Folding
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Folding | |
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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
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Points of Interest
Control of Error
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
Where to Buy
Alison's $18.00 (blue)
Alison's $18.00 (white)
Cabdev $40.00 (6 cloths)
Lord Co. $34.60
Montessori N' Such $31.00 (7 clothes, one with no lines)
Montessori Services $12.00 (red or blue, no tray)
Montessori Services $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