The Montessori Token Posting Lesson Activity for Infants Age 1 to 3 Years

NAME OF MONTESSORI ACTIVITY

The Montessori Token Posting Activity for Infants

AREA

Sensorial

AGE

1 – 3 Years

MATERIALS

Large Wooden Coin Box (The box needs to be one that can be opened to retrieve it’s contents)

Work Mat.

DIRECT AIM

Developing Motor Skills

INDIRECT AIM

Gross motor co-ordination, control of movements, concentration, memory.

PRESENTATION

1. Assist the infant to fetch a work mat and place it on the floor.
2. Assist the infant to fetch the activity tray from the Montessori Cabinet
3. Sit on opposite side of the mat to the infant
4. Remove all the wooden tokens from the coin box and place them on the mat next to it.
   
   eventually he will be able to perform all the tasks above unassisted.

CONTROL OF ERROR

The tokens do not go into the coin box

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