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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Motor Development: Hammering
This center seems dangerous, until you learn the clothes pin trick! My five year old LOVES it.
Materials Needed: small-ish hammer, nails, Dollar tree tray, construction paper or foam liner, small tin to hold nails, stump, clothes pin.
Set-up and Presentation:
1. Call child over and tell him you have something (awesome) to show him.
2. Carefully choose one nail from the tin and place it in the clothes pin. I use the end, but my five year old likes to place it in the mini-hole close to the spring as seen below.
3. Place nail on stump, show child how to grip hammer, and start the nail into the wood.
4. Remove clothes pin (placing it back in tray) and hammer in the rest of the way.
5. Observe child's first attempt to set nail with clothes pin and correct (for safety.)
Notes: If you have more than one child, you may need to let them know how many nails they can each have. Otherwise, first child may use all the nails.
Variations: On the second presentation, show child how to remove nails as well and place in another tin. These nails will likely no longer be useful for hammering due to warping.
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