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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 549403" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I understood that you were having her clean up the loose bits and detritus, not the entire project. For some kids the difference between what is actually needed for the projct and the rest of the stuff they strew around is not something they really comprehend. I can remember my mother talking through that process with me. Not doing it, just asking if the item would contribute to the finished project/game/whatever and how? Then if it didn't, why would leaving it out help? Why would leaving it out hurt? It took quite a few sessions of doing this, but eventually I could just pick up what didn't apply and leave the stuff I needed out in my project area.</p><p></p><p>Another thing that you might find helpful. Wiz' montessori preschool had a stack of carpet samples, those little mats that so often schools have, maybe 2 ft by 3 ft in size. each child would get a mat and the things they were working/playing with had to stay on the mat. At the end of the time allowed for that activity, they had to clean up their own mats. They could put a mat in a special place with their name on it if they watned/needed to keep something intact on it. </p><p></p><p>Why not try that? the mat doesn't have to be fancy, could be a carpet piece, a placemat, a small board or a big cutting board. Just a specific area that her things had to be in.</p><p></p><p>Another idea would be to make chore cards. husband once used business cards (he never used his for anything else, lol!) and wrote a chore on the back of each card. Then the kids had to pick a card and do what was on it. This won't work forever, but the novelty of it makes it useful periodically.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 549403, member: 1233"] I understood that you were having her clean up the loose bits and detritus, not the entire project. For some kids the difference between what is actually needed for the projct and the rest of the stuff they strew around is not something they really comprehend. I can remember my mother talking through that process with me. Not doing it, just asking if the item would contribute to the finished project/game/whatever and how? Then if it didn't, why would leaving it out help? Why would leaving it out hurt? It took quite a few sessions of doing this, but eventually I could just pick up what didn't apply and leave the stuff I needed out in my project area. Another thing that you might find helpful. Wiz' montessori preschool had a stack of carpet samples, those little mats that so often schools have, maybe 2 ft by 3 ft in size. each child would get a mat and the things they were working/playing with had to stay on the mat. At the end of the time allowed for that activity, they had to clean up their own mats. They could put a mat in a special place with their name on it if they watned/needed to keep something intact on it. Why not try that? the mat doesn't have to be fancy, could be a carpet piece, a placemat, a small board or a big cutting board. Just a specific area that her things had to be in. Another idea would be to make chore cards. husband once used business cards (he never used his for anything else, lol!) and wrote a chore on the back of each card. Then the kids had to pick a card and do what was on it. This won't work forever, but the novelty of it makes it useful periodically. [/QUOTE]
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