Pink Tower: Variation # 2 (blindfolded)

Exercise 1
The child builds the tower individually as was shown in the demonstration.

Exercise 2
Once the child has seemed to master the building of the tower, the directress will show him another way of building the Pink Tower. The directress will demonstrate in the same manner as above but instead of placing each cube in the center of the cube under it, she will line them up at a right angle will two sides adjacent. Once the entire tower has been built in this way, the directress will pinch the top cube with her thumb and index finger and place it on the ledge of the bottom cube. Starting at the far back, the directress will slide the smallest cube along the length of the entire ledge. This will be repeated for every ledge, by working you way up from one ledge to another. The child will then try. Once he is done, the child will replace the tower centered on the stand. 

Exercise 3 
Blindfolded (repeat exercise 1 and 2) 

Games
Grading from an extreme.
Grading from a midpoint.
Stereo Gnostic.

           

Language           
Large and Small
The positives, comparatives, and the superlatives

Purpose  

Direct Visual discrimination of dimensions. 

Indirect
- Refinement of voluntary movement by placing the cubes one on top of the other with one single movement of the hand.
While doing this movement, the child is refining visual-motor coordination and is called upon to concentrate.
- Preparation for mathematics.

Control of Error
- The control of error lies within the child being able to discriminate dimensions.
- Visual Harmony

Age
3 – 3 1/2 years (After the child has been introduced to a number of Practical Life Exercises.) 

Extension Cards variation.