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Beads for All
Purpose
This fun activity works on the small muscles of the hand and promotes pincer grasp.
Materials
Beads, Lace
Skills
Bilateral Hand Use, Distal Finger Control, Finger Translation, Hand Arches/Separation, In-hand Manipulation, Intrinsic Muscle Development, and Pincer Grasp
Description
Provide the child with different size beads and encourage him/her to use only his/her thumb and index finger to pick up one bead at a time. The child strings the beads using his/her dominant hand to manipulate the lace and his/her non-dominant hand to hold the bead.
You want to make sure the child does not stabilize his/her arms on the table or push his/her elbows into the sides of his/her body for stabilization. Remember that stabilization should occur at the shoulders and make sure the elbows are a couple of inches away from the trunk.
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