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PLE - Presentation on Wrist Turning (7) - Plastic Pipe (nuts and bolts)

Large Plastic Pipe Pieces

1. Materials:
   A basket on a shelf/table containing:
   Large plastic pipe pieces (plastic nuts and bolts)
   2 Felt table mats

   Presentation:
   1.Invite the child or group of children.
   2.Go over to where the work is kept and take it to a table.
   3.Place the basket of pipes and pieces on the table and to the left.
   4.Place the two felt mats to the right of the basket.
   5.Pick up one pipe/bolt and unscrew the pipe piece/nut.
   6.Lay the pipe/bolt on the left side of the felt mat, and the pipe piece/nut to the right of it.
   7.Repeat until all pipes/bolts and pipe pieces/nuts have been laid out on the felt mats.
   8.Admire work.
   9.Reverse and screw the pipe pieces/nuts onto the pipes/bolts.
   10. Put the pipe pieces back into the basket.
   11. Return the basket and felt mats to their proper places.
   12. Invite a child.

   Variations and Extensions:
   1.Use metal nuts and bolts of varying sizes
   2.Add washers

   Points of Interest:
   1.Seeing how long it takes to screw and unscrew
   2.Matching

   Control of Error:
   1.Pipe pieces/nuts do not come off
   2.Pipe pieces/nuts do not go on
   3.Pipe pieces/nuts left in basket
   4.Pipe pieces/nuts left on mats
   5.Drop pipe pieces

   Aims:
   Eye hand coordination, concentration, control, ability to screw materials on and off, preparation for cutting and writing, etc.

   Age:
   2 ½ and up

   Language:
   Pipe, pieces, screwing, loose, tight, nuts, bolts, etc.

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