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Ok- I've read several presentations, and I'm still unclear about this.
When working with the metal insets, are the children tracing the inside of the frame (which seems most logical, since the frame fits into the wooden holder) or the inset itself? Or does it matter?
Also, does anyone have an official list of the names of all the insets? What is the flower-type thing called? (four circular edges).
Oh,my- I sound woefully idiotic. But- oh, well. I need help!
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I am having JBug trace in the frame, to start. I think later they also trace the inset to see that it matches the frame.
The shape is a quatrefoil, I believe.
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When my dd was at a Montessori preschool, she did both - using one colour pencil to trace the inside first, then removing the frame and tracing the inset with another colour pencil (generally pink and blue - like the inset colours).
Hope this helps
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Thanks for the help!
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Melinda, I wondered the same thing myself. I even googled the insets to see pictures of them being used. I saw both ways, so it makes sense to me what Theresa posted in starting out with one, then moving to the other later.
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I introduced the insets today, and ds was excited and frustrated and beside himself all at the same time. Having to hold the template still to draw around it was hard for him, and then he would get frustrated when his lines were wobbly. I said we could make a book of his insets, and that kept him going. I'll be anxious to see if he comes back to doing these on his own.
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Melinda, have you read Montessori in the Classroom? I know she discusses the insets and the children's frustrations too. I think she saved some of their work in a folder to show them later how much they had progressed. I know my dgs was very frustrated with his first tracings and lines. He has already seen some improvement though.
I don't know if this helps, but here we use them as a "quiet-down" evening activity after supper. My dgs seems to really enjoy working with them during that time.
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My 3yo ds is tracing around anything he can lay his hands on - shape templates, rulers, wooden geometric shapes sewing cards etc. I think we need the insets NOW! But we might just have to use what we've got already on hand (but those little knobs on the insets certainly make things easier).
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