||
| Subtopic = | | Subtopic = Fine Motor Skills | ||
| image = [[File:Dry_Spooning_1.JPG|320px]] | | image = [[File:Dry_Spooning_1.JPG|320px]] | ||
| Level = [[Primary]] | | Level = [[Primary]] | ||
| Age = | | Age = 2.5+ | ||
| Preqs = | | Preqs = | ||
| Materials = 2 bowls <br> spoon <br> uncooked rice <br> tray | | Materials = 2 bowls <br> spoon <br> uncooked rice <br> tray | ||
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== Points of Interest == | == Points of Interest == | ||
*Carrying the grain across | |||
== Control of Error == | == Control of Error == | ||
*The grain that is spilled (It helps if the tray is a contrasting color, so that the grain in easier to see.) | |||
== Variations and Extensions == | == Variations and Extensions == | ||
===Variations=== | |||
* Different sizes of spoons could be used. | * Different sizes of spoons could be used. | ||
* Instead of dry rice, dry beans, sand, or beads could be used. | * Different shapes of bowls could be used. | ||
* Instead of dry rice, dry beans, sand, small pasta, seeds, whole spices, or beads could be used. | |||
===Extensions=== | |||
* The work could be done with a funnel and a narrow bottle: | |||
*:[[File:Counting Coconuts spoon.JPG|300px]] | |||
*:Source:[http://countingcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/03/on-our-shelves-march.html Counting Coconuts] | |||
== Material == | |||
[[File:Corn spoon.JPG|230px]] [[File:Heart spoon.JPG|230px]] [[File:Green spoon.JPG|230px]]<br><br> | |||
*From [http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&langpair=hr|en&u=http://leptir-mojpribor.blogspot.com/2010/06/ljeto-summer.html&rurl=translate.google.com&twu=1&client=tmpg&usg=ALkJrhgPEEk1OwpFENLnciKP06Hz-bvQxg Leptir Montessori Blog]: | |||
*:[[File:Bead spoon.jpg|230px]] [[File:Shell spoon.jpg|230px]]<br> | |||
== Further Reading == | |||
*[[Teach Me to Do It Myself]] by Maja Pitamic, pages 28-29 |
Revision as of 09:13, 28 December 2017
Dry Spooning | |
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Practical Life - Fine Motor Skills | |
Level | Primary |
Age | 2.5+ |
Materials | 2 bowls spoon uncooked rice tray |
The purpose of this activity is to teach the child how to transfer dry materials with a spoon. This activity also helps prepare the child to eat independently.
Presentation
- Carry the tray to a table. Be sure that the full bowl is on the left.
- step two
- step three
Points of Interest
- Carrying the grain across
Control of Error
- The grain that is spilled (It helps if the tray is a contrasting color, so that the grain in easier to see.)
Variations and Extensions
Variations
- Different sizes of spoons could be used.
- Different shapes of bowls could be used.
- Instead of dry rice, dry beans, sand, small pasta, seeds, whole spices, or beads could be used.
Extensions
- The work could be done with a funnel and a narrow bottle:
- Source:Counting Coconuts
Material
- From Leptir Montessori Blog:
Further Reading
- Teach Me to Do It Myself by Maja Pitamic, pages 28-29