Life A1.3. Wet Pouring

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ELEMENTARY MOVEMENT

A1.3. WET POURING

MATERIALS:

Tray; sponge; large pitcher; 1/4, 1/3, 1/2 & 1 cup pitchers of various sizes; colored water.

PREPARATION:

All materials ready; child practiced with dry materials; child practiced simple wet pouring; invite child; name activity; show location of materials.

PRESENTATION:

1. Go to the shelf with the child. Pick up the tray and hold both hands and walk slowly and carefully to table.

2. Put the tray quietly on the table pull chair to and sit down. Have the child at your subdominant side.

3. Look at the pitchers and the content used.

4. Lift pitcher by handle using dominant hand & support with other hand under spout.

5. Pour water into first pitcher on left of tray suing two hands.

6. Wipe water pitcher spout with sponge and replace sponge.

7. Repeat steps 4-5, filling all pitchers about 3/4 full moving from left to right. Wipe pitcher after pouring into smaller one.

8. Replace water pitcher on tray. Observe work.

9. Check tray & table for spilled water. Wipe with sponge as needed.

10. Lift pitcher on left by the handle as in step 4. Pour water using 2 hands into the large water pitcher.

11. Wipe spout of pouring pitcher with sponge and replace both pitcher and sponge to original locations.

12. Repeat steps 9-12 with each pitcher, moving from left to right. Wipe after each, with sponge.

13. Dry tray and any spills with sponge and replace.

14. Invite child.

CONTROL OF ERROR:

1. Spilling water.

2. Running out of water before all pitchers are filled.

3. Soaking clothing.

4. Overfilling.

5. Bumping pitchers into one another.

POINTS OF INTEREST:

1. Sound of water pouring.

2. Different sizes of pitchers.

3. Different shapes of pitchers.

4. Different colors of pitchers.

5. Appearance of pitchers empty and full.

6. Seeing water in each smaller pitcher.

7. Seeing water in equal amounts in all small pitchers.

DIRECT AIMS:

Coordination, cooperation, order, independence, development of eye-hand coordination, development of self control (enough eater for all pitchers), preparation for cooking, preparation for volume in math.

INDIRECT AIMS:

Pouring skills; judgment of volume.

VOCABULARY:

Tray, sponge, pitcher, water, pour, spill, handle, spout, large, small.

AGE:

5 years and up

VARIATIONS AND EXTENSION:

1. Have all four containers filled with water and pour from the smallest to the next largest until all water is in one container; redistribute water.

2. Use pitchers of same volume but different shapes.

3. Mark smaller pitchers with line for correct amount of water.

4. Name and/or label pitchers (1/4 cup, 1/3 cup etc.)

5. Using wine glasses, or same size juice glasses.

NOTES:

State at the end that the goal is to put some water in all containers.