Simple Low-Cost Games and Activities for Sensorimotor Learning by Elizabeth A Kurtz

Author:Elizabeth A Kurtz [Lisa A. Kurtz]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780857008794
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published: 2014-04-02T00:00:00+00:00

3 MARBLE ROLLER (SEE APPENDIX B FOR DIRECTIONS)

Primary learning focus

•Visual attention/tracking, visual-motor integration, motor planning, bilateral integration.

Materials needed

•Marble.

•One half of a small plastic Easter egg, or a bottle cap just large enough to fit completely over the marble. This is the “roller.”

•Tray (lightweight plastic works best, but a small cookie tray or empty cardboard box top would also work well).

•Paper and markers.

Description

This activity requires using the two hands together while focusing visually on a moving target. Considerable timing and motor planning are required to control the marble. Draw simple paths or mazes on paper (or find free printables from the internet), and then place the paper on the tray. Next, place the roller over the marble and place it on the tray so it can roll around. If desired, the child can decorate the bottle cap to make it look like an alien or animal. The child must grip the sides of the tray, and try to control the marble as it moves along the path.

Variations

•Make a paper that has numbers or letters of the alphabet scattered around; the child must count, recite the alphabet, or spell simple words while rolling the marble to the correct location.

•Try this with a partner, having each partner hold one side of the tray and work together to control the marble.

•Call out verbal directions (one at a time, or a sequence of several directions) for the child to follow as quickly as possible.

•Use masking tape on a linoleum floor to mark out a basic shuffleboard course, and use the marble roller to slide to designated areas in order to earn points—this is a good way to learn how to control the force of movement, which helps to develop proprioceptive awareness.

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