Lock Learning Board

Product description: This activity consists of a 45cm x 45cm wooden frame with 6 brightly coloured images each with a different metal lock or latch. The frame has a fold out leg on the back of the frame, allowing it to stand upright.Size: 45 cm x 45 cmMaterial: WoodAge: 3 years old onwardsEducation and fun go hand in hand: The Lock Learning board is a Montessori Practical Life activity. An important aim of the Montessori philosophy is that children have the freedom they need for their own self development in their own time. Practical Life skills include a range of activities designed to develop the child’s independence and self-reliance and represent work that is from real life. This task is a Montessori Practical Life skill designed to teach the child dexterity, how to use all the fingers working together, independence and to develop hand-eye coordination. While teaching the child how to master the skill of the different locks and latches, tactile sensory and visual refinement is also