Knobbed Cylinders

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Knobbed Cylinders
Sensorial - Visual Discrimination of Size
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LevelPre-Primary
Primary
Age2.5 - 3.5
Prerequisiteseye-hand coordination
concentrarion
small muscle coordination
knobbed puzzles
Practical Life activities
Materialsknobbed cylinder block 1
knobbed cylinder block 2
knobbed cylinder block 3
knobbed cylinder block 4

Use of this material teaches the child visual discrimination of dimension. This activity also helps the child develop his or her pincer grip which is necessary for writing.

Presentation

  1. Take the first cylinder block to a table or mat.

Video

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Points of Interest

Control of Error

Variations and Extensions

Language



All Blocks: knob, cylinder



Block 1
- Establishment of Quality: large, small
- Comparatives: larger, smaller
- Superlatives: largest, smallest



Block 2
- No language



Block 3
- Establishment of Quality: thick, thin
- Comparatives: thicker, thinner
- Superlatives: thickest, thinnest



Block 4
- Establishment of Quality: tall, short
- Comparatives: taller, shorter
- Superlatives: tallest, shortest

Material