Grasp the mat with the fingers on top of the mat and the thumbs on the underside of the mat and roll your hands to create a roll in the mat.
How to roll a mat in montessori.
Curve your four right fingers over the top of.
Continue to roll the mat a few times.
The child is watching the rolling of a mat by teacher.
Place your right thumb under the flap of the mat about 1 3 of the way from the right edge of the mat.
Position yourself so that the width of the mat is directly horizontally in front of you.
Tell the children i am now going to roll up this mat.
In montessori class each child needs to use a mat before they begin to practice their works.
How to roll up a mat.
Still holding the mat with your left hand tap the right hand edge of the roll with the right hand.
Tell the children the mat is now unrolled.