Life A2.5. Using Chopsticks

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ELEMENTARY MOVEMENT

A2.5. USING CHOPSTICKS

MATERIALS:

Tray, two Chinese bowels, one pair of chopsticks, and pom-pons.

PREPARATION:

Considering the readiness of the child. Showing children Chinese cooking book or introduce Chinese food. Invite the child. The materials are ready. Name activity. Show child where material is located.

PRESENTATION:

1. Walk with the child to the shelf and carry the material with two hands to the table.

2. Sit down and let the child sit on your sub-dominant hand.

3. Show the child how to make a opposite "C' like with thumb, pointer and tall man (pointer and tall man need to put together).

4. Pick up one chopsticks with sub-dominant and put it between thumb and index finger of dominant hand, like you hold a pencil. (The end of sharper side needs to face your sub- dominant)

5. Pick up the other chopsticks with sub-dominant and place it through the hole between thumb and pointer.

6. Put it to close to the thumb.

7. Use ring man to support the other side of second chopsticks.

8. Show the child how to use pointer and tall man to move the first chopsticks.

9. Move the chopsticks to the left side of bowl and pick up one pom-pons to the right side of the bowl.

10. Repeat the above manner for remaining pom-pons.

11. Replace the chopsticks on the tray.

12. Replace the material to the shelf.

POINTS OF INTEREST:

1. Using chopsticks.

2. Seeing Chinese bowls.

3. Feeling pick up pom-pons with chopsticks

4. Seeing pom-pons are translated from one bowel to the other.

5. Seeing and feeling the chopsticks moving.

CONTROL OF ERRORS:

1. Seeing using hand to pick up the pom-pons.

2. The ending of two chopsticks are not even.

3. Using sub-dominant to help pick up the pom-pons.

DIRECT AIMS:

Order, coordination, concentration, independence and finger coordination.

INDIRECT AIMS:

1. Learning to use chopsticks.

2. Introduction Chinese eating habit.

3. Preparation for writing.

VOCABULARY:

Tray, Chinese bowl, chopsticks pom-pons.

AGE:

4 and up

VARIATION / EXTENSIONS:

1. Using different objects to pick up.

2. Setting table of Chinese dishes.

3. Using different size or designed of chopsticks.

COMMENTS:

1. Make sure the objects can be pick up by chopsticks.

2. Make sure two of chopsticks are the same size.