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===Where to Buy=== | ===Where to Buy=== | ||
[[Category:Where to Buy]] | [[Category:Where to Buy]] | ||
Prices and links | Prices and links checked: 31 July 2020 | ||
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[https://adenamontessori.com/ius/details.php?did=1754 Adena] $26.93 | <div class="buyElement"> | ||
[https://www.affordmontessori.com/index.php/cloth-folding-exercise.html Affordable Montessori] $29.00 | {| class="buytable sortable" | ||
[https://www.alisonsmontessori.com/Cloth_Folding_Exercise_p/p06.htm Alison's] $15.00 | |- | ||
[https://www.alisonsmontessori.com/Folding_Cloth_Set_p/p110.htm Alison's] $22.80 | !colspan="2"|Folding | ||
[https://usa.montessorimaterials.com/products/folding-activity-set E & O] $39.00 | |- | ||
[https://www.leaderjoyusa.com/practical-life/folding-activity-set-with-blue-red-cloths-4pcs-with-box.html Leader Joy] $27.95 | ! Store !! Price | ||
[https://www.kidadvance.com/folding-cloth-activity.html Kid Advance] $24.99 | |- | ||
[http://www.lordequip.com/xcart/product.php?productid=18191&cat=253&page=3 Lord Co.] | |[https://adenamontessori.com/ius/details.php?did=1754 Adena]<br><span class="comment">8 cloths</span> | ||
[https://www.montessori-n-such.com/p-1058-blue-folding-cloths-kit-with-7-cloths-item-p7770k.aspx Montessori N' Such] | |$26.93 | ||
[https://www.montessoriservices.com/folding-cloths-red Montessori Services] $12.00 | |- | ||
[https://www.montessoriservices.com/folding-activity Montessori Services] $35.75 | |[https://www.affordmontessori.com/index.php/cloth-folding-exercise.html Affordable Montessori] | ||
|$29.00 | |||
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|[https://www.alisonsmontessori.com/Cloth_Folding_Exercise_p/p06.htm Alison's]<br><span class="comment">blue</span> | |||
|$15.00 | |||
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|[https://www.alisonsmontessori.com/Folding_Cloth_Set_p/p110.htm Alison's]<br><span class="comment">white</span> | |||
|$22.80 | |||
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|[https://usa.montessorimaterials.com/products/folding-activity-set E & O] | |||
|$39.00 | |||
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|[https://www.leaderjoyusa.com/practical-life/folding-activity-set-with-blue-red-cloths-4pcs-with-box.html Leader Joy] | |||
|$27.95 | |||
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|[https://www.kidadvance.com/folding-cloth-activity.html Kid Advance]<br><span class="comment">5 cloths</span> | |||
|$24.99 | |||
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|[http://www.lordequip.com/xcart/product.php?productid=18191&cat=253&page=3 Lord Co.]<br><span class="comment">CHECK LINK, WEBSITE DOWN WHEN LAST REVIEWED</span> | |||
|$34.60 | |||
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|[https://www.montessori-n-such.com/p-1058-blue-folding-cloths-kit-with-7-cloths-item-p7770k.aspx Montessori N' Such]<br><span class="comment">7 clothes, one with no lines</span> | |||
|$31.00 | |||
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|[https://www.montessoriservices.com/folding-cloths-red Montessori Services]<br><span class="comment">no tray</span> | |||
|$12.00 | |||
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|[https://www.montessoriservices.com/folding-activity Montessori Services]<br><span class="comment">includes tray</span> | |||
|$35.75 | |||
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== Further Reading == | == Further Reading == |
Revision as of 20:14, 31 July 2020
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Practical Life - Care of the Environment | |
Level | Pre-Primary Primary |
Age | 3 - 4 |
Prerequisites | Carrying a Tray |
Materials | 4 square cloths with lines sew or drawn on |
This activity teaches the child how to fold cloths.
Presentation
- Take the tray to a mat or table. Place the tray in the upper right corner.
- Lay out the four cloths across the bottom of the work-space in the order shown.
- Trace the line in the first cloth from left to right with the first two fingers of the dominant hand.
- Hold each of the top two corners of the cloth and bring them down to match up with the bottom two corners.
- Smooth the crease.
- Trace the line of the second cloth from the upper left corner to the lower right.
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Points of Interest
To put the corners exactly together
Control of Error
The line sewed on the fabric. The fold should be on this line.
Variations and Extensions
- folding clothing
Material
This material consists of four (sometimes more) cloths that are about 10 inches square. Each of the cloths has lines sewn across with thread of a contrasting color.
Make Your Own
Cut out four squares of fabric measuring around 10 inches on each side. Serge or hem the edges (if hemming, make the squares a little bigger to start). Use a contrasting color of thread to sew lines across the fabrics as shown:
Where to Buy
Prices and links checked: 31 July 2020
Folding | |
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Store | Price |
Adena 8 cloths |
$26.93 |
Affordable Montessori | $29.00 |
Alison's blue |
$15.00 |
Alison's white |
$22.80 |
E & O | $39.00 |
Leader Joy | $27.95 |
Kid Advance 5 cloths |
$24.99 |
Lord Co. CHECK LINK, WEBSITE DOWN WHEN LAST REVIEWED |
$34.60 |
Montessori N' Such 7 clothes, one with no lines |
$31.00 |
Montessori Services no tray |
$12.00 |
Montessori Services includes tray |
$35.75 |
Further Reading
- Teaching Montessori in the Home: The Pre-School Years by Elizabeth G. Hainstock, page 28
- Teach Me to Do It Myself by Maja Pitamic, page 18