Thermic Tablets
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Thermic Tablets | |
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Sensorial - Sense of Temperature | |
Level | Primary |
Age | 3 - 5 |
Prerequisites | Touch Boards Touch Boards Fabrics |
Materials | set of thermic tablets |
This activity helps the child develop their sense of temperature.
Presentation
- Carry the material to a mat or table. Set the box in the upper right corner of the work-space.
- Remove the tablets from the box one at a time in mixed up order. Place them in a stack in the center of the work-space.
- The child can put on a blindfold at this point or close their eyes.
- Take the tablet from the top of the stack and touch it to your cheek to feel how warm it is.
- Set the first tablet below the stack.
- Select the next thermic tablet from the stack and hold it your other cheek to compare the two.
- If the second one does not match, set it to the right side of the stack.
- When a match is found, place the pair in the upper left corner of the work-space.
- Return the unmatched tablets to the stack.
- Repeat this process until all the tablet have been matched.
Points of Interest
Control of Error
Variations and Extensions
Material
Make Your Own
Where to Buy
Thinkamajigs $22.95
Further Reading
- Basic Montessori: Learning Activities for Under-fives by David Gettman, pages 108-119