Life A2.4. Basting

Shu-Chen Yen's On-Line Montessori Albums

PRATICAL-LIFE DEVELOPMENT ALBUM

ELEMENTARY MOVEMENT

A2.4. BASTING

MATERIALS:

Tray; 2 jars, baster, sponge, colored water.

PREPARATION:

All materials present; invite child; name activity; show child where activity is located on shelf.

PRESENTATION:

1. Take tray to table and place so jar with water is on left.

2. Show child squeezing motion of dominant hand.

3. Pick up baster with dominant hand, squeeze bulb show it is flexible.

4. Hold baster vertically over tar on left.

5. Lower baster into jar, squeeze bulb when baster tube is in water.

6. Release bulb & watch water level rise.

7. Move baster up & out of jar. Move baster over dc into right jar.

8. Squeeze bulb again, releasing water.

9. Repeat steps 4 through 8 until all the water is transferred from left to right.

10. Wipe tip of baster with sponge. Check tray & table for spills & wipe up with sponge.

11. Place baster on table, turn tray around, so eater is on left. Replace baster.

12. Tell child he/she can repeat as often as desired.

13. Replace work. Invite child.

CONTROL OF ERROR:

1. Water spilled.

2. Materials not replaced.

3. Water on left is not emptied.

4. Water not lifted into baster.

5. Water left in baster.

6. Baster left in jar.

7. Squeezing water before getting to jar.

POINTS OF INTEREST:

1. Seeing the water move up and down in the baster.

2. Sound of water being lifted into baster.

3. Sound of bubbles being created when baster is squeezed.

4. Sight of bubbles being created when baster is squeezed.

5. Sight of baster filled vs. partially filled vs. empty.

6. Ease of filling baster when water jar is full.

7. Seeing results differ when squeezing firmly or gently.

DIRECT AIMS:

Cooperation, order, independence, small muscle control, development of self esteem.

INDIRECT AIMS:

Hand squeeze; use of syringe or dropper, learning to use baster, learning to transfer liquid of baster.

VOCABULARY:

Tray; jar; sponge; squeeze; baster or dropper; water; bubbles.

AGE:

3 to 4 years.

VARIATIONS AND EXTENSIONS:

1. Use more then one size baster/dropper placing in separate containers to see volume differences.

2. Use baster or dropper to measure.

3. Use color coded droppers to mix paint colors or food colors.