Pedagogical of Threading Beads
On this wonderful day I asked C if she likes to bead. With a big smile she said “Yes! I can bead” So, we took out the assorted beads from my basket where we had different sizes, shapes, and colors of beads to thread. C chose a black leather string that fits the bigger beads. As C looked at all the bead she was more drawn to the long white and shiny beads. There were times she would pick on up and say “here is bead for you to thread”
Threading beads can help C build her concentration and patience as you can see she was concentrating by using her finger muscles and hand-eye-coordination to thread her beads. There were times she would picked up a small bead to try thread, but was to small of a hole to for the leather. – This is a good example of her problem-solving and developing her visual perception skills.
Did you know bilateral coordination is when you or a child are holding the beads in one hand and threading with the other, also ” 3-jaw chuck” is grasping for large beads and “Pincer” is grasp for smaller beads, these are 2 types of grasp development C is learning. – This activity helps children improve their skills in holding pencils, printing letters and numbers
To inspire children with others, materials and the world. Spaces, Objects, and materials: children can investigate and experiment with materials, in ways that are meaningful to them. (BC Early Learning Framework 2019, Pg. 75)
Great evidence of you and child learning about using materials and also hand/eye coordination. She created some beautiful jewelery!
Practicum 2
Grass Monsters
I seen few videos on TikTok as fun creative activity, I thought the children will love to do.
All we need was
- Panty hose – Fields store
- Grass Seeds – Castle world/ Timber Mart
- Dirt –
- Crafts: googoly eyes, feathers, pompoms, and other you may have.
- Recommend to use glue gun best to keep decorations on.
I cut the foot of the panty hose I bought from store: Fields. Then stretched the panty hose over a cup to make it easier to pour grass seeds first and then dirt. Once that was done, tied a knot and decorated the top side.
The idea was for the kids get creative, then water the grass seeds to watch the grass grow. Once the grass is long enough they can cut their monster’s hair. A great way to practice fine motor skills and use scissors in such a fun way!
When I set this up for the children, they weren’t interested that day, but I made one monster to show what it could look like when getting creative. or to see be able to see the grass grow on day. This way they’re learning about plants and germination with hands on experience. A key concept in understanding plant life cycle.