💧If you happen to take a walk into a primary Montessori classroom, one of the works you will observe is children practicing transferring objects from one container to another. This may vary in many ways from the type of material being transferred, the tool being used to transfer, and size of the materials and/or containers themselves.
💧Water (wet) transfer is not something new for S, but she generally pours larger amounts into larger containers. For example, S uses a standard measuring cup to pour 1/2 a cup of milk into a breakfast bowl when making her {almost daily} oatmeal. This is a task she has mastered and does with ease. 💧So now we are working on fine tuning the skill by using small containers with controlled amounts of water. The decanter from the online shop, For Small Hands, is perfect for her little hands. She is able to properly grip the glass giving her control. She loved being able to pour back and forth between between the two containers. 💧When setting up transfer work, you want to prepare the activity in way that anticipates any messes so that the child can clean up on their own and not be distracted from their work. In this case, I provided S with a small sponge so that any mess could be cleaned up and the water returned to the container. From my observations, I could see that she appreciated this small addition to her tray because it gave her control and she felt success being able to handle her own work- without my input or feeling shame for “making a mess.” 💧On a side note: she cracks me up with her little tongue. I’ve come to notice just how much she does it when she’s concentrating now that I’m capturing moments like these for the blog or social media. She’s just like her mama 🤪
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