What is our theme? End of year Review!
What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
To fine tune your child's pincer grip and finger strength
MA Guidelines/Standards:
Fine motor skills will often be practiced through arts and crafts and sensory play
Learning Outcomes:
Your child will have fun scooping, pinching, and using tongs to move colored pom poms from a bowl to labeled muffin tin. They will also be practicing color recognition.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
Tell your child that they are going to have fun while strengthening the finger muscles. Show them all the tools they will be using ( a scoop, tongs, chopsticks, tweezers and clothespins ). Then have your child pick up items using those tools. ( Items: beads, small rocks, cheerios, etc. )
Materials: Muffin tin, colored paper, colored pom poms, tongs, colored beads, tweezers, chopsticks, a scoop
Activity (Procedure):
Activity Wrap Up:
Your child is having fun picking up colored pom poms with a tong and placing them in the correct colored muffin.
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Is your child able to pick things up with the tools in front of them? Can they match the colored pom poms to the correct colored muffin? Can they identify the colors they are using?
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
Have your child use colored beads instead of pom poms or small pieces of broken crayons.
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
Have your child play with play dough or practice their cutting skills with scissors. These all build fine motor development.
What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
To fine tune your child's pincer grip and finger strength
MA Guidelines/Standards:
Fine motor skills will often be practiced through arts and crafts and sensory play
Learning Outcomes:
Your child will have fun scooping, pinching, and using tongs to move colored pom poms from a bowl to labeled muffin tin. They will also be practicing color recognition.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
Tell your child that they are going to have fun while strengthening the finger muscles. Show them all the tools they will be using ( a scoop, tongs, chopsticks, tweezers and clothespins ). Then have your child pick up items using those tools. ( Items: beads, small rocks, cheerios, etc. )
Materials: Muffin tin, colored paper, colored pom poms, tongs, colored beads, tweezers, chopsticks, a scoop
Activity (Procedure):
- Cut out colored circles that match the colors of the pom poms
- Place them in the bottom of the muffin tin
- Then have your child pick up the pom poms one by one and match them to the correct color in the muffin tin
- Let your child choose which tool they would like to start with
- Dump them out and try it again with a different tool.
Activity Wrap Up:
Your child is having fun picking up colored pom poms with a tong and placing them in the correct colored muffin.
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Is your child able to pick things up with the tools in front of them? Can they match the colored pom poms to the correct colored muffin? Can they identify the colors they are using?
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
Have your child use colored beads instead of pom poms or small pieces of broken crayons.
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
Have your child play with play dough or practice their cutting skills with scissors. These all build fine motor development.
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