A Pouring Activity
Otis began pouring his own drink at 13 months (you can see how we went about it here). At the time he was about 50% accurate, about half of the water made it to the glass. Now at eighteen months it's still pretty much the same - lots of spills.
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This little pouring activity is easy to set up with two little jugs, a tray and something to pour. We've used dried beans but there are lots of other things your could use; dried pasta, rice, beads, water etc. The tray is good to store the activity and to collect most of the spills.
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When Otis pours himself a drink he likes to repeat the pouring process and will pour from jug to glass, glass to jug over and over. This is why I like this activity for him right now - he can pour until his heart is content!
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An opportunity to practice the pincer as his picks up each spilt bean and puts it back into the jug.
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Keeping it real. There is a bit of this too.
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Montessori Services (based in the US) has a great range of Pouring Sets which are good to look at even for those of us overseas. They demonstrate what I would call an ideal set-up and have lots of pouring ideas. I love the glass pitchers which give the child the opportunity to observe the entire pouring process.
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Tomorrow is Otis's first day at our Montessori Parent-Toddler class. I'm more than a little excited!
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