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| P1. Spooning |
| Description |
| Practice spooning |
| Purpose |
| Develop concentration, motor skills, eye-hand coordination |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY (bowls, spoon, beans) |
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| P2. Clothespin Clamping |
| Description |
| Clamp clothespin on bowl lip |
| Purpose |
| Develop coordination, concentration, motor skills, eye-hand coordination |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY (bowl, clothespin) |
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| P3. Nuts & Bolts |
| Description |
| Match shapes/colors/sizes of nuts & bolts and practice screwing & unscrewing |
| Purpose |
| Develop motor skills |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy nuts & bolts & balsa wood
to fix some bolts to wood board |
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| P4. Bead Stringing |
| Description |
| Practice stringing beads (by colors, in patterns...etc) |
| Purpose |
| Develop concentration, motor skills,
eye-hand coordination & sorting skills |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY (beads with different shapes &
color and strings) |
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| P5. Clamping |
| Description |
| Clamp & sort cubes of different
colors into each palette slots |
| Purpose |
| Develop concentration, motor skills,
eye-hand coordination & sorting skills |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY (paint palette, cubes, clamp) |
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| P6. Pouring (back & forth)*** |
| Description |
| Pour water back & forth |
| Purpose |
Develop motor skills, concentration,
eye-hand coordination |
| Buy/DIY materials |
DIY (2 measuring cups, sponge
to clean-up spills) |
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| P7. Pouring*** |
| Description |
| Practice pouring water to 2 glasses (know when to stop when a glass is full) |
| Purpose |
Develop motor skills, concentration,
eye-hand coordination |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY (1 measuring cup containing just more than 2 glasses of water, 2 glasses, sponge to clean-up
spills) |
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| P8. Using a dropper*** |
| Description |
| Transfer water back & forth with dropper (draw water
in & expel) |
| Purpose |
| Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY (dropper, bottles, sponge to clean-up spills) |
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| P9. Spooning floating objects*** |
| Description |
| Practice spooning with floating objects (fill a bowl with water) |
| Purpose |
| Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY (2 bowls, ping-pong balls, draining spoon & sponge
to clean-up spills) |
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| P10. Pouring with funnel*** |
| Description |
| Practice pouring with funnel |
| Purpose |
| Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY (bottle with narrow opening, pitcher, funnel, sponge to clean-up spills) |
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*** Ask child to get water from water source & drain out water into sink before & after activities with water. Buy a large tray and perform all activiries with water
on tray.
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| P11. Pouring pasta |
| Description |
| Practice pouring |
| Purpose |
| Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY (small measuring cups, pasta/rice) |
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| P12. Dressing Frames |
| Description |
| Do & un-do buttons, snaps, buckles,
shoe lacing, zipper, tieing |
| Purpose |
| To teach self-reliance, self-control & coordination
of movements |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy (can be DIY similar using old clothes) |
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| P13. Puzzle (Shapes) |
| Description |
| Recognition of different shapes |
| Purpose |
| Develop hand-eye coordination and dexterity. Recognition of different shapes |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy |
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| P14. Puzzle (Part Whole Shapes) |
| Description |
| Recognition of different shapes |
| Purpose |
| Develop hand-eye coordination and dexterity.
Recognition of different shapes |
| Buy/DIY materials |
Buy
Brand:Plantoys |
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| P15. Puzzles |
| Description |
| Recognition of different shapes & objects |
| Purpose |
| Develop hand-eye coordination and dexterity.
