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woolbangle
September 21, 2002  |  By Northwest Montessori  |  In Art-n-Craft

Wool bangles

Recommended Age: 3 years and onwards   Purpose: to involve the child in creative experiences and to further develop their fine motor control and coordination Level of Parent Involvement: Low, once modelled the child may work independently   Prerequisites None   Materials An empty toilet roll Sticky tape or masking tape A small ball of […]

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woolpainter
September 21, 2002  |  By Northwest Montessori  |  In Art-n-Craft

Wool painting

Recommended Age: 3 years and onwards   Purpose: to expose the child to a variety of artistic skills using paints Level of Parent Involvement: Low, mainly modelling and supervision   Prerequisites None   Materials A3 paper (paper which has a higher GSM rating work better for painting to allow for the heaviness of wet paint) […]

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saltdough
September 21, 2002  |  By Northwest Montessori  |  In Art-n-Craft

Salt dough handprints

Recommended Age: 3 years and onwards   Purpose: for the child to be involved in the creative process of making salt dough Level of Parent Involvement: Medium, the adult must help the child to make the dough and use the oven   Prerequisites None   Materials 1 cup of flour ½ cup of salt ½ […]

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toiletpaperrollpainting
September 21, 2002  |  By Northwest Montessori  |  In Art-n-Craft

Toilet paper roll painting

Recommended Age: 2 and ½ years and onwards   Purpose: for the child to explore different mediums used for painting and pattern making Level of Parent Involvement: Low, mainly supervision and setting up the materials   Prerequisites None   Materials A4 paper A selection of washable paints (around 3 colours) Empty toilet paper rolls A […]

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galaxy-pastels-feature
September 21, 2002  |  By Northwest Montessori  |  In Art-n-Craft

Chalk pastels

Recommended Age: 3 to 5 years   Purpose: to expose the child to a variety of artistic skills and mediums Level of Parent Involvement: None, the child may explore the medium of pastels independently (provide assistance with cleaning up if necessary)   Prerequisites None   Materials Dark paper (blue or black card works well) Chalk […]

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SIDEWALK-CHALK-PAINT-SQUARE
September 21, 2002  |  By Northwest Montessori  |  In Art-n-Craft

Chalk paint

Recommended Age: 3 years and onwards   Purpose: for the child to explore different painting mediums Level of Parent Involvement: Low, mainly supervision   Prerequisites None   Materials Coloured chalk Mortar and pestle Water Small jug Paint brush Small cups for the different coloured paints made   Preparation None Steps Invite the child letting them […]

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snailhead
September 21, 2002  |  By Northwest Montessori  |  In Art-n-Craft

Snail craft activity

Recommended Age: 4 to 5 years   Purpose: This exercise builds on the child pattern making skills and engages them in creative processes through using a rage of materials Level of Parent Involvement: Low, mainly modelling and supervision   Prerequisites The child should have had experience in making patterns and following a sequence The child […]

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octopuscuttingativity
September 21, 2002  |  By Northwest Montessori  |  In Art-n-Craft

Octopus cutting activity

Recommended Age: 3 and ½ to 5 years   Purpose: for the child to build on their scissor skills, further developing their fine and gross motor control and coordination and to engage in creative processes Level of Parent Involvement: Low, the adult must give the child instructions then the child may make the octopus independently […]

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phillipisalnd
August 15, 2002  |  By Northwest Montessori  |  In Art-n-Craft, Language

Phillip Island Nature Park Activities

Phillip Island Nature Parks have published a series of storybooks with accompanying teaching and learning resources. These books explore little penguins, Australian fur seals, and biodiversity. Little Penguin Teaching and Learning Resource  What Animal am I storybook (Penguine)?: ‘What Animal am I?’ storybook What Animal am I storybook (Seal) ?: ‘What Animal am I?’ storybook […]

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cutting
August 14, 2002  |  By Northwest Montessori  |  In Art-n-Craft

Cutting strips

Recommended Age: 2 and 1/5 years and onwards    Purpose: building manual dexterity in the child’s fingers and wrist. Through progressing through cutting strips as they increase in complexity, the child also builds their cutting skills, working towards being able to cut accurately.  Level of Parent Involvement: Medium during initial presentation and setting up the activity then low […]

