Toy of the Day: Montessori Knobbed Cylinder - Set 2 (7M2D)

17 December 2016 (7M2D): Today, I tried a set that is easier for her - lighter and not so deep. I took away the smaller and deeper pieces.

Toy of the Day: Montessori Knobbed Cylinder (6M30D)

15 December 2016 (6M30D): At this stage, this is just for baby to touch, feel and mouth the objects as part of their exploration. This set is too deep for her, will try a shallower depth set for her tomorrow. This toy comes in a smaller baby version, but ours is the normal version. Will try my sister's baby version, when we are in Singapore :-)

This toy needs demonstration. Once I have done that, I could see Baby FECS tries to imitate me, but it will be some time, before she could do it by herself.

The baby version is available from Amazon:

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Montessori Activity: Knobbed Cylinder Blocks

Age: 2 – 2.5 years old

Activity Duration: 5 - 15 minutes

Objective(s):
1. To help develop the child’s visual discrimination of size.
2. To prepare the child for writing through the handling of the cylinders by their knobs.
3. To prepare the child for mathematics.

Materials:
4 blocks of 10 cylinders each consisting of:
- cylinders which increase in diameter and height (Block 1)
- cylinders which increase in diameter, but height remains unchanged (Block 2)
- cylinders which increase in diameter, but decrease in height (Block 3)
- cylinders which increase in height, but diameter remains unchanged (Block 4)

Presention:
1. Name the Cylinder Blocks and show where they are kept. 
2. Take out the cylinders with three fingers pincer grip and place them randomly in front of the child.
4. Touch and inspect the wells and replace the cylinders one-by-one back into the respective sockets.
5. Give the 3 Period Lessons on the relative sizes of the cylinders using positives, comparatives and superlatives: Thick and thin for Block 1, Large and Small for Block 2, Tall and Short for Block 4.
6. Encourage the child to try.

Video Demonstration:

Variations:
1. Remove all the cylinders out from the block, arrange them by their sizes without its block, then put them back to the sockets.
2. The child works with two, then three, then four blocks simultaneously.
3. The child arranges the cylinders in order with eyes blind-folded.

Language:
Talk about large, small, thick, thin, tall, short as you handle the materials.

Control of Error:
The cylinder does not fit well in the socket.

Additional Information:
A little late with this, Joshua tried Block 3 for the first time on 28.9.212 (3Y6M23D). It was too easy for him. He tried all 4 blocks together on 15.10.2012. It was a little challenging, but he could get all right.

References:
http://faculty.fullerton.edu/syen/mts/sensor/1.htm
http://www.infomontessori.com/sensorial/visual-sense-cylinder-blocks.htm
http://www.montessorialbum.com/montessori/index.php?title=Knobless_Cylinders

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You can find cylinder blocks from amazon:

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Updates on 26 Nov 2013 (4Y8MM21D)