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=== Carrying a Chair === | |||
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== Material == | |||
The chairs used in the classroom should be light enough for a small child to easily move them, while not being so light that they are easily knocked over by a child standing up from one. | |||
== Further Reading == | |||
*[[Teaching Montessori in the Home: The Pre-School Years]] by Elizabeth G. Hainstock, page 27 |
Revision as of 15:34, 2 November 2013
Using a Chair | |
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Practical Life - Gross Motor Skills | |
Level | Pre-Primary Primary |
Age | 3 |
Prerequisites | none |
Materials | child-sized chair |
The purpose of the first part of this activity is to teach the child how to gracefully sit down in, and stand up from a chair. In the second part, the child learns how to correctly carry a chair.
Presentations
Sitting in a Chair
- step one
- step two
- step three
- step four
Carrying a Chair
- step one
- step two
Points of Interest
Control of Error
Variations and Extensions
Material
The chairs used in the classroom should be light enough for a small child to easily move them, while not being so light that they are easily knocked over by a child standing up from one.
Further Reading
- Teaching Montessori in the Home: The Pre-School Years by Elizabeth G. Hainstock, page 27