Recognition of different shapes & objects |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy (from $2 shops) |
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| P17. Bottles & Tops |
| Description |
| Match tops to bottles & practice
screwing/un-screwing |
| Purpose |
| Develop eye-hand coordination, motor & sorting
skills |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY |
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| P18. Folding a napkin |
| Description |
| Practice napkin folding & introduction
to shapes created when folding |
| Purpose |
| Develop muscular control of fingers |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY (towel/napkin) |
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| P19. Musical Instrument |
| Description |
| Play with musical instrument to make sounds |
| Purpose |
| Introduce musical instruments. Explore sound making with movements. Develop muscular control of hands & fingers |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy (any simple musical instruments) |
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| P20. Shapes Punching |
| Description |
| Introduce shape & objects
(can stick objects/shapes to make other artwork) |
| Purpose |
| Develop motor skills, learn about differnt objects/shapes |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy shapes punchers |
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| P21. Glitter glue craft |
| Description |
| Allow freedom to create craft |
| Purpose |
| To develop creativity |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY (glitter glue, palette & paper) |
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| P22. Sponge painting |
| Description |
| Present color circles with name to child |
| Purpose |
| To associate the name with the color it represents |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY (cardboard & labels) |
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| P23. Painting & Coloring |
| Description |
| Allow freedom to paint & color |
| Purpose |
| Develop self-expression & creativity |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy crayons/color pencils/large piece of butcher paper |
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| P24. Painting & Chalkboard |
| Description |
| Painting & chalkboard with easel |
| Purpose |
| Develop creativity |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy (poster paint, brush, easels) |
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| P25. Cutting |
| Description |
| Cutting practice
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| Purpose |
| Develop motor skills, eye-hand
co-ordination
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| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy (blunt-end pair of scissors) & trim
strips of waste paper for cutting
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| P26. Play-doh |
| Description |
| Roll-out & cut objects |
| Purpose |
| Develop self-expression, creativity and motor skills |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy play-doh |
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| P27. Plastic Pipe Fitting |
| Description |
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Match pipes & practice screw and unscrew.
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| Purpose |
| Develop eye-hand coordination, motor & sorting skills. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY (plastic pipe) |
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| P28. Transferring using Chopsticks |
| Description |
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Transfer sponge pieces between bowls.
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| Purpose |
| Develop eye-hand coordination & motor
skills. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY (bowls, pair of chopsticks, sponge
pieces) |
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| P29. Setting Table (Chinese) |
| Description |
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Setting Table (Chinese) |
| Purpose |
To develop control of movement & coordination.
To teach appreciation of manners & social amenities.
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| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY (place mats, spoons, chopsticks, bowls, napkins) |
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| P30. Setting Table (Western) |
| Description |
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Setting table (Western).
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| Purpose |
To develop control of movement & coordination.
To teach appreciation of manners & social amenities.
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| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY (place mats, spoons, knives, forks, bowls, plates, napkins) |
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| P31. Cutlery Sorting |
| Description |
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Sort Cutlery.
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| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, eye-hand coordination & sorting skills |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY (spoons, knives, forks, chopsticks, cutlery tray) |
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| P32. Sorting & folding socks |
| Description |
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Sort socks & fold.
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| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, eye-hand coordination & sorting skills |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY (old socks with distinguishing
colors) |
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| P33. Stringing Board |
| Description |
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Stringing board with different patterns.
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| Purpose |
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Develop concentration, motor skills, eye-hand coordination |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy or DIY (board with tiny holes &
strings) |
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| P34. Spooning (Large spoon) |
| Description |
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Practice spooning with large spoon
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| Purpose |
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Develop concentration, motor skills, eye-hand coordination |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY (bowls, large spoon, larger beans/pasta/nails,
..., etc) |
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| P35. Spooning (Small spoon) |
| Description |
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Practice spooning with small spoon
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| Purpose |
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Develop concentration, motor skills, eye-hand coordination |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY (bowls, small spoon, smaller beans/rice, ..., etc) |
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| P36. Stringing straw pieces |
| Description |
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Stringing straw pieces (by colors, in patterns...etc) |
| Purpose |
