Life A6.23. Hammering
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ELEMENTARY MOVEMENT

A6.23. HAMMERING


MATERIALS:

Piece of wood board with wood stands on both ends, small tray with assorted nails, hammer attached to wood block.

PREPARATION:

Check for availability of materials, consider readiness of the child, readiness of the teacher.

PRESENTATION:

1. Invite the child to do the work show the child where it is located and name the work.

2. Carry the work to an area under the outside stairs if working outside or to a rug if working inside.

3. Sit down with he child on your subdominant side.

4. Pick up one nail with the subdominant hand and place it on the board standing up while holding it with the thumb and index finger.

5. Grasp the hammer with the dominant hand and bring it to the top of the nail.

6. Gently pound on the nail head until it goes down all the way.

7. Place the hammer on the ground.

8. Repeat steps 4 to 7 for as many nails as you wish to hammer.

9. Turn the board upside down and chick to see protruding nails.

10. Return board to upright position.

11. Grasp hammer and place the prongs down on the right side of the nail

12. Gently tilt and slide it underneath the nail head.

13. Pick up nail with prong and tilt it back until the nail comes up with the hammer and also out of the board.

14. Take out the nail from the hammer and replace it in the tray.

15. Repeat steps 11 to 14 for all nails pounded into the board.

16. Return the material one at a time to their proper location.

POINTS OF INTEREST:

1. The appearance of the material.

2. Heaviness of the board and hammer.

3. Smallness of the nails.

4. Pounding the nails into the board.

5. Seeing the nails go into the wood.

6. Seeing the nails come out the wood.

CONTROL OF ERROR:

1. Dropping the board on your toe or the ground.

2. Hitting finger with the hammer.

3. Seeing the nails not come out of the wood.

4. Seeing the nails bend.

5. Seeing the materials in disorder when work is completed

INDIRECT AIMS:

1. Learning to hold the nail.

2. Learning to hammer.

3. Learning to grasp.

4. Care of the environment.

DIRECT AIMS:

1. O.C.C.I.

2. Sense of responsibility.

3. Positive self image.

4. Motor planning.

VOCABULARY:

Hammer, nail, wood board, pound, pull out, protrude, pronged

AGE:

3.5 and up

VARIATION:

1. Vary the size of the nails

2. Vary the size of the hammer.


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