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Home » Montessori » Montessori Sensorial: Thermic Bottles

Montessori Sensorial: Thermic Bottles

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 Montessori Thermic Bottles are a Sensorial material that defines the child’s haptic sense. Children truly enjoy this work.

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“These are the thermic bottles.  Can you say ‘thermic’? If you would like to help me fill them up I can show you how to do some work with them.”

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Fill up the bottles. You can do this part ahead of time.

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After filling up the bottles, carry them to the work area and place it down on the mat

The Thermic Bottles Lesson: Presentation I

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  • Pick up a bottle with a 3-finger grip and remove it from the basket.
  • Place it on the table to the left. Continue removing the bottles one by one and arrange them in a horizontal line in front of you.
  • “Now let’s feel the thermic bottles.”
  • Place the upper half of the inside of the fingers of both hands against either side of the bottle lightly.
  • Feel each bottle in a similar manner, pausing between each one.
  • Let the child feel the bottles.

 

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  • “Now let’s see if we can find a pair. Let’s find a match for this one.” Isolate the first bottle below.
  • Feel the control, then feel each of the bottles. Pause and bring hands together after feeling each one.
  • Move matching pair slightly out of line.
  • Feel the control again, then the matching bottle: “These two match, these are a pair.”
  • Move the pair to the left side and isolate a new control.
  • Randomize the bottles and then offer the child a turn.

 

The Thermic Bottles Lesson: Presentation II

Complete Presentation I blindfolded or add an additional pair of bottles.

The Thermic Bottles Lesson: Presentation III

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  • After sorting the bottles into pairs as in the other Presentations, say to the child: “Let’s find which pair is the coolest. This pair is the coolest.”  Feel each pair and moves the coolest pair to the far left.
  • “Now which pair is the hottest? This pair is the hottest.” Feel each pair and move the hottest pair to the far right.
  • “This pair is warm.”  Move the remaining pair between the first two. Feel each again to check order. Offer the child a turn.

 

For more see this resourceful post from Living Montessori Now: Inexpensive and DIY Thermic Materials

Best,
Marnie

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About Marnie Craycroft

Marnie hails from Maine where she spent summers buried in sand and winters buried in snow. She is the daughter of a nearly four decade veteran of the public school systems. Teaching has always been a part of her life. She founded Carrots Are Orange in 2010.

Carrots Are Orange is a Montessori learning and living website for parents and teachers.

Marnie graduated from Wesleyan University in 1999 with a BA in Economics. She spent nearly a decade working in investment management. In 2006, she earned her MA in business from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business.

Marnie moved to the west coast in 1999 and currently lives in Boulder with her husband and three sons. She is Montessori trained. Her work has been featured on Apartment Therapy, Buzzfeed, PBS Kids, BabyCenter, the Melissa & Doug blog, Huffington Post, and WhattoExpect.com. Besides writing, passions include running (usually after her three sons), photography, and outdoor adventures.

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