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Develop concentration, motor skills, eye-hand coordination & sorting skills |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY (string and straws cut into pieces) |
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| P37. Puzzles -
Twisted forms |
| Description |
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Recognition of different shapes & objects. Shapes could be twisted
to form another shape and fitted on board, just need to turn over the board. |
| Purpose |
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Develop hand-eye coordination and dexterity. Recognition of different shapes
& objects |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy. Another Plantoys |
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| P38. Hammering |
| Description |
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Hammering wooden shapes with nails. |
| Purpose |
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Develop concentration, motor skills, eye-hand coordination. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy |
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| P39. Glass beads |
| Description |
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Clamp glass beads to upside-down bath mats. |
| Purpose |
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Develop concentration, motor skills, eye-hand coordination & sorting skills |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY (glass beads & cut bath mat mounted
on balsa wood) |
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| P40. Opening padlocks |
| Description |
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Opening & locking padlocks. |
| Purpose |
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Develop concentration, motor skills, eye-hand coordination |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY (padlocks with keys) |
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| P41. Sticks through
hole |
| Description |
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Putting sticks through the tiny hole of the container. |
| Purpose |
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Develop concentration, motor skills, eye-hand coordination |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY (sticks & container with tiny hole) |
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| P42. Coins through slot |
| Description |
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Putting coins through container slot. |
| Purpose |
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Develop concentration, motor skills, eye-hand coordination. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY (coins & container with slot) |
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| P43. Sorting glass
beads |
| Description |
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Clamp glass beads & sort into tray. |
| Purpose |
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Develop concentration, motor skills, eye-hand coordination & sorting skills |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY (trays & glass beads & clamp) |
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| P44. Sorting shapes |
| Description |
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Sorting button shapes into tray. |
| Purpose |
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Develop concentration, motor skills, eye-hand coordination & sorting skills |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY & buy (tray & buttons with different
shapes) |
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| P45. Lacing animals |
| Description |
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Lace through holes in animal shapes |
| Purpose |
Develop concentration, motor skills, eye-hand coordination.
Preparation for threading with real needles. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy (lace & lacing animals) |
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| P46. Pouring with
funnel*** |
| Description |
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Practice pouring with funnel. |
| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY (funnel, bottles with narrow opening
& sponge for cleaning up spills) |
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| P47. Sound bottles |
| Description |
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Practice pouring with funnel. |
| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY (funnel, bottles with narrow opening
& sponge for cleaning up spills) |
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| P48. Block |
| Description |
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Have to figure out the right order to put the blocks in. Not Montessori
but a good activity with control of error. |
| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination & problem solving
skills |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy |
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| P49.Using a whisk |
| Description |
| Use a pitcher to get some water (can
add some soap to have more fun) |
| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy a whisk, big bowl, pitcher &
sponge/towel for spills. Optional: small squeeze bottle of soap |
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| P50.Transferring with chopsticks (pom-poms) |
| Description |
| Transfer pom-poms from one bowl to
another. |
| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy 2 bowls, pair of chopsticks & some
pom-poms. |
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| P51.Torch assembling
with batteries installed |
| Description |
| Install batteries, assemble the torch
& test afterwards. |
| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy torch with batteries |
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| P52.Using a eggbeater |
| Description |
| Use a pitcher to get some water (can
add some soap to have more fun) |
| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy eggbeater, big bowl/basin, pitcher &
sponge/towel for spills. Optional: small squeeze bottle of soap |
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| P53.Using a sieve |
| Description |
| Put some sand & beans into the
sieve with a spoon. Brush until all sand goes on the tray underneath
(i.e.
sand & beans are separated). Use funnel to pour back sand to bottle
when finished. |
| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Bottle of sand & beans, brush, sieve & tray |
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| P54.Color mixing
with dropper |
| Description |
| Use a dropper to mix red & blue to
get purple, blue & yellow to get green and yellow & red to get orange. |
| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination. Learn primary
& secondary colors. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Food colorings, baby food bottles &
droppers |
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| P55.Nuts & Bolts board |
| Description |
| Practise screwing & un-screwing with
& without spanner. |
| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY. MDF boards, nuts & bolts & spanner. |
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| P56.Screws board |
| Description |
| Practise screwing & un-screwing
with screwdrivers. |
| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY. MDF boards, screws & screwdrivers. |
