Silver Polishing (wow, that came in handy!)
Wow, this tea pot was UGLY! I let it get that way on purpose, so that my girls could have something else to polish. If you need to get silver looking tarnished for Montessori, wash silver with bubbles and allow it to drip dry a few times. My old vintage hippy jewelry is small and cleans up quick. This is a great multi-surface to polish, it took a long time!
See the end of the post for the lesson. Today I used cotton swabs instead of squares.
Silver Polishing |
Silver Polishing Tray (be sure they polish on the tray, or else the tarnish can get on the work surface) |
Concentration. She didn't notice me watching. |
Big Sister gives the lesson she remembers from being at Montessori :) |
NAME OF ACTIVITY: Metal
Polishing
AREA
GENERAL: Practical
Life
SPECIFIC: Care of
Environment
MATERIALS:
Mat
Tray
Cotton
swabs
Polishing
mitt
Object
to polish
AIMS
DIRECT: Coordination,
Concentration, Independence, Order
INDIRECT: Learning to
polish
PREPARATION: Mirror
polishing, shoe polishing, bead stringing
AGE: First year
Montessori Student
PRESENTATION OF THE LESSON:
Untwist
the polish, or open container
Dip
swab, wipe it on lid
Apply
polish on whole item
Wipe
off polish with cotton square
Buff
until shinny with polishing mitt
Place
cap on polish
tidy up
1.
Put square and swab in trash
2.
Get a new cotton square
3.
Get a new polishing mitt
4.
Roll mat, place ring on it
5.
Return to shelf
WORK OF THE TEACHER
POINTS OF EMPHASIS:
Choosing
an object to polish
Get
all polish off
Applying
polish
Tidy
up
LANGUAGE:
Non-verbal
first
Buffing
Polishing
Item
being polished
Shinny
vs. dull
Polish
mitt
Cotton
swab
POINTS OF INTEREST:
Item
being polished
Applying/buffing
polish
Seeing
residue coming off
WORK OF THE CHILD
POINTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS:
The
more I buff, the shinier it gets
Awareness
of needs to polish
CONTROL OF ERROR:
Any
polish left on object
Amount
of polish put out
VARIATIONS: Objects
in the classroom, door knob or faucet
EXTENSIONS: Other polishing activities
SOURCES: L. SEELEY, N.M.I.
EXTENSIONS: Other polishing activities
SOURCES: L. SEELEY, N.M.I.
Written
by Jessica Beerman
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