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Extensions can include other practical life lessons: transferring, table washing, etc. |
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Using a Sponge | |
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Practical Life - Fine Motor Skills | |
Level | Pre-Primary Primary |
Age | 3 |
Prerequisites | Grasping Transfer |
Materials | sponge 1 or 2 bowls of water |
In these lessons the child learns how to ...
Presentations
You may be tempted to skip this one because it's so simple, but young children love this. Many later activities have a sponge just in case of drips and little children will want to use those sponges in the way that it is used in this activity. Let them get it out of their systems beforehand.
Sponge Squeezing
- Step one
- Step Two
- Step Three
- Step Four
Sponge Transfer
- Step One
- Step Two
- Step Three
Points of Interest
Control of Error
Spilling water is the control of error. The child will determine that it is more efficient to maintain the water in the bowls so that he/she does not have to clean it up.
Variations and Extensions
Extensions can include other practical life lessons: transferring, table washing, etc.