Baric Tablets
Materials:
3 sets of wooden tablets, each set varying in weight. Each set should vary in weight by at least 5 grams. All six tablets are about 3 inches by 4 inches. Each set is slightly different colored wood and is stored in a box with a lid.
Demonstration:
A good idea before doing any tactile activity is to have your child wash is or her hands.
Use the lightest and heaviest set first. Sit facing the child. Have the child hold his or her hands off the table, palms up, fingers bent and finger tips spread out.
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1.Balance one tablet from the heaviest and the lightest on your child’s finger tips.
2.Ask which tablet is the heaviest. 3.Show how to put the heaviest in one pile and the lightest one in another pile. 4.Repeat until your child understands the concept. 5.Do the activity with eyes shut or with a blindfold. Exercise: 1.Your child mixes the two sets and does the exercise while blindfolded. 2.You place the tablets on his finger tips-one on each hand. 3.He tells you which one is heavy and which one is light. 4.When your child has mastered the lightest and heaviest pairs go on to the Lighter and medium tablets- Heavier and medium tablets- 5.Finally, use all three sets-heavy-medium-light 6.mix up-sort into 3 piles according to weight Purpose: Develop small differences in weight. Helps with observation and awareness of weight in environment leading to deductive and inductive reasoning. Control of Error: When blindfold is taken off after completion of exercise the different colors of the sets should be same. If there are any mistakes, the child can correct them. |