Practical Life
Practical Life materials and activities listed below.
P1 Spooning
Description
Practice spooning
Purpose
Develop concentration, motor skills, eye-hand coordination
Buy / DIY Material(s)
Prepare bowls, spoon & beans
P2 Clothespin Clamping
Description
Clamp clothespin on bowl lip
Purpose
Develop coordination, concentration, motor skills, eye-hand coordination
Buy / DIY Material(s)
Prepare bowl, clothespin
P3 Nuts & Bolts
Description
Match shapes/colors/sizes of nuts & bolts and practice screwing & unscrewing
Purpose
Develop motor skills
Buy / DIY Material(s)
Buy nuts & bolts & balsa wood to fix some bolts to wood board
P4 Bead Stringing
Description
Practice stringing beads (by colors, in patterns…etc)
Purpose
Develop concentration, motor skills, eye-hand coordination & sorting skills
Buy / DIY Material(s)
Beads with different shapes & color and strings
P5 Clamping
Description
Clamp & sort cubes of different colors into each palette slots
Purpose
Develop concentration, motor skills, eye-hand coordination & sorting skills
Buy / DIY Material(s)
Cubes, clamp, paint palette
P6 Pouring (back & forth)
Description
Ask child to get water from water source & drain out water into sink before & after activities with water. Buy a large tray and perform all activities with water on tray.
Pour water back & forth.
Purpose
Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination.
Buy / DIY Material(s)
2 measuring cups, sponge to clean-up spills
P7 Pouring
Description
Ask child to get water from water source & drain out water into sink before & after activities with water. Buy a large tray and perform all activities with water on tray.
Practice pouring water to 2 glasses (know when to stop when a glass is full)
Purpose
Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination
Buy / DIY Material(s)
1 measuring cup containing just more than 2 glasses of water, 2 glasses, sponge to clean-up spills
P8 Using a dropper
Description
Ask child to get water from water source & drain out water into sink before & after activities with water. Buy a large tray and perform all activities with water on tray.
Transfer water back & forth with dropper (draw water in & expel)
Purpose
Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination
Buy / DIY Material(s)
Dropper, bottles, sponge to clean-up spills
P9 Spooning floating objects
Description
Ask child to get water from water source & drain out water into sink before & after activities with water. Buy a large tray and perform all activities with water on tray.
Practice spooning with floating objects (fill a bowl with water)
Purpose
Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination
Buy / DIY Material(s)
2 bowls, ping-pong balls, draining spoon & sponge to clean-up spills
P10 Pouring with funnel
Description
Ask child to get water from water source & drain out water into sink before & after activities with water. Buy a large tray and perform all activities with water on tray.
Practice pouring with funnel
Purpose
Develop motor skills, concentration, eye-hand coordination
Buy / DIY Material(s)
Bottle with narrow opening, pitcher, funnel, sponge to clean-up spills