Dressing Frame: Velcro

Age
3-6

Materials

 * Two flaps of cloth with two kinds of Velcro attachment on a wooden frame.
 * The first is the pull-up type where you would find on items like bags, overall fastener, etc.
 * The other type of Velcro is the pull-up, slip-out type that is normally found on shoes.

Preparation
This is an individual presentation.

Presentation

 * 1) Show the child how to undo the Velcro.
 * 2) For the first kind of Velcro, the pull-up type.
 * 3) Starting from the top, place the right hand on the right side of the flap near the Velcro attachment.
 * 4) Pull up the left side flap with the thumb and index finger of the left hand holding the edges of the left side flap.
 * 5) Repeat for the next Velcro attachment.
 * 6) Fold back the two flaps so as to clearly demonstrate to the child that the function of the Velcro's is to hold two pieces of cloth together.
 * 7) Directress then shows how to undo the second type of Velcro.
 * 8) Place the left hand on the left side of the flap near the Velcro attachment.
 * 9) Pull up the Velcro attachment with the thumb and index finger of the right hand.
 * 10) Repeat for the next Velcro attachment.
 * 11) Pull the strap on the left side of the flap out from the strap hole on the right side.
 * 12) Repeat for the next strap.
 * 13) Fold back the two flaps so as to clearly demonstrate to the child that the function of the Velcro's is to hold two pieces of cloth together.
 * 14) When all the Velcro's are undone, Directress shows the child how to do up the Velcro's.
 * 15) Starts from the first type of Velcro, bring the flaps together, with the left side flap on top of the right side flap.
 * 16) Press down the left side with the left hand to press the Velcro's in between.
 * 17) For the second type of Velcro, do it up by slipping the straps of the left hand side into the strap slots on the right side of the flap.
 * 18) Pull the straps through the slots and then fold down the straps so that the set of Velcro's comes together.
 * 19) Press them together.

Control Of Error
There is one set of Velcro opposite each other.

Purpose
Direct aims: 


 * To teach a child how to do and undo Velcro's.

Indirect aims: 


 * To develop the child's eye hand coordination.
 * To develop the child's fine motor control.
 * To develop the child's concentration.
 * To develop the child's independence.
 * To satisfy the child's need for order.