Dusting Furniture - Revision history

MontessoriAdmin at 01:10, 5 June 2020

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	== Further Reading ==		== Further Reading ==
	*[[Teaching Montessori in the Home: The Pre-School Years]] by Elizabeth G. Hainstock, page 26		*[[Teaching Montessori in the Home: The Pre-School Years]] by Elizabeth G. Hainstock, page 26

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	== Presentation ==		== Presentation ==
	# 1. Invite the child to the shelf		# Invite the child to the shelf
	2. Take a dustcloth with both hands from the basket and show it to the child		# Take a dustcloth with both hands from the basket and show it to the child
	3. Take it to the child's table and place it in the center		# Take it to the child's table and place it in the center
	4. Place the chair with the left front leg next to the left front leg of the table, so that they touch.		# Place the chair with the left front leg next to the left front leg of the table, so that they touch.
	5. Stand on the right side of the child		# Stand on the right side of the child
	6. Unfold the dustcloth slowly		# Unfold the dustcloth slowly
	7. Place the ~~indexfinger~~ of one hand in the center of the cloth		# Place the index finger of one hand in the center of the cloth
	8. With the other hand fold the corners to the center		# With the other hand fold the corners to the center
	9. Turn the dustcloth so it will lay straight in front of you		# Turn the dustcloth so it will lay straight in front of you
	~~10.~~ Fold the dustcloth in half		# Fold the dustcloth in half
	~~11.~~ Turn it a quarter of a circle and fold in half again. (Now you have a small folded square dustcloth)		# Turn it a quarter of a circle and fold in half again. (Now you have a small folded square dustcloth)
	~~12.~~ Take the cloth in you right hand and place the left had around the left edge of the table		# Take the cloth in you right hand and place the left had around the left edge of the table
	~~13.~~ Move the dustcloth from left to right, horizontally, starting at the top. Move slowly		# Move the dustcloth from left to right, horizontally, starting at the top. Move slowly
	~~14.~~ Coming at the end turn the cloth slightly to "catch" the dust.		# Coming at the end turn the cloth slightly to "catch" the dust.
	~~15.~~ Repeat steps 13 and 14 until the whole table has been dusted horizontally.		# Repeat steps 13 and 14 until the whole table has been dusted horizontally.
	~~16.~~ Now move the dustcloth vertically starting at the upper left corner.		# Now move the dustcloth vertically starting at the upper left corner.
	~~17.~~ Repeat step 14 when coming to the edge of the table.		# Repeat step 14 when coming to the edge of the table.
	~~18.~~ Dust the whole table vertically.		# Dust the whole table vertically.
	~~19.~~ Hold the dustcloth in both hands and take outside or to an open window.		# Hold the dustcloth in both hands and take outside or to an open window.
	~~20.~~ Shake it out by holding it at a corner, turn your head in the opposite direction.		# Shake it out by holding it at a corner, turn your head in the opposite direction.
	~~21.~~ Again hold it in both hands and place it back in the center of the table		# Again hold it in both hands and place it back in the center of the table
	~~22.~~ Fold it into a square		# Fold it into a square
	~~23.~~ Invite the child to dust the table.		# Invite the child to dust the table.

	Follow up: Check to see if the child puts everything back in its place helping him if needed.		Follow up: Check to see if the child puts everything back in its place helping him if needed.

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	== Points of Interest ==		== Points of Interest ==

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	== Variations and Extensions ==		== Variations and Extensions ==
			The child can dust the shelves

	== Further Reading ==		== Further Reading ==
	*[[Teaching Montessori in the Home: The Pre-School Years]] by Elizabeth G. Hainstock, page 26		*[[Teaching Montessori in the Home: The Pre-School Years]] by Elizabeth G. Hainstock, page 26

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			The dust left on the table

	== Variations and Extensions ==		== Variations and Extensions ==

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	== Points of Interest ==		== Points of Interest ==
			Looking at the dust in the dustcloth

	== Control of Error ==		== Control of Error ==

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 == Presentation ==
-# step one
+# 1. Invite the child to the shelf
-# step two
+. Take a dustcloth with both hands from the basket and show it to the child
 == Points of Interest ==

MontessoriAdmin at 22:32, 2 November 2013

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	== Variations and Extensions ==		== Variations and Extensions ==

			== Further Reading ==
			*[[Teaching Montessori in the Home: The Pre-School Years]] by Elizabeth G. Hainstock, page 26

MontessoriAdmin at 02:44, 26 November 2010

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	\| Topic = Practical Life		\| Topic = Practical Life
	\| Subtopic = Care of the Environment		\| Subtopic = Care of the Environment
	\| ~~Photo~~ =		\| image =
	\| Level = [[Pre-Primary]] <br> [[Primary]]		\| Level = [[Pre-Primary]] <br> [[Primary]]
	\| Age = 3 - 4		\| Age = 3 - 4

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{{Infobox Lesson
| Name = Dusting Furniture
| Topic = Practical Life
| Subtopic = Care of the Environment
| Photo =
| Level = [[Pre-Primary]] <br> [[Primary]]
| Age = 3 - 4
| Preqs = [[Folding]]
| Materials = cotton cloth
}}

This activity teaches the child how to dust furniture.

== Presentation ==
# step one
# step two

== Points of Interest ==

== Control of Error ==

== Variations and Extensions ==