Cutting up a banana

Age
3-6

Materials

 * Knife.
 * Cutting board.
 * Bananas.
 * Floor mat and plastic mat - for exercise on the floor.

Preparation
This can be done as a group presentation.

Presentation

 * 1) Directress invites the children to the table or the floor where the materials are placed.
 * 2) Remind the children to wash their hands and sit down with their hands on their lap.
 * 3) Directress peels the banana and places the banana on the cutting board.
 * 4) The Directress then demonstrates how to cut the banana into slices.
 * 5) Invite the children to come and try.

Points Of Interest
May present this exercise during snack time where the children help to prepare the snack.

Purpose
Direct aims: 


 * To teach the child how to use a knife.

Indirect aims: 


 * To develop the child's fine motor skills.
 * To develop the child concentration.
 * To develop the child's independence.

Variation
May have various kinds on food: carrots, tomatoes, apples, etc. The children may have fruit salad for snack later or eat fruits with yogurth. May also introduce other forms of cutting using grater, peeler, grinder, etc.