III. CARE OF THE PERSON

PREPARING FOOD

MANAGING CONTAINERS

MATERIAL

Plastic food containers of different shapes with lids and caps of different sizes and types.

EXERCISE

The child sits at a table and is given two or three plastic food containers. He is shown how to remove the lids and put them on again. This requires practice and judgment of size.

 

On different days he is shown how to use the containers with different types of caps.

MATERIAL

A collection of bottles and containers with screw tops or corks or other fastenings used on household containers. Empty household containers can be collected after the contents have been used.

EXERCISE

The child is given a bottle with a screw top and shown how to unscrew the top and screw it on again. On different days, as he is ready, he is shown how to manage the different fastenings. These are kept on a shelf for him to take and use.

MATERIAL

Plastic containers which squeeze to eject a liquid.

EXERCISE

The child is given a container full of water. He stands in front of the sink and squeezes a little liquid at a time out of the container into the sink.

PURPOSE

• Understanding how to open and close containers
• Independence
• Preparation for the practical life exercises

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