Transferring and sorting objects with tweezers

Age
3-6

Materials

 * 1) One large plate with colored pebbles.
 * 2) 3 similar smaller plates.
 * 3) A tweezers.

Preparation
This is an individual presentation.

Presentation

 * 1) Directress shows the child how to use the tweezers.
 * 2) Place the top of the tweezers at the palm of the hand, holding the two flexible ends in between the thumb and the index finger.
 * 3) Press the two fingers together, bringing the two ends together till it touches at the tip and then releasing it.
 * 4) Directress sorts the pebbles by colors.
 * 5) Start by placing one of each color in one plate so that the child could see what we are trying to do.
 * 6) Directress may allow the child to continue sorting the rest of the pebbles.
 * 7) When pebbles had been sorted, pour back all the pebbles into the larger plate.

Control Of Error
Spillage - visual and audible.

Points Of Interest
Remember to transfer objects gracefully and quietly.

Purpose
Direct aims: 


 * To teach the child how to sort objects.

Indirect aims: 


 * To develop the child's eye-hand coordination.
 * To develop the child's fine motor skills.
 * To develop the child concentration.
 * To develop the child's independence.
 * To satisfy the child's need for order.
 * To build their muscles for pencil grip.

Variation
Vary the level of difficulty by changing the objects to be sorted. We may also sort by shapes, sizes, colors, etc.