Web Obstacle Course
Lesson Plan:
Activity:
Web Obstacle Course
Lesson plan developed by Ms. Erika Geelhoed, BA Ed
Age Group:
* Lesson plan objective and assessment can be adapted to use this activity with school-age children.
Objectives:
Children will:
II.4.1a
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Materials:
Procedure:
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Assessment:
- Observe and review the children’s gross motor skills. How did they get through the web? At any point did they get stuck? If so, how did they problem-solve? How did their strategy for getting though change as they went through the course multiple times?
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Developing Fine and Gross Motor Skills
Tools can help children develop eye-hand coordination and strengthen their hand and finger muscles for writing, typing, and drawing. Try these activities:
- Scissor skills. Show children how to hold scissors. The thumb goes in the top hole and the pointer (index) finger should be placed in the lower hole. The middle finger should rest just below the rim of the lower hole to support the scissors. The ring and little finger are not used in cutting.
- Follow the line. Draw a simple wide line from the top to bottom of a sheet of paper. Direct the children to cut right above the line. Remind them that the thumb should always be up (in the top hole of the scissors).
- Basic shape cutouts. Draw three basic shapes on paper (square, circle, and triangle), and let your children cut them out. Save the cutouts (and scraps) for use in other projects.
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