Name of teaching material
Match the Shapes self-made product
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Teaching material
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Guidance scene
| Target | A child aged 8 years in the elementary division who was able to distinguish rough shapes and was developing the ability to cope with other people |
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| Disability category | mentally challenged autism |
| Teaching units / Applicable scenes | arithmetic, mathematics activities for independent living |
| Specific purposes |
To enable the child to: ◎ complete the task at the teacher’s pace and prompted by the teacher’s finger pointing 〇match the shapes by comparing and distinguishing shapes and colors |
| Considerations for disability characteristics |
• This teaching material clearly indicates the endpoint of the action (fitting a shape into the correct position in the tray). • The difficulty of the task can be varied to match the child’s development: for example, a teacher can hand a piece to the child, who then fits the piece into the tray, or the child can fit a piece into the tray in response to the teacher’s finger pointing. |
| Expected effects and results |
• The clear endpoint of each action made it easy for the child to move to the next action. • We gradually raised the difficulty of the task by using the same teaching material with only minimal changes, thus enabling the child to do the task without any confusion. |
| How to use |
Begin with three different-shaped pieces and trays: 1. Place three trays in front of the child. The teacher hands pieces to the child one by one and urges the child to fit each piece into the corresponding tray. 2. Place three pieces in front of the child. The teacher presents each tray one by one and urges the child to fit the corresponding piece into the tray. 3. Place three pieces in front of the child and three trays in front of the teacher. The teacher points to a tray and urges the child to fit the corresponding piece into its tray. Note: Increase the number of trays and pieces in response to the conditions and the child’s development. corresponding piece in the tray. 3. Place three pieces in front of the child and three trays in front of the teacher. The teacher points a shape on the tray and urges the child to set the corresponding piece in the tray. Note: Increase the number of trays and pieces in accordance with the actual conditions and development of children. |
| Related teaching materials and information |
• Teaching materials are created and teaching methods are implemented in reference to Understanding Children from the View Point of Increasing Sensory and Motor Skills (in Japanese): Hiroshi Usagawa, Gakuensha, 2007. • To minimize boredom with the task, teachers can use different materials, such as other types of objects that are placed into containers, picture matching cards, and pegs that need to be placed or hammered into holes, with the same teaching method. |
| Useful for other students |
- Informant Special Needs Education School for Children with Autism,University of Tsukuba
- Keywords Discrimination, finger pointing, fit a piece into a tray
- Created 2017-03-02 14:07:02
- Updated 2024-01-10 17:12:34