MONTESSORI PINK TOWER

Description

• 10 wooden cubes painted pink and width graduated in increments from 1 cm to 10 cm. (Stand sold separately)
• Develop the child’s visual and muscular perception dimension in judging sizes.
• Develop the child’s coordination of movement and fine motor control.
• Prepare the child, indirectly, for mathematics by giving the child experiences in comparison, grading and seriation with the cube.
• Basic language- important in mathematics
• Presentation1) Roll out a mat as your workstation.

  2) Invite the child to the sensorial area and identify the pink tower.

  3) Starting at the top, with the smallest cube, pick up one at a time, with one hand on top and one hand on underneath. Carry the cubes to the mat and arrange randomly on mat.

  4) Once all cubes are on the mat, sit on the child’s dominant side.

  5) Begin to construct the Pink Tower, by picking up the largest cube with fingertips of each hand on either side of the cube.

  6) From time to time, stop and pause to compare a cube to the next smallest one to make certain you chose the appropriate next cube. Also, take time to center using a bird’s eye view as your measure.

  7) When the tower is complete, check centering using a bird’s eye view once again.

  8) Randomize the cubes again and offer the child a turn. Remember they will make mistakes at first, but will gradually perfect the ability to judge size with practice