“These lessons, exact and fascinating, given in an intimate way to each child separately, are the teacher’s offering to the depths of the child’s soul.” Maria Montessori, The Absorbent Mind
Children are natural observers and imitators; they strive to do exactly as we do. After all, they are innately working toward independence. It’s the child’s active work that leads to their cognitive, emotional, physical and spiritual development. The adult and guide must prepare activities and opportunities to support this growth.
🤿 Recognizing a Deep Interest 🐠
Our sea life activity is a favorite. Recognizing this, I pair the exploration sea creature figurines with relatable and beautifully illustrated books like Hidden World Ocean. The combination is perfect for the young child ages two to four+ years old. Each sea creature is listed by name and the corresponding book flaps offer more visual details and discovery. The activity consistently captures the child’s attention! 🎣 and engages in depths of learning.
Additional Learning Benefits
Practical life learning is involved during the set-up of the activity:
🪑 child-size table and chair
🥣 clear bowl
🧺 soft towel for spills
🐠 *basket of sea creatures
🍶pitcher with water
🗑Bin or basket for wet cloths
The child must select and carrying each material to the table. Next, the child fills a pitcher with water and, after carrying it to the table with two hands, pours the water into the bowl. The sea creatures are added one at a time with the tongs. Clean-up is as involved and continues to provide practical life learning.
*We have collected an assortment of sea creature figurines as shown.
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