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Module 2: Getting Ready for Writing Teacher’s Guide.
Objective: Building a sense of rhythm - wool winding
Lesson Plan:
Building a sense of automatic movement in the hands, using the ‘feel’ of movement to control the activity.
1. Each child will need a piece of wool 1.5 metres in length, with a loop at one end. 2. Demonstrate the movement to the children.
3. Place the loop over the thumb of one hand.
4. Approximately 30 centimetres from the loop, hold onto the wool with the
other hand.
5. This movement is a figure of eight, between the thumb and the little finger on the
same hand. Start by going around the little finger, round the thumb,and continue
round the little finger, round the thumb.
6. Continue the movement until all the wool has been used.
7. Repeat the movement on both hands.
This movement needs to be included regularly and frequently across the week.
More to Learn:
1. Initially the children will be slow and will
rely on their vision.
Most of the movement will be controlled by the hand holding the wool. As they become familiar with the feel of the movement the winding will speed up, the inactive hand will begin to rotate and rhythm will begin to emerge.
Support:
To help young children learn the sequence of the movement, coloured dots may need to be placed on the thumb and little finger to guide the movement.
Some children may need hand over hand support to learn the ‘feel’ of the movement.
© 2016. Shelley Birkett-Eyles. Hemispheres Think Write Limited
Motor Skills