Life A5.6. Gluing Work
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A5.6. GLUING WORK


MATERIALS:

Tray to hold a paper and glue. Paper, glue with a small cup. A tray to sort different shapes of paper. Paper cut in different shapes. A table to set the work Paper towel and pencil on the tray.

PREPARATION:

1. Consider the readiness of the child.

2. Consider the readiness of the adult.

3. Check the availability of the materials.

PRESENTATION:

1. Invite the child to do this work, naming the work and pointing the location of the work.

2. Walk with the child to the table where the material is located.

3. Get a paper towel from basket which set on the shelf.

4. Place paper towel in front of you on the table.

5. Sit down.

6. Pick up a piece of rectangle cut paper, place it on the paper towel with dominant- hand.

7. Tracing the edge of the shape with dominant-hand.

8. Lift index finger of dominant-hand, dip glue then extend to the paper, apply glue near the edge of the entire shape.

9. Pick up the piece of paper with 2 hands carefully, turn it over with the glue side down, and place it on the paper in another tray where you like to.

10. Lift dominant-hand and press the shape with a flat, relaxed hand-one, two, three times. Allow time for the glue to set.

11. Repeat step 8 to 10 glue other shapes of paper until you feel enough.

12. Pick up the paper with 2 hands on the sides, gently shake it up and down.

13. Place it on the table, say: "Glue holds things together."

14. Get a pencil with dominant-hand, and write your name on, say to child that if she or he needs teacher to write name for her/him s/he may ask teacher to help.

15. Stand up and push chair at the table.

16. Check table and floor before left.

POINTS OF INTEREST:

1. Appearance of materials.

2. Using paste.

3. Seeing different shapes of papers.

4. Apply glue near edge of the shape.

5. Press the glued paper with a flat.

6. Seeing shapes stick with paper.

7. Making a design.

CONTROL OF ERROR:

1. Amount of paste.

2. Paste on tray, table and child.

3. Shapes and paper can not stick together.

4. Shapes not glue with a flat.

5. Forget to check the table and floor before left.

DIRECT AIMS:

1. Development O. C C. I.

2. To develop inner discipline.

INDIRECT AIMS:

1. Learning to use the paste.

2. Learning to arrange and compose different colors, sizes and textures of geometric shapes into satisfying designs.

3. Preparation for writing.

4. Preparation for drawing.

5. Preparation for math.

VOCABULARY:

Name of the work names of the materials used, apply, names of the shapes.

AGE:

3 and up

VARIATIONS:

1. Using different kinds of glue an

2. Using wallpaper pieces.

3. Using variety of construction paper, colors, weights, textures.

4. Gluing with a outline shapes paper.

5. Follow an example to make same design.

6. Using cooked rice as paste.


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