Montessori Locking Travel Activities
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When children lock and unlock locks, they begin to do things on their own. They are growing in independence. These activities also promote fine-motor control and dexterity.
Simple latches may be introduced to 18-month-old toddlers. At 3 to 5 years, children transition to more complex combination locks and other advanced mechanisms.
"If we study the psychology of children aged between three and six, we see that movement, and especially the movement of the hand, plays a most important part in mental development of children in this age group." Maria Montessori, The 1946 London Lectures