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* For a younger child, the bottom of the zipper could be held shut with a safety.  This would allow the child to practice just the zipping part of the work before they are ready for the extra step of putting the two sides of the zipper together.
* For a younger child, the bottom of the zipper could be held shut with a safety.  This would allow the child to practice just the zipping part of the work before they are ready for the extra step of putting the two sides of the zipper together.


==Material==
== Material ==


===Make Your Own===
=== Make Your Own ===
===Where to Buy===
=== Where to Buy ===
See [[Dressing Frames]] as these are almost always sold in sets.
See [[Dressing Frames]] as these are almost always sold in sets.
== Further Reading ==
*[[Teaching Montessori in the Home: The Pre-School Years]] by Elizabeth G. Hainstock, pages 23, 91

Revision as of 15:20, 2 November 2013

Zipper Frame
Practical Life - Care of the Person
Zipper Frame 2.JPG
LevelPrimary
Age3 - 5
PrerequisitesGrasping Transfer

In this activity the child learns how to use a zipper.

Presentation

  1. step one
    Zipper Frame 1.JPG
  2. step two
    Zipper Frame 2.JPG
  3. step three
    Zipper Frame 3.JPG
  4. step four
    Zipper Frame 4.JPG
  5. step five
    Zipper Frame 5.JPG

Points of Interest

Control of Error

Variations and Extensions

  • For a younger child, the bottom of the zipper could be held shut with a safety. This would allow the child to practice just the zipping part of the work before they are ready for the extra step of putting the two sides of the zipper together.

Material

Make Your Own

Where to Buy

See Dressing Frames as these are almost always sold in sets.

Further Reading