For grown-ups
Pouring
What your child practices
Moving the hand slowly and stopping in time: water leaves the jug only when it is tipped far enough, and a small tip makes a thin stream. Watching a level rise to a painted line, and wiping up with a sponge, come along with it.
How to use it together
Show it once: pick up the jug, carry it over a glass, raise your hand little by little, and lower it when the water meets the line. Water that misses lands on the tray and stays there; the sponge lifts it and squeezes it back into the jug. There is no need to point this out. When all three glasses are at their lines they ring, and the water can be poured back and poured again.
These are Montessori-style activities. Handeware Kids is not affiliated with or approved by any Montessori organization.