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== Presentations == | == Presentations == | ||
# Take the presentation tray to a rug. | # Take the presentation tray to a rug. | ||
# Pick any shape with | # Pick any shape and lift it out by the little knob with your subdominant hand | ||
# Hold the shape exposing the back side and run index and middle fingers clockwise | # Hold the shape exposing the back side and run index and middle fingers counter-clockwise. | ||
# Allow child to trace the shape. | # Allow child to trace the shape. | ||
# Pick insets and run fingers in | # Pick insets and run fingers in counter-clockwise direction. Allow child to feel insets. | ||
# name lessons | # name lessons | ||
# three period session. | # three period session. | ||
Revision as of 14:02, 21 November 2012
| Geometric Cabinet | |
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| Sensorial - Visual Discrimination of Form | |
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| Level | Primary |
| Age | 3 - 6 |
| Prerequisites | pincer grasp Knobbed Cylinders |
Use of this material makes the child familiar with 2 dimensional geometric shapes and teaches their names. This activity prepares the child for geometry.
Presentations
- Take the presentation tray to a rug.
- Pick any shape and lift it out by the little knob with your subdominant hand
- Hold the shape exposing the back side and run index and middle fingers counter-clockwise.
- Allow child to trace the shape.
- Pick insets and run fingers in counter-clockwise direction. Allow child to feel insets.
- name lessons
- three period session.
