![]() Please visit the "Planting Peas" blog for an excellent explanation and examples for teaching left to right progression. This concept is true for both writing and reading using the English language. It is very important for the child to learn that letters and words are formed from left to right. Metal Insets Exercises for Learning "Left to Right" Here is information for how to present these materials. Little Bee is not ready for the chalkboards and metal insets yet. Eventually, letters can be formed in the sand. The sand tray is a fun sensorial experience for the child to practice forming shapes and lines with their fingers. (Please note that the sandpaper letters should be introduced after the child has become familiar with the sounds of the letters using "sound games.") Sand Tray Here is a presentation on the sandpaper letters and a video. ![]() This creates a strong mental image in the brain as they learn that these symbols are connected to a sound. The sandpaper letter provides a rough tactile experience for the child as they trace it with their two fingers. Little Bee, at 3.5 years old, is beginning to show an interest in the sandpaper letters. Here is a presentation for using the button dressing frame and here is video instructions for the lacing frame. He has yet to understand the buckle, tying, and lacing frames. He is able to successfully complete the velcro, snaps, and zipper frames too. I believe that he gained this love for buttoning from his beginning work with the Montessori dressing frames.Īt 3 years old, Little Bee has mastered the button closure dressing frame. Little Bee has entered a “ sensitive period” for buttoning his shirts and folding his clothes. Afterwards, it was fun to tape our finished design on the sliding glass window and admire the sun shining through all the tiny holes. I think it would be easier for him to use a pin-poking tool like this one from Montessori Services. ![]() He did tire while using the push pin for poking holes, so I helped him pin-poke and complete the work. Little Bee poked the holes along the outline of the horse. I printed and enlarged this horse printable for pin-poking from the Montessori Print Shop. I set up a pin-poking station for Little Bee using cork boards and push pins. Please visit, Carrots are Orange blog for an explanation on how to present the knobbed cylinders to a child. The knobbed cylinders teach hand-eye coordination and also visual discrimination for various sizes. The Montessori knobbed cylinders are also a fabulous exercise for developing the prewriting muscles of the hand. Pincer Grip - Montessori Knobbed Cylinders Little Bee finds this challenging, but we are still working on it. ![]() As much as possible, it's important to encourage your child to use the appropriate hold on the paintbrush to prepare for using a writing instrument. In these photos below, you can see how much concentration Little Bee is exerting while he paints a pinecone and pretty seashells. The Montessori knobbed puzzles also provide an opportunity to define and develop the fine motor movements of the hand, arm, and body. Land, Water, and Air Montessori Presentation Little Bee transferred buttons with his fingers to a bumble bee do-a-dot printable, picked up bee buttons with tweezers, and squeezed up "yellow" water (nectar) into a dropper to transfer to a beehive mat (cooking hot pad). The photos below were part of our bee unit study. This activity took great focus and concentration while using hand-eye coordination. In the photos below, you can see him picking up a button from a bowl and then transferring it to a snowman printable. These fine motor activities helped to develop his pincer grip and concentration as he very carefully manipulated a button with his tweezers. “Never give to the mind more than you give to the hand.” ~ Maria MontessoriĪt 2.5 years old, Little Bee's favorite activity was using small tweezers to transfer objects like buttons and beads. You can read more about this concept in the book, Montessori from the Start, in Chapter Four - “The Hand and the Brain." For writing, the emphasis is placed on helping the child's hand develop fine motor movements and this promotes the development of the brain. I appreciate the beauty of the Montessori approach for learning how to read and write. These activities will intrigue your young child (3 - 6 years) during their sensitive period for small objects and language development. In this post, I will share with you 10 Montessori prewriting activities that will help to develop hand-eye coordination and pincer hand muscles for future writing work. ![]()
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