Montessori Activity: Tracing Chinese Character with Stamps

Age: From 3.5 years old

Objectives:

1. To provide a fun way to teach writing Chinese characters

2. To train the child's fine motor skills

Materials:

1. 1 stamp and stamp pad

2. 1 Chinese Character
3. 1 toy horse (optional)

4. 1 tray

Directions:

1. Demonstrate to your child how to trace the Chinese character using stamp, taking care to show her the correct sequence of strokes.

2. As you trace, read the Chinese character clearly to your child.

3. Invite your child to try.

4. As her to say out loud the Chinese character that she is tracing.

Additional Information:

I tried this activity with C today 19 November 2019 (3Y6M3D). I use this activity to revise the Chinese character "horse" that she learned during the Chinese enrichment class last Sunday. She preferred other tracing activities better, especially the one with gel crayon. She wasn't so fond of tracing out Chinese character by stamping. She had fun stamping all over the paper instead, which was also fine :-)

19 November 2019 (3Y6M3D)

Montessori Activity: Stamping

Inspired by 1plus1plus1equals1

Age: From 1.5 years old

Activity Duration: 5 - 15 minutes

Objective(s):
1. To train the child's fine motor skills.
2. To teach the concept of stamping - pressure of pressing and release
3. To teach colours

Materials:
1. 1 stamping set
2. 1 paper

Directions:
1. Demonstrate by taking the stamp, dipping it into the ink pad and stamping it on a paper.

2. Encourage your child to try.

Cost: Stamping set: 20 DKK (3.90 USD or 4.70 SGD) from Tiger

Additional Information:
I am running out of activities to do for Joshua. Thus, I am very glad to find this. Joshua (2Y5M16D) tried it this morning. He had quite some fun, though it is not his favourite.

References:
http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/2011/08/tot-school-letter-oo-part-2.html