It seems that this weeks, the Cylinder Blocks have been off the shelf a lot! This work was here on the first day and will be on the shelf through the end of the year. Since the children have worked with them often, we brought in a new extension...a blindfold! The children now have to use their sense of touch to complete the work. It is very interesting to see how they use their hand to find the correct holes.
Below you will find a demonstration of how the work is presented. You will notice that there is no language used and the pincer grip that she uses to hold the cylinders. The only thing I would add to this lesson is to model tracing the bottom of each cylinder as well at the holes with two fingers in a counter-clock wise motion. This motion will help use the muscle memory to make the connections between the difference in size. We use counter-clock wise movement because letters such as "c" or "a" are made with that movement. This work is a preparation for writing as well as training for the senses.
Cylinder Block Video
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