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| P57. Braiding board |
| Description |
| Practise braiding. |
| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY. MDF board drilled with a hole
enough to put 3 pieces of ropes through. |
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| P58. Finger Nailing |
| Description |
| Practise finger nailing. |
| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY. Draw hands, laminate & cut out,
use wastes from laminating pouch as nails cut into shape & hot glue to
'hand'. |
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| P59. Pouring with
funnel |
| Description |
| Pouring through funnel to narrow necked glass containers. |
| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY. Buy funnel, glass containers &
sponge for spills. |
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| P60. Scooping |
| Description |
| Practise scooping. |
| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY. |
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| P61. Using a baster |
| Description |
| Practise using a baster. |
| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY. |
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| P62. Using Pestle and Mortars |
| Description |
| Practise using Pestle and Mortars. |
| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| DIY. |
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| P63. Latches board |
| Description |
| Practise opening & closing different
latches. |
| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy from Gummylump |
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| P64. Feeding animals |
| Description |
| Practise feeding beans to animals with
fingers. |
| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy animals. |
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| P65. Transferring
Set 1 |
| Description |
| Practise transfer using a tweezer. |
| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy mat, beads. |
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| P66. Transferring
Set 2 |
| Description |
| Practise transfer using a tweezer. |
| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy mat, beads. |
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| P67. Transferring Set 3 |
| Description |
| Practise transfer using a tweezer. |
| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy mat, beads. |
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| P68. Sorting
Set |
| Description |
| Practise transfer & sorting using a
tweezer. |
| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy beads, tweezer. |
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| P69. Sticking |
| Description |
| Practise sticking on notebook. |
| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy stickers. |
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| P70. Pouring |
| Description |
| Practise pouring. |
| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy jars. |
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| P71. Draining |
| Description |
| Mix beads with water, practise pouring
through drainer so that beads are separated from water. |
| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy drainer, beads. |
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| P72. Using Chopsticks |
| Description |
| Transfer and sort beads from container to palette. |
| Purpose |
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Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination. |
| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy beads, chopsticks & palette. |
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| P73. Hanging up laundry |
| Description |
| Clothesline at child level for hanging
up her own clothes. |
| Purpose |
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| Buy/DIY materials |
| Buy clothesline. |
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| P74. Sponge transfer |
| Description |
| Transfer ("coloured") water between bowls |
| Purpose |
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| Buy/DIY materials |
| Prepare bowls and sponge |
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| P75. Transfer using a tweezer |
| Description |
| Transfer floating foam shapes out of water using a tweezer |
| Purpose |
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| Buy/DIY materials |
| Prepare bowls, foam shapes, tweezer, container for foam shapes and sponge. |
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| P76. Transfer using a ladle |
| Description |
| Transfer using a ladle |
| Purpose |
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| Buy/DIY materials |
| Prepare bowls, ladle and sponge. |
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| P77. Crumbing a tray |
| Description |
| Dump rubbish on tray then brush into the rectangle before collecting into the dustpan with broom. |
| Purpose |
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| Buy/DIY materials |
| Tray with a masking-taped rectangle in the middle, small dustpan and broom and rubbish with container. |
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| P78. Mirror polishing |
| Description |
| Spray cleaning agent on mirror and clean mirror with cotton ball, then dry with drying cloth |
| Purpose |
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| Buy/DIY materials |
| Mirror, cotton balls with container, drying cloth with container, bottle of cleaning agent (few drops of vineger with water) and sponge. |
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| P79. Walking the line |
| Description |
| Walk along the line |
| Purpose |
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| Buy/DIY materials |
| Outline a loop with tape. |
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| Other Practical Activities |
| Activities |
Description |
Purpose |
DIY/Buy |
| PO1. Cutting banana/sandwich |
Cut banana/sandwich or any soft food with a real knife |
|
DIY |
| PO2. Peeling carrots |
Peel carrots with a real peeler |
|
DIY |
| PO3. Cutting carrots |
Cut carrots or any harder food with a crinkled cut cutter |
|
DIY |
Sweeping & Washing floor
Crumbing a table |
Sweeping floor & Washing floor & crumbing a table |
To teach cleanliness & care of environment |
Buy (bucket, broom, dustpan, mop, brush...etc) |
| Washing Dishes |
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DIY |
| Washing hands |
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DIY |
| Washing table |
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|
DIY |
| Silence Game |
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n/a |
| Putting on apron |
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|
DIY (apron) |
| Dressing & Undressing |
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DIY (clothes) |
| Opening & Closing Door |
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|
DIY (door) |
| Opening & Closing Drawers |
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DIY (drawers) |
| Carrying a Chair |
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DIY (chair) |
| Blowing Nose |
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DIY (tissues, mirror, wastebasket) |
| Mystery Bags |
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DIY (bag, objects) |
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