Name of teaching material
Easy-to-hold and -use tongs Other
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| Target |
Second grade of elementary division ・Children who are using a spoon or a fork by holding it tightly in the palm of the hand during school lunches ・Children who are having difficulty holding a spoon or a fork between the tip of their thumb, the index finger, and the middle finger or who cannot use chopsticks |
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| Disability category | mentally challenged autism |
| Teaching units / Applicable scenes | activities for independent living |
| Specific purposes |
・To enable the child to hold a spoon and a fork between the tip of his/her thumb, the index finger, and the middle finger. ・To enable the child to learn to move his/her fingertips to hold an object with a tool while holding the tool between his/her palm and the pads of the fingers, and to then gradually move on to using chopsticks |
| Considerations for disability characteristics | A child finds it difficult to hold the tongs with his/her fingers. Because the child sometimes drops the tongs while trying to move the fingers, a cork ball is attached to the tongs with a screw and some tape so that the tongs can be held stably in the palm of the hand. |
| Expected effects and results | With the cork ball in the palm of the hand, the child can now hold the tongs firmly in the hand and no longer drops them. The objective is for the child to be able to move the fingertips to press the tongs together and pick up an ohajiki (a small piece of disk-shaped colored glass), carry it to a cup with the tongs, and then drop it into the cup by opening the tongs. |
| How to use |
1. Hold the tongs. ・Hold the cork ball attached to the tongs as if to cover it with the palm of the hand and then press the tongs together with the fingertips. 2. Pick up an ohajiki and put it in a cup. ・Pick up an ohajiki from its case with tongs one by one and put it into a cup. |
| Related teaching materials and information |
・The tongs can be replaced with a spoon, chopsticks, and so on, according to the child’s needs. ・The size of the cork ball and the material used (for example, a sponge) can be changed to suit the child’s needs. |
| Useful for other students |
- Informant Special Needs Education School for Children with Autism, University of Tsukuba
- Keywords Using chopsticks, holding with the fingertips, and put-in tasks
- Created 2016-11-02 14:16:50
- Updated 2023-12-08 18:06:25