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Montessori Practice10–15 minindoor

Exploring the Landform Tray

Build vocabulary and a physical sense for how land and water meet.

A child exploring a globe and world puzzle map.
  1. Child observing the raised and lowered areas of a landform tray.

    Step 1 · observe

    Notice where the tray rises and where it dips.

  2. Water poured into a landform tray to form a small lake.

    Step 2 · touch

    Pour water to see a lake or an island appear.

  3. A landform matched to its printed name card.

    Step 3 · match

    Match the shape to its name card.

Materials

  • Globe & Landform Tray

What you might observe

  • · New geography vocabulary
  • · Cause-and-effect observation