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Eggshell-Crushing
August 13, 2002  |  By Northwest Montessori  |  In Art-n-Craft

Snow pasting using crushed egg shells 

Recommended Age: 3 to 5 years  Level of Parent Involvement: Medium to present the exercise to the child, then low once the child works independently, providing assistance with cleaning up if necessary    Prerequisites  None    Materials  3-4 egg shells (ensure there is no egg left in the shells, wipe them out prior to the child using […]

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Tornpapercollage
August 13, 2002  |  By Northwest Montessori  |  In Art-n-Craft

Torn paper collage 

Recommended Age: 3 years and onwards  Level of Parent Involvement: Medium, the adult must present the exercise to the child the first time, once the child has been shown the child may revisit the activity independently with low supervision    Prerequisites    Materials  Work mat (can use easy-to-clean placemat)   A tray   Plain paper (A4)  Construction paper – two […]

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CardboardWeave
August 3, 2002  |  By Northwest Montessori  |  In Art-n-Craft

 Weaving on cardboard 

Recommended Age: 3 and ½ years and onwards  Level of Parent Involvement: Medium, the adult must present the activity for the first time, modelling to the child what to do, once the child has been shown and can work independently the child may require some assistance and low supervision    Prerequisites  The child must have some level […]

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marblepaint
August 3, 2002  |  By Northwest Montessori  |  In Art-n-Craft

Marble painting 

Recommended Age: 2 years and onwards  Level of Parent Involvement: Low, mainly supervision    Prerequisites  None    Materials  3 different coloured washable paints  3 paint pots  3 spoons  3 marbles  A small bowl   A rectangular container with a lid (large enough to fit a piece of A4 paper on the bottom, or you can cut the paper […]

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TracingHands
August 3, 2002  |  By Northwest Montessori  |  In Art-n-Craft

Tracing and labelling hands

Recommended Age: 2 and ½ to 5 years When doing this exercise with a younger child you may write the names of the fingers and hands on the child’s paper, an older child can write their own labels Level of Parent Involvement: Medium for a younger child as they require you to trace around their […]

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elasticpaint
July 20, 2002  |  By Northwest Montessori  |  In Art-n-Craft

Elastic painting 

Recommended Age: 3 years and onwards  Level of Parent Involvement: Low, some preparation is required to set the activity up, once the child has been shown they make work independently, providing assistance with cleaning up if necessary    Prerequisites  None    Materials  A shallow rectangular container (approximately 1 inch deep and 30cm long and 30cm wide, ideally […]

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celery
July 6, 2002  |  By Northwest Montessori  |  In Art-n-Craft, Cultural

Celery experiment

Recommended Age: 4 years and onwards  Level of Parent Involvement: Medium during the initial set up then low once the child monitors the celery experiment and writes/draws her own observations    Prerequisites  The child must be able to carry out a task with a sequence of steps in   The child must have an interest in science experiments  […]

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July 6, 2002  |  By Northwest Montessori  |  In Art-n-Craft

 Painting with a palette 

Recommended Age: 2 and ½ years and onwards  Level of Parent Involvement: Medium during initial presentation then low when the child works independently    Prerequisites  The child must have some form of fine motor control in their fingers and wrist to manipulate the paintbrush    Materials  A tray  A palette with paints (only 2 colours for the […]

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fingerpaint
July 6, 2002  |  By Northwest Montessori  |  In Art-n-Craft

Finger painting

 Recommended Age: 18 months and onwards  Level of Parent Involvement: High for younger children (12months to 3 years) as they require close supervision and may try to mouth the paint, low for older children, 3 years and onwards after the initial presentation    Prerequisites  None    Materials  Finger paint (consistency of mud)  Shallow bowl to place paint in  […]

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paste
July 6, 2002  |  By Northwest Montessori  |  In Art-n-Craft

Pasting 

Recommended Age: 2 and ½ and onwards  Level of Parent Involvement: Medium to set up the materials then, low when the child works independently (assisting with spills/pack up if necessary)    Prerequisites  None    Materials  Tray  Small container to put pieces of paper  Small glass jar with a small amount of PVA or clear gum glue  Thin […]

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