Database of Teaching Materials and Methods for Special Needs Education

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Target	・Elementary school level, third-graders ・Children who are highly interested in numbers and who are able to match single digit numbers with dot cards ・Children with fine motor skill difficulties who have trouble grasping things between their thumb and pointer finger
Disability category	mentally challenged　autism
Teaching units / Applicable scenes	arithmetic, mathematics　activities for independent living
Specific purposes	・Learn to manipulate numbers while having fun at a birthday party, while planting flowers, etc. ・Through handling and inserting a pick, improve fingertip motor skills.
Considerations for disability characteristics	・A fun mindset was cultivated through the use words, like saying "Those flowers smell nice," and actions, like blowing out candles after singing a birthday song. ・Initially, number hints were also provided along with the numbers.
Expected effects and results	・Children were able to properly insert the strawberry or flower picks in the exact number presented up to 10.
How to use	1. Present a number 　・Hold out a card or plate with a number written on it close to the child. 2. Insert strawberry or flower picks in the exact number that was presented 　・The child removes the exact number of picks from a container holding twelve picks, and he/she inserts these.
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Informant Special Needs Education School for Children with Autism,University of Tsukuba
Keywords Numbers, fingertip motor skills, insertion