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Revision as of 04:47, 2 August 2020
| Mystery Bag | |
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| Sensorial - Stereognostic Sense | |
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| Level | Primary |
| Age | 3+ |
| Materials | mystery bag objects to put inside |
In this activity the child practices identifying objects by touch alone.
Presentation
- Invite the child to the lesson.
- Take the mystery bag to a mat or table.
- Take out one of the objects from the bag and feel it.
- Name the object for the child if they don't know what it is called.
- Give the object to the child to feel.
- Set the object on the mat.
- Repeat with the other objects in the bag until they have all been taken out and placed on the mat.
- Put the objects back into the bag.
- Reach in with both hands and feel one of the objects.
"I feel a ..." and name the object. - Take out the object to show that you were right. Set the object on the mat.
- Repeat until all of the objects have been named and then taken out.
- Put the objects back inside the bag.
- Give the child a turn.
Points of Interest
- Not being able to see
Control of Error
- The child takes the objects out to see them to know of they were correct.
Variations and Extensions
Material
Make Your Own
Where to Buy
Prices and links checked: 31 July 2020
| Mystery Bag | |
|---|---|
| Store | Price |
| Absorbent Montessori with 10 pairs of geometric shapes |
$14.00 |
| Adena with 10 wooden shapes |
$6.28 |
| Adena with 5 pairs of matching wooden balls |
$8.89 |
| Adena with several familiar objects |
$9.96 |
| Affordable Montessori with 10 pairs of geometric shapes |
$19.00 |
| Alison's with 10 pairs of wooden shapes |
$16.80 |
| Alison's set of two |
$10.20 |
| Bruins 2 bags with 10 pairs of wooden shapes |
$49.00 |
| Kid Advance set of two with 10 pairs of wooden shapes |
$12.99 |
| Kid Advance with 6 pairs of matching wooden balls |
$10.99 |
| Leader Joy with 6 pairs of matching wooden balls |
$15.95 |
| Leader Joy with 10 wooden shapes |
$15.95 |
| Leader Joy with 9 familiar items |
$15.95 |
| Montessori N' Such | $5.99 |
| Montessori Outlet set of two with 10 pairs of wooden shapes |
$16.95 |
| Montessori Outlet set of two |
$8.95 |
| Montessori Outlet with 6 familiar items |
$9.95 |
| Nienhuis set of two with 10 pairs of wooden shapes |
$37.70 |
| Nienhuis style="font-size:80%">set of two |
$22.50<span |
| Nienhuis with 10 familiar items |
$37.70 |
| Thinkamajigs | $18.95 |
| Mystery Box | |
|---|---|
| Store | Price |
| Adena | $38.93 |
| Alison's with 10 wooden shapes and 10 flat shapes |
$60.46 |
| Kid Advance | $49.99 |
| Leader Joy | $59.95 |
Further Reading
- Basic Montessori: Learning Activities for Under-fives by David Gettman, page 115-117
- Teaching Montessori in the Home: The Pre-School Years by Elizabeth G. Hainstock, page 59
