A little broad stair background:
Top 2 favorite things to do with the broad stair:
He's using a straw to blow a puff down the broad stair, of course!
He's having a blast, and he's...
What I do know is that the child in the photo is someone who rarely concentrates. He's usually the one rolling around in the middle of the classroom. (The one I feel like I'm constantly nagging...)
But, look at that photo, can't you just feel his concentration?
He LOVES using a straw to blow things like puffs and feathers down the broad stair.
I love seeing him engaged and successful. :)
- The broad stair is a Montessori material from the Sensorial area of the classroom.
- It consists of 10 rectangular prisms, varying in height and width (from 10 cm to 1 cm).
- When the child builds with the broad stair, he experiences the concept of width in a concrete way.
Top 2 favorite things to do with the broad stair:
- roll a marble down the stair (It makes the most fabulous sound!)
- build creatively with both the broad stair and the pink tower (There's a relationship between the two materials!)
He's using a straw to blow a puff down the broad stair, of course!
He's having a blast, and he's...
- concentrating
- stimulating his facial nerves and muscles
- changing the focus of his eyes from near to far
- improving his balance
- strengthening the connections between the hemispheres of his brain
What I do know is that the child in the photo is someone who rarely concentrates. He's usually the one rolling around in the middle of the classroom. (The one I feel like I'm constantly nagging...)
But, look at that photo, can't you just feel his concentration?
He LOVES using a straw to blow things like puffs and feathers down the broad stair.
I love seeing him engaged and successful. :)
Isn't it amazing how something so simple can be doing so much?!
ReplyDeleteLast week, a little girl in my classroom was working with the Brown Stairs. She was so excited to find that her pencil would roll down the stairs.
ReplyDeletehu..know i know what the function of a broad stair...hihi...its exciting for kids rite....=)
ReplyDeleteThank you for this post. You have inspired me :-)
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