Matching Mystery Bag

Age
3-6

Materials

 * The Mystery Bag; a washable drawstring bag in which an assortment of small objects are placed.
 * Objects: should be familiar to the child. the names should be part of the child oral vocabulary.

Preparation
This is an individual or group presentation.

Presentation

 * 1) Invite the child to use the mystery bag.
 * 2) Place the bag on a table or a mat.
 * 3) Introduce the objects one at a time, taking them out of the bag and naming them.
 * 4) Return all of the objects to the bag.
 * 5) Reach into the bag and feel one object.
 * 6) Say the name of the object before taking it out of the bag.
 * 7) Continue until all the objects have been removed and are laid out on the table or mat.
 * 8) Return the objects to the bag and invite the child to complete the exercise. If a group of children are participating, pass the bag around the group and allow each child to remove one object.
 * 9) After the exercise is complete, place all the objects in the bag and return it to the shelf.

Purpose

 * To develop the child's stereognostic tactile-muscular sense.

Variation

 * 1) place pairs of objects in the bag. Have the child match them by feeling inside the bag for an object which matches the one which has already been removed.