Unlock Your Child’s Motor Skills with a Fun Montessori Activity: Bottles with Screwing Lids

As parents, we all want our children to grow and develop in the best possible way. And while we may have different approaches and methods, there is one thing we can all agree on: we want to give our kids the tools and resources they need to thrive. That’s why today we’re excited to introduce you to a fun Montessori activity that can help unlock your child’s motor skills. This activity involves bottles with screwing lids, and it’s a great way to promote hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, and concentration in young children. So whether you’re a parent, teacher, or caregiver, keep reading to learn more about this exciting activity and how you can incorporate it into your child’s routine.

Bottles With Screwing Lids

Suitable Age: 2 1/2+

Materials: 

• A tray consisting of a basket/box containing Various bottles with screwing lids

Direct Aim:

• To screw and unscrew the lids from the various bottles

Indirect Aim:

• Refined movement of the muscles in the hand
• Concentration
• Hand-eye coordination
• Independence
• Horizontal sequence from left to right

Presentation/ Child instruction: 

1. Quietly show the child the hand movement he will be using
2. Begin by removing one bottle from the basket/box. Hold the bottle with one hand (stable hand) and use the second hand to unscrew the lid. Remember this is a finger/hand movement, not a wrist movement.
3. Once complete place the bottle in a row, in front of the child to the top left corner of the mat and place the lid directly under the bottle. Repeat this process.
4. After about the third bottle, invite the child to try it if he wishes
5. When all bottles have been removed from the basket/box and all lids have been removed, begin by picking up the first bottle to the left in the row and screwing the lid back onto the bottle, and then placing it back into the basket/box.
6. After one or two, invite the child to continue until all bottles have been placed back into the basket.

Point of interest:

Fragrance, sizes, colors, and shapes of the bottles

Control of Error: 

• Difficulty to match the lids to the proper bottle
• Difficulty to screw lids properly on the bottles
• Unable to unscrew/screw on lids
• Using the incorrect hand movements to open the bottles
• Forgetting to use the stable hand`

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