Montessori Wooden Dowel and Wire Activities for Threading

Choose an individual wooden activity for placing pieces on dowels or guiding a disc along a wire. Each model offers a movement to practise, such as sliding, placing or turning. Each activity is sold separately. The group photo shows the available models, not a complete set supplied with each purchase. Choose your activity Discs on Vertical Dowel. Three Coloured Dowels. Four Dowels with Discs. Graduated Rings on Dowel. Cubes on Vertical Dowel. Discs on Horizontal Dowel. Disc on Curved Wire. Disc on Bent Wire. Disc on Zigzag Wire. Twist and Sort Rectangles: rectangles that turn around a pegged dowel. Product details Wooden bases and removable pieces for the dowel activities. Different dowel and wire shapes for different movements. Square bases approximately 12–14 cm across, depending on the model. Ways to use Present one activity at a time and demonstrate the movement slowly. Place discs, rings or cubes on the matching dowel, guide the attached disc along the wire, or turn the rectangles to align their openings with the pegs. Repeated handling offers practice with grasping, placement, controlled release and hand–eye coordination. Selected models also involve wrist rotation and planning a sequence of movements.