Are you looking for Christmas activities for preschoolers? “Where do you put the cookie?” is a fun indoor Montessori activity that kids will love.
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When talking about fine motor skills, we talk about hand-eye coordination. From 0 to 6 years old, it is crucial to develop this skill. With Montessori’s learning method, we will help children enhance these movements.
I know parents wonder which benefits children can get when doing daily tasks or the relevance of fine motor skills. Fine motor skills are much more than having pretty handwriting or drawing; it is the vehicle that enables the human being to develop their intelligence. That’s why kindergarten is focused on improving these motor skills.
A child with correct motor skills development will be able to do daily tasks alone without an adult’s help and strengthen his/her self-esteem.
It is important to do activities according to children’s abilities and that they really like and enjoy. A safe, comfortable, and loving environment is the perfect place to do this. They will be open to receive every teaching and will not be afraid to fail.
This is a Christmas-themed activity that children will enjoy while learning, tightening bonds, and enhancing their emotional intelligence.
THEME: INDOOR CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES FOR PRESCHOOLERS WITH FREE PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS
HOW DO WE DO THIS ACTIVITY?
Topic: Fine motor skills
Age: 4-6-year-old children
Goal: Develop children’s eye-hand coordination.
Difficulty level: Advanced. This Christmas activity is to be done autonomously by following an adult’s instructions.
Skills:
- Movements’ accuracy
- Concentration
- Following instructions
- Patterns identification
- Fine motor skills
MATERIALS
- Gingerbread cookies previously made with paper
- Two containers, each a different color
- A slotted spoon
- Markers
ACTIVITY DEVELOPMENT
Step 1:
Draw the face, buttons, arm, and legs on the gingerbread cookie with the markers.
Step 2:
Use the slotted spoon to lift the cookies and place them in the containers according to the color.
ACTIVITY’S RESULT
Gingerbread cookie placed into a container according to its color
HOW TO CARRY OUT THIS CHRISTMAS ACTIVITY WITH CHILDREN OF OTHER AGES
CHANGES FOR CHILDREN UNDER 4 YEARS OLD
We can do this Christmas activity with younger children. Still, it is necessary to lower the difficulty level. In this case, children can lift the figures using a tweezer or with their hands.
CHANGES FOR CHILDREN OLDER THAN 6
This Christmas activity for preschoolers can be done with older children increasing the difficulty level to make it more interesting and eye-catching. You can have cookies with different drawings, sizes, or patterns. The children can use their hands to place them into the containers.
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VIDEO DESCRIPTION – WHERE DO I PUT THE COOKIE? CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES FOR PRESCHOOLERS
Here you will find a step-by-step explanation of the “WHERE DO I PUT THE COOKIE?” Christmas activity for preschoolers. This motor skill activity was designed for 4-6-year-old children. Children will use a spoon to place gingerbread cookies made from paper into different containers according to their common features. That will help them develop their movement’s accuracy, concentration, following instructions, and pattern identification. Materials needed are gingerbread cookies previously made with paper, two containers, a spoon, and markers.
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