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| Age          = 4+
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In this activity the child practices identifying objects by touch alone.
This activity teaches the child...
 
== Presentation ==
== Presentation ==
# step one
# Invite the child to the lesson.
# step two, etc.
# Take the mystery bag to a mat or table.
 
#:[[File:Mystery Bag 1.jpg|320px]]
# Take out one of the objects from the bag and feel it.
#:[[File:Mystery Bag 2.jpg|320px]]
# Name the object for the child if they don't know what it is called.
# Give the object to the child to feel.
#:[[File:Mystery Bag 3.jpg|320px]]
# 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.
#:[[File:Mystery Bag 4.jpg|320px]]
# Put the objects back into the bag.
# Reach in with both hands and feel one of the objects.<br>"I feel a ..." and name the object.
#:[[File:Mystery Bag 5.jpg|320px]]
# Take out the object to show that you were right. Set the object on the mat.
#:[[File:Mystery Bag 6.jpg|320px]]
# 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.
#:[[File:Mystery Bag 7.jpg|320px]] [[File:Mystery Bag 8.jpg|320px]]


== Points of Interest ==
== Points of Interest ==
 
*Not being able to see
== Control of Error ==
== Control of Error ==
 
*The child takes the objects out to see them to know of they were correct.
== Variations and Extensions ==
== Variations and Extensions ==


== Material ==
== Material ==
===Make Your Own===
*[[Mystery Bag Sewing|Pattern and instructions for sewing a lined Mystery Bag]]
*:[[File:Mystery Bag Sewing on fold.jpg|202px]] [[File:Mystery Bag Sewing 10.jpg|300px]] [[File:Mystery Bag Sewing 27.jpg|300px]]
===Where to Buy===
[[Category:Where to Buy]]
Prices and links checked: 23 January 2022
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!colspan="2"|Mystery Bag
|-
! Store !! Price
|-
|[https://www.adenamontessori.com/ius/details.php?did=912 Adena]<br><span class="comment"><span style="font-size:80%">with 10 wooden shapes</span></span>
|$15.39
|-
|[https://www.adenamontessori.com/ius/details.php?did=1704 Adena]<br><span class="comment"><span style="font-size:80%">with 5 pairs of matching wooden balls</span></span>
|$8.95
|-
|[https://www.adenamontessori.com/ius/details.php?did=1705 Adena]<br><span class="comment"><span style="font-size:80%">with several familiar objects</span></span>
|$21.95
|-
|[https://www.affordmontessori.com/index.php/montessori-material/sensorial/mystery-bag-with-geoshapes.html Affordable Montessori]<br><span class="comment"><span style="font-size:80%">with 10 pairs of geometric shapes</span></span>
|$16.00
|-
|[https://www.alisonsmontessori.com/Mystery_Stereognostic_Bag_p/s23.htm Alison's]<br><span class="comment"><span style="font-size:80%">with 10 pairs of wooden shapes</span></span>
|$17.64
|-
|[https://www.alisonsmontessori.com/Mystery_Bags_Set_of_Two_p/ps17.b.htm Alison's]<br><span class="comment"><span style="font-size:80%">set of two</span></span>
|$18.00
|-
|[https://bruinsmontessori.com/products/sensorial/mystery-bags.html Bruins]<br><span class="comment"><span style="font-size:80%">2 bags with 10 pairs of wooden shapes</span></span>
|$51.00
|-
|[https://www.kidadvance.com/mystery-bag-geometric-shapes.html Kid Advance]<br><span class="comment"><span style="font-size:80%">set of two with 10 pairs of wooden shapes</span></span>
|$16.99
|-
|[https://www.kidadvance.com/mystery-bag-with-sphere-shapes.html Kid Advance]<br><span class="comment"><span style="font-size:80%">with 6 pairs of matching wooden balls</span></span>
|$10.99
|-
|[https://www.leaderjoyusa.com/Montessori/Montessori%20toys,%20sensorial/mystery-bag-2-same-shape-diff-size.html Leader Joy]<br><span class="comment"><span style="font-size:80%">with 6 pairs of matching wooden balls</span></span>
|$15.95
|-
|[https://www.leaderjoyusa.com/Montessori/Montessori%20toys,%20sensorial/mystery-bag-3-diff-shape-and-size.html Leader Joy]<br><span class="comment"><span style="font-size:80%">with 10 wooden shapes</span></span>
|$15.95
|-
|[https://www.leaderjoyusa.com/Montessori/Montessori%20toys,%20sensorial/mystery-bag-4-familiar-items.html Leader Joy]<br><span class="comment"><span style="font-size:80%">with 9 familiar items</span></span>
|$15.95
|-
|[https://www.montessori-n-such.com/collections/all/products/cloth-cotton-mystery-drawstring-bag-item-s2128 Montessori n Such]
|$5.99
|-
|[https://montessorioutlet.com/authentic-montessori/sensorial/mystery-bag-geometric-shapes.html Montessori Outlet]<br><span class="comment"><span style="font-size:80%">set of two with 10 pairs of wooden shapes</span></span>
|$16.95
|-
|[https://montessorioutlet.com/authentic-montessori/sensorial/mystery-bag-empty.html Montessori Outlet]<br><span class="comment"><span style="font-size:80%">set of two</span></span>
|$8.95
|-
|[https://montessorioutlet.com/authentic-montessori/sensorial/mystery-bag-familiar-items.html Montessori Outlet]<br><span class="comment"><span style="font-size:80%">with 6 familiar items</span></span>
|$9.95
|-
|[https://www.nienhuis.com/us/en/mystery-bags-geometric-shapes-nienhuis-montessori-usa/product/4830/ Nienhuis]<br><span class="comment"><span style="font-size:80%">set of two with 10 pairs of wooden shapes</span></span>
|$40.75
|-
|[https://www.nienhuis.com/us/en/mystery-bags-empty-nienhuis-montessori-usa/product/4378/ Nienhuis]<br><span class="comment">style="font-size:80%">set of two</span></span>
|$24.30
|-
|[https://www.nienhuis.com/us/en/mystery-bag-familiar-items-nienhuis-montessori-usa/product/4693/ Nienhuis]<br><span class="comment"><span style="font-size:80%">with 10 familiar items</span></span>
|$40.75
|-
|[https://www.thinkamajigs.com/mystery-bags/ Thinkamajigs]
|$19.95
|}
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!colspan="2"|Mystery Box
|-
! Store !! Price
|-
|[https://www.adenamontessori.com/ius/details.php?did=1393 Adena]
|$48.93
|-
|[https://www.alisonsmontessori.com/Mystery_Box_p/s71.htm Alison's]<br><span class="comment"><span style="font-size:80%">with 10 wooden shapes and 10 flat shapes</span></span>
|$60.46
|-
|[https://www.leaderjoyusa.com/mystery-box.html Leader Joy]
|$59.95
|}
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</div>
== 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
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Latest revision as of 20:16, 26 January 2022

