Database of Teaching Materials and Methods for Special Needs Education

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Target	・ Children and students in elementary, junior high and high schools ・ Children and students having difficulty in eye-hand coordination ・ Children and students having difficulty in finger motions, such as grasping, and adjusting hand power
Disability category	mentally challenged　autism　developmental disabilities
Teaching units / Applicable scenes	life studies　instruction for living skills
Specific purposes	The activity helps children and students: ・ Practice eye-hand coordination ・ Understand how to hang clothes for drying
Considerations for disability characteristics	・ Because the entire activity is to be performed on the desks, the body parts to be coordinated are limited. Thus, students can focus on their fingers during the activity.
Expected effects and results	The activity helps children and students: ・ Hang clothes for drying in their daily life
How to use	1) Hand out multiple small pieces of cloth to each student. 2) Ask students to hold a piece with one hand and open a clothespin with the other. 3) Ask students to hang all pieces.
Related teaching materials and information
Useful for other students	・ Children and students who had better improve their eye-hand coordination skills ・ Children and students who had better improve their understanding on words describing movements

Informant MARUYAMA Masayuki, Special Needs Education School for Children with Autism, University of Tsukuba
Keywords eye-hand coordination, instruction for living skills