Nienhuis Montessori | Catalog 2019

Materials INFANT / TODDLER 0 – 3

FINE MOVEMENT

Infant Bell Not until three to five months does a child have the ability to intentionally reach and grasp. At this point, he can purposefully close his hand around an object and shake the object without using wrist movement. Item Number: 047700 • Interlocking Discs A set of 2 interlocking wooden discs. At about six months the infant begins to examine objects through hand- to-hand transfer. Hand-to-hand transfer of objects has implications for the development of the right and left sides of the brain. Disc diameter: 5 cm. Item Number: 048500 • Teething Ball A rubbery-textured ball with knobs on it. As the infant ‘chews’ on the ball, it helps to relieve the pain associated 3D Object Fitting Exercise By eight or nine months, an infant can explore putting a wooden egg in a cup and taking it out again. Putting a ball in a cup is a new experience, because the child has to turn over the cup to remove the ball. Putting a cube in a box is even more challenging because it is necessary to line up the corners of the box and cube for success. Item Number: 043500 • with growing the first teeth. Item Number: 048600 •

Object Permanence Box With Tray A box to practice hand-eye coordination and become familiar with object permanence. Item Number: 041100 •

Object Permanence Box With Drawer A box to practice hand-eye coordination and become familiar with object permanence. Item Number: 041200 •

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