Mystery Bag
Sensorial - Stereognostic Sense
Mystery Bag Sewing 29.jpg
LevelPrimary
Age3+
Materialsmystery bag
objects to put inside

In this activity the child practices identifying objects by touch alone.

Presentation

  1. Invite the child to the lesson.
  2. Take the mystery bag to a mat or table.
    Mystery Bag 1.jpg
  3. Take out one of the objects from the bag and feel it.
    Mystery Bag 2.jpg
  4. Name the object for the child if they don't know what it is called.
  5. Give the object to the child to feel.
    Mystery Bag 3.jpg
  6. Set the object on the mat.
  7. Repeat with the other objects in the bag until they have all been taken out and placed on the mat.
    Mystery Bag 4.jpg
  8. Put the objects back into the bag.
  9. Reach in with both hands and feel one of the objects.
    "I feel a ..." and name the object.
    Mystery Bag 5.jpg
  10. Take out the object to show that you were right. Set the object on the mat.
    Mystery Bag 6.jpg
  11. Repeat until all of the objects have been named and then taken out.
  12. Put the objects back inside the bag.
  13. Give the child a turn.
    Mystery Bag 7.jpg Mystery Bag 8.jpg

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: 23 January 2022

Mystery Bag
Store Price
Adena
with 10 wooden shapes 		$15.39
Adena
with 5 pairs of matching wooden balls 		$8.95
Adena
with several familiar objects 		$21.95
Affordable Montessori
with 10 pairs of geometric shapes 		$16.00
Alison's
with 10 pairs of wooden shapes 		$17.64
Alison's
set of two 		$18.00
Bruins
2 bags with 10 pairs of wooden shapes 		$51.00
Kid Advance
set of two with 10 pairs of wooden shapes 		$16.99
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 		$40.75
Nienhuis
style="font-size:80%">set of two 		$24.30
Nienhuis
with 10 familiar items 		$40.75
Thinkamajigs $19.95
Mystery Box
Store Price
Adena $48.93
Alison's
with 10 wooden shapes and 10 flat shapes 		$60.46
Leader Joy $59.95

Further Reading


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