Metal Insets
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Metal Insets | |
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Language - Writing | |
Level | Primary |
Age | 3.5 + |
Prerequisites | Knobbed Cylinders Geometric Cabinet |
Materials | Metal Insets colored pencils pencil holder 5½" square paper tray |
This activity helps the child gain proficiency in using a pencil. This helps prepare the child for writing.
Presentations
Presentation 1
- Select and place on the tray a piece of paper, a metal inset, and three colored pencils (use a pencil holder if one is not built into the tray). Carry the tray to a table.
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Presentation 2
- Select and place on the tray a piece of paper, 2 metal insets, and two colored pencils (use a pencil holder if one is not built into the tray). Carry the tray to a table.
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Points of Interest
Control of Error
Variations and Extensions
- The child could use the basic shapes created by tracing the metal insets for creative drawing (e.g. ellipses or ovals could be faces).
Material
Where to Buy
Prices and links being checked today: 4 July 2020
Metal Insets (set of 10 with 2 stands)
Absorbent Montessori $76.00
Adena $76.92
Affordable Montessori $99.00
Alison's $128.00
Alison's $78.75
Bruins $179.00
E & O $124.00
Hello Wood $95.00 (no stands, acrylic)
IFIT $85.00
Kid Advance $45.99 (no stands)
Material Company of Boston $110.00 (no stands)
Montessori Concepts $59.00
Montessori N' Such $86.00 (no stands)
Montessori N' Such $24.00 (plastic)(no stands)
Montessori Outlet $52.95 (no stands)
Nienhuis $118.90 (no stands)
Thinkamajigs $89.95
Tracing Tray
Absorbent Montessori $20.00
Adena $15.92
Affordable Montessori $24.00
Affordable Montessori $15.00 (single wide)
Alison's $27.00
Alison's $21.00
Bruins $50.00
Bruins $30.00 (single section)
E & O $27.00
Hello Wood $39.00
IFIT $15.00
IFIT $8.00 (single section)
Kid Advance $13.99
Montessori Concepts $14.00
Montessori N' Such $18.50
Montessori Outlet $12.95
Thinkamajigs $22.95
Pencil Holder for Tray
Absorbent Montessori $2.00
Adena $1.19
Affordable Montessori $5.00
Alison's $1.43
Bruins $3.00
E & O $3.00
Hello Wood $7.00
IFIT $3.00
Kid Advance $2.00
Material Company of Boston $1.50 (for 3 pencils)
Montessori Outlet $1.95 (for 3 pencils)
Montessori Services $5.50 (for 3 pencils)
Nienhuis $2.60 (for 3 pencils)
Thinkamajigs $4.95
Box for Inset Paper
Absorbent Montessori $6.00
Adena $8.93
Affordable Montessori $13.00
Alison's $12.00
Alison's $15.30
Alison's $8.97
Bruin's $15.00
E & O $19.00
Hello Wood $22.00
IFIT $8.00
Kid Advance $8.99
Material Company of Boston $15.00
Montessori Outlet $7.95
Nienhuis $17.90
Thinkamajigs $11.95
Colored Pencil Holders (set of 11)
Absorbent Montessori $22.00
Adena $32.92
Affordable Montessori $35.00
Alison's $50.00 (natural wood)
Alison's $95.00
Alison's $24.00
Alison's $35.00 (natural wood)
Bruin's $69.00
E & O $56.00
IFIT $22.00
Kid Advance $24.99
Material Company of Boston $70.00
Montessori Concepts $21.00
Montessori N' Such $40.00
Montessori Outlet $32.95
Montessori Services $74.00
Nienhuis $74.90
Thinkamajigs $39.95
Shelves for Insets
Absorbent Montessori $88.00
Adena $87.92
Affordable Montessori $119.00 (assembly required)
Alison's $99.75
Alison's $175.75
Bruins $275.00
E & O $169.00
Hello Wood $198.00
IFIT $85.00
Kid Advance $79.99
Montessori Concepts $70.00
Nienhuis $285.50
Stands for Insets
Hello Wood $33.00 (1 stand)
Kid Advance $24.99 (2 stands)
Material Company of Boston $49.00
Montessori Outlet $27.95 (2 stands)
Nienhuis $55.00
Small Shelves for Insets
Hello Wood $39.00 (space maker)
Tray for Pencil Holders
Bruins $45.00
Further Reading
- Basic Montessori: Learning Activities for Under-fives by David Gettman, pages 140-142
- Teaching Montessori in the Home: The Pre-School Years by Elizabeth G. Hainstock, pages 64-65, 108-109