For motor skills practice, a hammer and nails can be teaching tools. The optimal materials are the real thing- wood and metal! Don't worry moms, pair a hammer and nails with safety goggles. An old tree stump is a good surface. You've never seen concentration until you watch a preschooler use a hammer and nails!
If it is tricky, you can scaffold success by drilling or pounding a few partial holes into the stump first yourself so the nail stays upright, no holding necessary.
*Variation: Let your child practice hammering golf tees into a big chunk of styrofoam or floral foam with a toy hammer.
*Extension: A song
Johnny works with two hammers, (add other arm)
Repeat with:
On last line of verse five say, “Then he goes to sleep.” (put hands under head like pillow)
If it is tricky, you can scaffold success by drilling or pounding a few partial holes into the stump first yourself so the nail stays upright, no holding necessary.
*Variation: Let your child practice hammering golf tees into a big chunk of styrofoam or floral foam with a toy hammer.
*Extension: A song
Johnny works with one hammer, (pound one arm)
One hammer, one hammer,
Johnny works with one hammer,
Then he works with two.
Johnny works with two hammers, (add other arm)
Two hammers, two hammers,
Johnny works with two hammers,
Then he works with three.
Repeat with:
Three – add one leg
Four – add the other leg
Five – add head
On last line of verse five say, “Then he goes to sleep.” (put hands under head like pillow)
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