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Scoopers
Fill a small container (plastic tub, box, old butter tub or ice cream carton) with any one of the following items:
- rice
- beans
- macaroni
- oatmeal
- grits
- pea gravel
- sand
OR...make SUPER SAND (Katz, 1982)
Combine the following:
- 4 cups dried used coffee grounds
- 1 cup floud
- 2 cups cornmeal
- 1/2 cup salt
Then do the following activities:
- Pour the items from one cup to another.
- Use a spoon and scoop the items into a cup or pan.
- Hide fun toys in the tub and reach through to find them with hands.
- Find the toys with feet, too.
- Put one bean or macaroni or gravel at a time into a narrow necked bottle.
- Watch the scooper item go through a funnel or collander.
Senses used: proprioceptive, kinesthetic, haptic, tactile, hearing, vision, echolocation
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