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{{Infobox Lesson
{{Infobox Lesson
| Name          = Color Box 1
| Name          = Color Box 1
| Topic        = [[Sensorial]]
| Topic        = Sensorial
| Subtopic      = [[Visual Discrimination of Color]]
| Subtopic      = Visual Discrimination of Color
| Photo         = Color Box 1.jpg
| image         = [[File:Color Box 1.jpg||320px]]
| Level        = [[Pre-Primary]] <br> [[Primary]]
| Level        = [[Pre-Primary]] <br> [[Primary]]
| Age          = 2.5 - 3
| Age          = 2.5 - 3
| Preq_skills      = awareness of color
| Preqs        = awareness of color
| Preq_lessons        = none
| Materials     = Color Box 1 set of tablets
| Materials       = Color Box 1 set of tablets
}}
}}


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== Presentation ==
== Presentation ==
* Invite the child to the lesson.  Name the lesson.  Take the box of tablets to a rug or table.
# Invite the child to the lesson.  Name the lesson.  Take the box of tablets to a rug or table.
*
#:[[File:Color Box 1-1.JPG|200px|center]]
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# Step two
#:[[File:Color Box 1-2.JPG|200px|center]]
# Step three
#:[[File:Color Box 1-3.JPG|200px|center]]
# Step four
#:[[File:Color Box 1-4.JPG|200px|center]]
# Step five
#:[[File:Color Box 1-5.JPG|200px|center]]
# Step six
#:[[File:Color Box 1-6.JPG|200px|center]]


===Video===
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== Points of Interest ==
== Material ==
Originally, flat spools of thread were used for this material.  The way the tablets are held and the unpainted wooden ends are carried over from this time.  Both are really unnecessary with painted tablets.


== Control of Error ==
===Make Your Own===
[[Category:Make_your_own]]
The tablets could be made without the unpainted ends.  They could even be square instead of rectangular.<br>
*The tablets could be made by wrapping and gluing paper cut from paint samples around this pieces of wood:<br>
*:[[File:Handmade Childhood color 1.jpg|270px]] [[File:Handmade Childhood color 2.jpg|270px]]<br>
*:(For a more detailed description of how this was done see [http://ahandmadechildhood.blogspot.com/2010/01/montessori-color-spools.html A Handmade Childhood].)


== Variations and Extensions ==
===Where to Buy===
[[Category:Where to Buy]]
Prices and links checked: 23 January 2022
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! Store !! Price
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|[https://adenamontessori.com/ius/details.php?did=7 Adena]
|$5.99
|-
|[https://www.affordmontessori.com/index.php/montessori-material/sensorial/colour-box-1.html Affordable Montessori]<br><span class="comment">plastic</span>
|$22.00
|-
|[https://www.affordmontessori.com/index.php/montessori-material/sensorial/colour-box-1-wood.html Affordable Montessori]<br><span class="comment">wood</span>
|$12.00
|-
|[https://www.alisonsmontessori.com/Color_Box_1_p/s06.htm Alison's]
|$13.23
|-
|[https://www.alisonsmontessori.com/Color_Box_1_Premium_Quality_p/ps09.htm Alison's]
|$22.00
|-
|[http://www.bruinsmontessori.com/itemdetails.php?item_id=10 Bruins]<br><span class="comment">CHECK LINK, WEBSITE DOWN WHEN LAST CHECKED</span>
|$93.00
|-
|[https://usa.montessorimaterials.com/products/first-box-colour-tablets-plastic E & O]<br><span class="comment">plastic</span>
|$32.40
|-
|[https://usa.montessorimaterials.com/products/first-box-colour-tablets-wooden E & O]<br><span class="comment">wooden</span>
|$21.60
|-
|[https://shop.hellowood.com/Color-Box-1-S4.htm Hello Wood]
|$27.00
|-
|[https://www.montessoriequipment.com/IFIT-Montessori-First-Box-of-Color-Tablets-p/s.004.1.htm IFIT]
|$8.00
|-
|[https://www.kidadvance.com/color-tablets-1st-box.html Kid Advance]
|$9.99
|-
|[https://www.thematerialscompany.com/collections/sensorial/products/first-box-of-primary-colors-pairs Materials Co. of Boston]
|$19.00
|-
|[http://www.montessoriconcepts.com/store/p171/COLOR_TABLETS_-_1ST_BOX_%28SE010%29.html Montessori Concepts]
|$15.00
|-
|[https://montessorioutlet.com/authentic-montessori/sensorial/color-tablets-1st-box.html Montessori Outlet]
|$11.95
|-
|[https://www.nienhuis.com/us/en/first-box-of-color-tablets-nienhuis-montessori-usa/product/4945/ Nienhuis]
|$30.35
|-
|[https://www.pinkmontessori.com/collections/sensorial-1/products/color-tablet-1 Pink Montessori]
|$8.90
|-
|[https://www.thinkamajigs.com/colour-tablets-1/ Thinkamajigs]
|$10.95
|-
|[https://bruinsmontessori.com/pair-of-colors-for-color-box-1-2.html Bruins]
|$6.00
|}
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</div>


== Language ==
== Further Reading ==
*[[Basic Montessori: Learning Activities for Under-fives]] by David Gettman, pages 80-84
*[[Teaching Montessori in the Home: The Pre-School Years]] by Elizabeth G. Hainstock, pages 61, 94


== Material ==
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Revision as of 14:55, 23 January 2022

Color Box 1
Sensorial - Visual Discrimination of Color
Color Box 1.jpg
LevelPre-Primary
Primary
Age2.5 - 3
Prerequisitesawareness of color
MaterialsColor Box 1 set of tablets

Use of this material teaches the child visual discrimination of the primary colors. This activity prepares the child to use Color Box 2.

Presentation

  1. Invite the child to the lesson. Name the lesson. Take the box of tablets to a rug or table.
    Color Box 1-1.JPG
  2. Step two
    Color Box 1-2.JPG
  3. Step three
    Color Box 1-3.JPG
  4. Step four
    Color Box 1-4.JPG
  5. Step five
    Color Box 1-5.JPG
  6. Step six
    Color Box 1-6.JPG

Video

Material

Originally, flat spools of thread were used for this material. The way the tablets are held and the unpainted wooden ends are carried over from this time. Both are really unnecessary with painted tablets.

Make Your Own

The tablets could be made without the unpainted ends. They could even be square instead of rectangular.

  • The tablets could be made by wrapping and gluing paper cut from paint samples around this pieces of wood:
    Handmade Childhood color 1.jpg Handmade Childhood color 2.jpg
    (For a more detailed description of how this was done see A Handmade Childhood.)

Where to Buy

Prices and links checked: 23 January 2022

Color Box 1
Store Price
Adena $5.99
Affordable Montessori
plastic 		$22.00
Affordable Montessori
wood 		$12.00
Alison's $13.23
Alison's $22.00
Bruins
CHECK LINK, WEBSITE DOWN WHEN LAST CHECKED 		$93.00
E & O
plastic 		$32.40
E & O
wooden 		$21.60
Hello Wood $27.00
IFIT $8.00
Kid Advance $9.99
Materials Co. of Boston $19.00
Montessori Concepts $15.00
Montessori Outlet $11.95
Nienhuis $30.35
Pink Montessori $8.90
Thinkamajigs $10.95
Bruins $6.00

Further Reading


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