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Motor Activity: Opening & Closing Extension

October 8, 2009

Age: 9 – 12 months Goal: To develop fine motor skills and the pincer grasp. Materials: mat, basket, 5 or 6 objects that can be opened and closed (book, box, purse, etc.) and an object to go in each container Prepare the work and get out the mat. Place the basket on the right side [...]

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Motor Activity: Opening & Closing Objects

September 24, 2009

Age: 9 – 12 months Goal: To develop fine motor skills and the pincer grasp. Materials: mat, basket, 5 or 6 objects that can be opened and closed (book, box, purse, etc.) Presentation Prepare the work and get out the mat. Place the basket on the right side of the mat with the child sitting [...]

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Cognitive Activity: Matching Pairs

September 22, 2009

Age: 12 – 18 months Goal: To lay the foundation for matching skills and to develop concentration. Materials: mat, basket, three pairs (such as shoes, socks, mittens/gloves, animals, cutlery, balls, etc) Prepare the work and get out the mat. With the work facing the child and the mat between you, set the basket to the [...]

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Sensory Activity: Experiencing Different Sounds

September 5, 2009

Age: 6-9 months Goal: To develop listening skills and motor skills. Materials: mat, a set of small containers filled with small objects (I used grits, rice, oats, and beans) tray or basket (for sound containers). Make sure the lid of the container is firmly sealed or glue/tape the lid secure. Choose containers that are identical [...]

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Cognitive/Motor Activity: Stacking Rings

August 31, 2009

Age: 6 months+ Goal: To develop fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and a sense of order. Materials: mat (Make sure you’re mat is big enough to line the rings on side by side. Mine obviously isn’t. ) , stacking rings or blocks on a dowel (or like object) Presentation Prepare the work and get out [...]

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Why use a work mat?

August 20, 2009

Lately, I’ve been thinking about our use of the work mat in our home. I have one rolled up sitting next to one of the work shelves, but honestly sometimes I don’t even use it (big Gasp!, I know…). Joey usually pulls work off the shelf so fast and in quick succession that I’m reshelving [...]

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Cognitive Activity: Remembering an Object’s Location

August 19, 2009

Age: 6 to 9 months Goal: To develop memory, motor skills, and confidence. Materials: mat, basket, an object the infant is familiar with Presentation Prepare the work and get out the mat. Sit with the infant in your lap or beside you facing the basket on the mat. Take the object out of the basket [...]

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Cognitive Activity: Identifying & Finding Specific Objects When Asked

August 18, 2009

Age: 6 – 9 months Goal: To lay the foundation of following directions while developing concentraion and problem-solving skills, a sense of cause and effect, and hand-eye coordination. Materials: mat, an object with a piece of ribbon attached Presentation Prepare the work and get out the mat. Put the object on the mat with the [...]

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