Zipper Frame
From Montessori Album
| Zipper Frame | |
|---|---|
| Practical Life - Dressing | |
 | |
| Level | Primary |
| Age | 3 - 5 |
| Prerequisites | Grasping Transfer |
| Materials | Zipper Frame |
In this activity the child learns how to use a zipper.
Presentation
- step one
- step two
- step three
- step four
- step five
Points of Interest
Control of Error
Variations and Extensions
- For a younger child, the bottom of the zipper could be held shut with a safety. This would allow the child to practice just the zipping part of the work before they are ready for the extra step of putting the two sides of the zipper together.
Material
Make Your Own
Where to Buy
Prices and links checked: 23 January 2022
| Zipper Frame | |
|---|---|
| Store | Price |
| Adena | $4.93 |
| Affordable Montessori | $16.00 |
| Alison's | $16.53 |
| Alison's | $29.99 |
| Bruins | $45.00 |
| E & O | $39.60 |
| IFIT | $11.00 |
| Kid Advance | $17.99 |
| Lord Co. | $19.25 |
| Materials Co. of Boston | $33.00 |
| Montessori Concepts | $15.00 |
| Montessori Outlet | $14.95 |
| Nienhuis | $51.30 |
| Thinkamajigs | $15.95 |
Further Reading
- Teaching Montessori in the Home: The Pre-School Years by Elizabeth G. Hainstock, pages 23, 91
