Knobbed Cylinders

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Knobbed Cylinders
Sensorial - Visual Discrimination of Size
Knobbed Cylinders.JPG
LevelPre-Primary
Primary
Age2.5 - 3.5
Prerequisiteseye-hand coordination
concentrarion
small muscle coordination
knobbed puzzles
Practical Life activities
Materialsknobbed cylinder block 1
knobbed cylinder block 2
knobbed cylinder block 3
knobbed cylinder block 4

Use of this material teaches the child visual discrimination of dimension. This activity also helps the child develop his or her pincer grip which is necessary for writing.

Presentations

Cylinder Block 2

Cylinder Block 1.jpg

  1. Take the first cylinder block to a table.

large-small

Cylinder Block 1

Cylinder Block 2.jpg Thick-thin

Cylinder Block 3

Cylinder Block 3.jpg

Cylinder Block41Insert non-formatted text here

Cylinder Block 4.jpg tall-short

Points of Interest

Control of Error

  • Seeing those that are too wide not fit
  • Those that are too thin will not fit snugly
  • Those that are too short or too tall will not be level
  • At the least, the child will be left with one that does not fit in the end.

Variations and Extensions

Language

All Blocks: knob, cylinder

Block 1
- Establishment of Quality: thick-thin
- Comparatives: thick, thicker-thin, thinner
- Superlatives: thick,thicker, thickest - thin, thinner, thinnest

Block 2
- Establishment of Quality: large-small
- Comparatives: large, larger- small, smaller
- Superlatives: large, larger, larges - small, smaller, smallest

Block 3
- No language

Block 4
- Establishment of Quality: tall, short
- Comparatives: taller, shorter
- Superlatives: tallest, shortest

Material

Where to Buy

Set of 4
Absorbent Montessori $99.00
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Adena $106.11
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Alison's $170.00
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Bruin's $295.00
Cabdev $343.00
Caliber $104.99
E & O $320.00
ETC Montessori $295.00
Hello Wood $311.00
Juliana $271.60
Kid Advance $109.99
Montessori Buy $117.65
Montessori Concepts $99.00
Montessori Land $149.00
Montessori N' Such $109.95
Montessori Stores $290.00

Individual Blocks
Alison's $22.50 (block 4)
Grandpas $29.00 (block 3)
Grandpas $29.00 (block 4)
Hello Wood $79.00 (block 1)
Hello Wood $79.00 (block 2)
Hello Wood $79.00 (block 3)
Hello Wood $79.00 (block 4)
Juliana $71.40 (block 1)
Juliana $71.40 (block 2)
Juliana $71.40 (block 3)
Juliana $71.40 (block 4)
Jump Start $29.95 (block 1)
Jump Start $29.95 (block 2)
Jump Start $29.95 (block 3)
Jump Start $29.95 (block 4)
Kid Advance $34.99 (block 1)
Kid Advance $34.99 (block 2)
Kid Advance $34.99 (block 3)
Kid Advance $34.99 (block 4)
Material Company of Boston $68.00 (block 1)
Material Company of Boston $68.00 (block 2)
Material Company of Boston $68.00 (block 3)
Material Company of Boston $68.00 (block 4)
Montessori N' Such $31.99 (blocks 1-4)
Montessori Outlet $32.95 (block 1)
Montessori Outlet $32.95 (block 2)
Montessori Outlet $32.95 (block 3)
Montessori Outlet $32.95 (block 4)
Nienhuis $79.90 (block 1)
Nienhuis $79.90 (block 2)
Nienhuis $79.90 (block 3)
Nienhuis $79.90 (block 4)

Infant-Toddler Version
Alison's $65.00 (4 cylinders per block)
Alison's $25.00 (5 cylinders per block)
Alison's $78.00 (5 cylinders per block)


Replacement Cylinders
Alison's $16.00 (1 smallest of each)
Kid Advance $4.99 (5 of smallest from block 1)
Montessori Buy $4.23 (5 of smallest from block 1)
Montessori Buy $4.23 (5 of smallest from block 2)

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