Name of teaching material
Wind and wind the string around the core self-made product
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| Target |
・ Children and students in kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school and high school ・ Children and students having difficulty in eye hand coordination |
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| Disability category | visual impairment deaf and hard of hearing mentally challenged physically challenged health impairment speech and language disorder autism emotional disturbance developmental disabilities deaf-blind |
| Teaching units / Applicable scenes | activities for independent living instruction for living skills learning for unit of work other |
| Specific purposes |
The activity of winding a string around a film core involves: ・ Watching the hand movements and the movement of the string ・ Grasping the core and continue holding the core ・ Rotating the wrists |
| Considerations for disability characteristics | ・ A card with a picture of child’s favorite character is attached at the end of the string. Sticking the card to the film core marks the end of the winding activity, which is easy for the child to understand. |
| Expected effects and results |
The activity helps children and students practice: ・ Grasping the core, continue holding the core and rotating the wrists ・ Gaining an idea of how the activity progresses and ends ・ Knowing the end and doing the activity by themselves until the end |
| How to use | Ask students to grasp a film core with both hands, rotate the wrists to wind the string around the core. A card with a picture of child’s favorite character is attached at the end of the string. The card has a hook and loop fastener on its back, and the student is to fix the card to the core at the end of the activity. |
| Related teaching materials and information | |
| Useful for other students | The activity is useful as an exercise of moving wrists and hands irrespective of disabilities. |
- Informant OOTSUBO Chika, Special Needs Education School for Children with Autism, University of Tsukuba
- Keywords eye hand coordination, wrist movements, hand movements
- Created 2025-02-05 16:29:27
- Updated 2025-02-05 16:29:27