Sensor 26. Rough And Smooth Tablets
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26. ROUGH AND SMOOTH TABLETS


MATERIAL:

A box with 5 pairs of tablets covered with sand, graduating from fine to rough.

PRESENTATION:

1. Tell the child "I am going to show you how to match rough & smooth tablets".

2. Take out 2 sets of different tablets.

3. Feel the first one and then let the child feel it.

4. Feel the second one and let the child feel it and ask the child if they are the same or not.

5. Repeat the activity to feel the difference between two sets of tablets by using two hands.

6. Feel the same one again (2 sets).

7. Use one hand control one tablet and then use another hand to touch other tablets.

8. Put the same one together. Then let the child do it.

9. Let the child mix the tablets.

10. Close eyes and pick up two tablets that feel the same by using both hands.

11. Continue doing the same activity.

12. Mix the tablets and let the child close eyes and do it.

13. If the child do all right, add one more set.

14. Let the child do it and you go.

POINT OF INTEREST:

The moment of finding the tablets which form a pair.

CONTROL OF ERROR:

If the tablets do not look and feel the same.

DIRECT AIM:

Tactile discrimination of texture.

INDIRECT AIM:

Preparation for writing.

AGE:

4 years.

LANGUAGE:

Rough, less rough, rougher, roughest.

NOTE:

1. Ask the child to put their fingers tip on the warm water or wash their hands before doing this activity.

2. Let the child sits in front of the materials to help him to concentrate.


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