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| Name          = Hand Washing
| Name          = Hand Washing
| Topic        = Practical Life
| Topic        = Practical Life
| Subtopic      = Care of the Person
| Subtopic      = Grooming
| image        =  
| image        =  
| Level        = [[Primary]]
| Level        = [[Primary]]
| Age          = 3 - 4
| Age          = 3 - 4
| Preqs        = [[Using a Sponge]] <br> [[Liquid Pouring]]
| Preqs        = none
| Materials    =  
| Materials    = sink<br>soap<br> hand towel
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In this activity the child learns how to wash his hands.<br><br>
In this activity the child learns how to wash their hands.<br><br>
There is some debate among Montessorians about whether the traditional hand washing activity should still be included in today's classrooms. It is certainly no longer the way we wash our hands in modern society.  Many feel that the activity should be replaced entirely with hand washing at a sink. One point in favor of doing hand washing with a bowl and pitcher is that it allows a child to take their time with the activity without monopolizing a sink.
 
== Presentation ==
== Presentation ==
# step one
# step one
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== Variations and Extensions ==
== Variations and Extensions ==
 
*Paper towels or cloth towels might be used (you could have a little hand towel for each child)
*Liquid soap or bar soap might be used
*Please, do not do the traditional hand washing lesson with basin and the pitcher. The point of this is to teach the child how to do a practical activity that comes up in their daily life.<br/ >The only time you might consider doing the traditional hand washing activity is if you are doing a unit study on life 120 years or so ago. (Little House books, or Anne of Green Gables, etc.)
== Further Reading ==
== Further Reading ==
*[[Teaching Montessori in the Home: The Pre-School Years]] by Elizabeth G. Hainstock, page 32
*[[Teaching Montessori in the Home: The Pre-School Years]] by Elizabeth G. Hainstock, page 32
*[[Teach Me to Do It Myself]] by Maja Pitamic, pages 14-15
*[[Teach Me to Do It Myself]] by Maja Pitamic, pages 14-15
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Latest revision as of 18:43, 4 June 2020

Hand Washing
Practical Life - Grooming
LevelPrimary
Age3 - 4
Prerequisitesnone
Materialssink
soap
hand towel

In this activity the child learns how to wash their hands.

Presentation

  1. step one
  2. step two, etc

Points of Interest

Control of Error

Variations and Extensions

  • Paper towels or cloth towels might be used (you could have a little hand towel for each child)
  • Liquid soap or bar soap might be used
  • Please, do not do the traditional hand washing lesson with basin and the pitcher. The point of this is to teach the child how to do a practical activity that comes up in their daily life.
    The only time you might consider doing the traditional hand washing activity is if you are doing a unit study on life 120 years or so ago. (Little House books, or Anne of Green Gables, etc.)

Further Reading