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The tablets could be made without the unpainted ends. They could even be square instead of rectangular.<br> | The tablets could be made without the unpainted ends. They could even be square instead of rectangular.<br> | ||
*The tablets could be made by wrapping and gluing paper cut from paint samples around this pieces of wood:<br> | *The tablets could be made by wrapping and gluing paper cut from paint samples around this pieces of wood:<br> |
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Color Box 1 | |
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Sensorial - Visual Discrimination of Color | |
Level | Pre-Primary Primary |
Age | 2.5 - 3 |
Prerequisites | awareness of color |
Materials | Color Box 1 set of tablets |
Use of this material teaches the child visual discrimination of the primary colors. This activity prepares the child to use Color Box 2.
Presentation
- Invite the child to the lesson. Name the lesson. Take the box of tablets to a rug or table.
- Step two
- Step three
- Step four
- Step five
- Step six
Material
Originally, flat spools of thread were used for this material. The way the tablets are held and the unpainted wooden ends are carried over from this time. Both are really unnecessary with painted tablets.
Make Your Own
The tablets could be made without the unpainted ends. They could even be square instead of rectangular.
- The tablets could be made by wrapping and gluing paper cut from paint samples around this pieces of wood:
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- (For a more detailed description of how this was done see A Handmade Childhood.)
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