Montessori - Cooking, Transferring And Eating "Pom Poms"

Encouraged by Sophie’s enthusiasm, I modified the game a little for her. I placed two pots on a tray, gave her a bigger spoon and some pom poms to transfer. She loves doing it so I let do transferring for as long as she wanted. And she could do quite well. However, she soon grew “adventurous” and started adding new features to her game. She put away the pots and transferred the pom poms from a bowl to plate. Then she poured the pom poms from the plate into the pot and tried to pick up the pom poms from the floor with two spoons. She came up with all kinds of variation to the task… While it was fun to watch, I really wanted her to stay focused and perfect the skill. So I put away everything else and kept to the basics. Unfortunately, she refused to perform anymore the moment she saw my camera.



In the afternoon, Sophie grabbed Ah Gong by his hand and “forced” him to play with her. Surprisingly, she started incorporating “pom poms scooping” into her game of cooking. Usually, she just pretended to scoop up “food” and “feed” us. And Ah Gong gladly accommodated her. What a delightful sight!