Montessori Activity: Letter Rice Tray

Age: From 2 years old.

Activity Duration: 5-10 minutes

Preparation Time: 1 minutes

Objective(s):

1. To develop the child’s five senses.
2. To develop the child's language skill.

Materials:

1. 1 deep baking tray or dish
2. 500g of rice (1/2 packet)

Directions:

1. Write a letter, for example “a” and pronounce its sound.

2. Encourage and let your child try and repeat the sound after you.

Total Cost: Rice: 8 DKK (1.50 SGD) for 1 packet at the supermarket

Additional Information:

You can also use sand for this. For younger toddlers, just allow them to play free “writing” on the rice.

I bought the cheapest pack of rice from Netto supermarket