Setting: at home
Materials:
Small beads that have letters on them.
Paper
Pen
Styrofoam
Toothpicks
Scissors
Instructions:
1. Write letters on a piece of paper.
2. Cut out the letters and take the toothpicks and stick the cut letters into the styrofoam.
3. Have the person sort out the beads and select the bead that has the same letter and string it down the toothpick to match the letter underneath.
Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to increase and exercise fine motor control by having the individual string the beads on a toothpick. This exercises the individuals pincer grasp and hand eye coordination to ensure that the bead is going to go on the toothpick. Use of letter recognition and critical thinking to identify the letter and search for the correct letter to match that on the piece of paper. Literacy and communication skills are exercised in increasing the individual's letter knowledge that will later on be used for sentence formation and reading.
McDonald, Allison. (July 18, 2010). Fine Motor
Alphabet Activity.
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