Pouring Grains

This is a basic exercise of pouring rice grains from one small child size pitcher to another.  I set this up using a small wooden tray and 2 child size pitchers. My son carefully carried this activity to the table. This exercise is repeated over and over using proper finger grip until no grains are spilled. The purpose of this activity is to assist the child in developing the skill of pouring. Indirectly it also works on fine motor skills when picking up spilled rice grains. Once pouring grains is mastered then the child can practice pouring water. I used food based color for the rice.