Texture Boards and Tablets

MATERIAL:

 

 

1. ROUGH AND SMOOTH BOARD

A board mounted half with a smooth glossy paper and half with

the finest sandpaper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. TEXTURE BOARD

A board mounted with four wide strips of paper of different textures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. TOUCH PAIRING TABLETS

Tablets of wood all the same size mounted with 4 papers of different textures, two of each texture. A blindfold.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: Only the finest sandpaper may be used. The child's fingers are delicate and coarse sandpapers are unpleasant to touch and should not be used.

PURPOSE:

1) To make the child aware of different textures

2) Education of the hand

AGE:

2 and 1/2 to 5 years

PRESENTATION:

If the child has clean hands of normal temperature, his sense of

touch will be at its best and the material will be kept clean. So,

the teacher should have the child wash his hands and rub the

finger tips gently on the towel when drying to enhance sensitivity.

The teacher should do the same.

BOARD 1 - ROUGH AND SMOOTH BOARD

The teacher shows the child how to hold his wrist up lightly and

feel the two different textures on the board, first one and then

the other. She does not let him press heavily as he will numb the

nerves in the finger tips and will not be able to feel the

differences in texture.

 

If he feels without seeing, his sense of touch will be enhanced.

So, when he understands the exercise, the teacher shows him how to

do the exercise blindfolded. If he does not like the blindfold the

teacher does not insist on its use. Instead, she suggests that the

exercise be done with his eyes closed.

BOARD 2 - TEXTURE BOARD

This board is given in the same way when the child is ready for it.

TOUCH PAIRING TABLETS:

The teacher lays the tablets on the table in front of the child in

mixed order but no over-lapping.

 

The teacher shows the child how to feel a tablet lightly several

times and then to feel others until he finds one with the same

textures. She then shows him how to place the matching tablets

together on the table so they are separated from the group of

unmatched tablets.

 

When the child understands that he must find the matching pairs by

touch, he wears the blindfold and continues to work on his own.

SELF-CORRECTION:

Pairing Tablets: when the blindfold is removed the child can see

if the pairs are correctly matched by seeing the slight difference

in the color of the papers used.

 

Note: When introducing the blindfold for the first time in class,

it is wise to choose an extrovert, a child the teacher knows is

always ready to try new things.

VOCABULARY:

Rough - Smooth

 

 

 

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