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== Variations and Extensions == | == Variations and Extensions == | ||
===Button Snake=== | |||
A fun variation on the button frame is a button snake or felt snake. You will need a ribbon with a button sewn at on end, and squares of felt with button holes cut to match the size of the button. The button is pushed through the hole in a felt square, and then you slide the square down the ribbon. | |||
*You can sew a button at one end and glue a felt square near the other end: | |||
*:[[File:Jonah Lisa button snake 1.jpg|250px]] [[File:Jonah Lisa button snake 2.jpg|251px]] [[File:Jonah Lisa button snake 3.jpg|251px]]<br> | |||
*:Source: [http://www.jonahlisadyer.com/2009/05/cheap-easy-button-snake.html?asset_id=6a00e54f7ccc7a883301157082a9e3970b Jonah Lisa Land] | |||
*You can also sew a button on both ends of the ribbon: | |||
*:[[File:WDWDAD button snake.jpg|250px]] | |||
*:Source: [http://whatdidwedoallday.blogspot.com/2009/02/felt-snakes-for-boys.html What Did We Do All Day?] | |||
==Material== | ==Material== |
Revision as of 20:35, 27 February 2012
Button Frame | |
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Practical Life - Care of the Person | |
Level | Primary |
Age | 3 - 5 |
Prerequisites | Grasping Transfer |
Materials | Button Frame |
In this activity the child learns how to button and unbutton.
Presentation
- step one
- step two
- step three
- step four
- step five
- step six
- step seven
Points of Interest
Control of Error
Variations and Extensions
Button Snake
A fun variation on the button frame is a button snake or felt snake. You will need a ribbon with a button sewn at on end, and squares of felt with button holes cut to match the size of the button. The button is pushed through the hole in a felt square, and then you slide the square down the ribbon.
- You can sew a button at one end and glue a felt square near the other end:
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- Source: Jonah Lisa Land
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- You can also sew a button on both ends of the ribbon:
- Source: What Did We Do All Day?
Material
Make Your Own
Where to Buy
(For sets of dressing frames and stands see Dressing Frames.)
Large Buttons
Adena $9.62
Affordable Montessori $15.00 (for toddlers)
Affordable Montessori $12.00
Albanesi $50.00
Alison's $12.00 (for toddlers)
Alison's $15.00
Alison's $25.00
Bruins $27.00
Cabdev $33.00
Caliber $8.99
Creative Learning $9.95
E & O $27.00
Juliana $50.40
Kid Advance $9.99
Montessori Concepts $9.00
Montessori Land $19.00
Montessori Outlet $10.95
Nienhuis $39.40
Small Buttons
Adena $9.91
Affordable Montessori $12.00
Albanesi $50.00
Alison's $15.00
Alison's $15.00
Alison's $25.00
Bruins $27.00
Cabdev $33.00
Caliber $8.99
Creative Learning $9.95
E & O $27.00
Grandpas $10.50
Juliana $51.80
Kid Advance $9.99
Montessori Concepts $9.00
Montessori Land $19.00
Montessori Outlet $10.95
Nienhuis $39.40
Elastic Buttons
Alison's $15.00