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Transfer of Dry Goods Montessori Practical Life Lesson

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One of the first lessons in Montessori Early Childhood (3-6 years old) is the Transfer of Dry Goods. This Montessori practical life lesson is easy and inexpensive to put together in the classroom. It’s also a great example of a Practical Life that’s easy to replicate at home.

Montessori Practical Life Lesson - Transferring Dry Goods

Montessori Practical Life Lesson of Transferring Dry Goods

To set up this lesson, you want to use identical bowls and all like goods. This allows you to isolate the quality and difficulty of the activity for the child.

Possible dry goods to use with the lesson:

  • stones
  • pasta
  • beans
  • coins
  • beads
  • pom poms
  • corn kernels
  • pumpkin seeds

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Transferring Dry Goods Approach

Invite the child to the work: “Today we’re going to learn something new!” Take tray with bowls from shelf with both hands, lift so arms are even with waist and slowly carry to table and gently place down.

Trace surface area of each bowl saying, “This is a large dish and this is a large dish. This one is empty. This one is full.”

With dominant hand, slowly pick up a handful of objects from left bowl and transfer to empty bowl on the right.  Continue until all objects are transferred and end with, “now this bowl is empty and this bowl is full.”

Repeat, moving objects back to original bowl. Then ask the child, “Would you like a turn?”

Pick up tray and return to shelf.

Aims include concentration, coordination, hand eye coordination and preparation to pour liquids.

Learn more on the Practical Life Philosophy here

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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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