Blowing nose
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Age
3-6
Materials
- Box of tissue paper.
- Dust bin.
Preparation
This can be done as a group presentation.
Presentation
- Directress gathers the children together in a circle.
- Place the box of tissue paper on a table and have a dust bin nearby.
- Tell the children, 'Today, I am going to show you how to blow your nose'.
- Tell them that sometimes the weather is cold, and we get runny nose and so we have to keep it clean.
- Directress shows the child how to pull the tissue out of the tissue box by pulling just the tip of the piece jutting out of the box.
- Fold the tissue paper into a quarter.
- Cover one nostril with the tissue paper with the index finger on it.
- Blow your nose.
- Wipe with the thumb holding the tissue paper.
- Fold the tissue paper and dab the front part of the nose with the tissue paper.
- Then throw the tissue paper into the dust bin.
- Remind the children that they must throw the dirty tissue paper into the dust bin themselves.
- Go and wash hands after throwing the tissue paper into the dust bin.
Control Of Error
Visual.
Points Of Interest
- Folding the tissue paper.
Purpose
Direct aims:
- To teach a child how to blow a nose.
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 develop the child's self esteem.
- To make the child conscious about his personal hygiene.
Variation
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