PICK IT UP

Things you will need:

Tongs

Alternatives:

• Pegs

• Tweezers

• First finger and thumb

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Bowls

Alternatives:

• Cups

• Small boxes

• Marked areas on a table

Beads

Alternatives:

• Pasta

• Stones

• Anything small enough to be picked up by tongs

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Pick up one bead at a time with the tongs and transfer them from one bowl to another.

Ways to extend:

• Ask your child to transfer a specific number of beads.

• Only pick up certain colours.

• Gradually make the items smaller.