Clothes Pegs - How to Use

Age
3-6

Materials

 * Small basket with clothes pegs.

Preparation
This as an individual or small group presentation.

Presentation

 * 1) Introduce the activity to the child at the shelf.
 * 2) Carry the tray to a table.
 * 3) Slowly take the clothes pegs out of the basket, lining them up in a row.
 * 4) Pick up a clothes peg by its ends.
 * 5) Squeeze the ends together.
 * 6) Clamp the clothes peg onto the rim of the basket.
 * 7) Continue with remaining clothes pegs until there is no more left inside the basket.
 * 8) Begin removing them from the rim of the basket and place them in rows on the table.
 * 9) Return the clothes pegs to the basket.
 * 10) Invite the child to repeat the activity.
 * 11) Return the materials back to the shelf.

Purpose

 * To teach the child how to use clothes pegs independently.
 * To develop coordination.