Gross motor skills
Activity:
How to roll and unroll of mat.
Type:
Individual
Age:
2 ½ years onwards
Material:
Mat
Procedure:
Note: The directress has to ensure that the material is in proper order of use.
• Check the material and the work site; it should be clean and in proper order.
• Invite the child to do the activity.
• Introduce the material to the child and the activity and details of everything.
• Show the child how to carry the mat from the basket with the open edge of the mat trimming towards your body.
• Ask the child to carry the mat to the work area.
• Now crease the left side of the edge of the mat near you by keeping the right dominant fingers in the center of the edge and run left dominant fingers down the left side of the edge.
• Similarly crease the right side of the edge with the changed dominant fingers.
• After creasing is done keep the left dominant fingers in the center of the edge of the mat and unroll the mat with the right hand fingers centrally placed on the mat.
• Drag the mat towards you when out of reach.
• Once the mat is unrolled, position the right dominant fingers on the center of the edge away from you and crease it in the same manner as above.
• Now fold the edge near you with both the hands and crease this folded edge, again fold this edge and crease it.
• Now start rolling the mat tightly with both the hand placed at an equal distance from each other.
• Drag the mat towards you when out of reach.
• Pick up the mat with the right hand at its center and stand one end on the table, tap it with left dominant fingers and the turn it over to tap the other end with changed hands to create even ends.
• Place the mat in the center.
• Invite the child to work with mat.
• Ask the child to carry the objects to the work area.
Control of error:
• The mat should be close to the child.
• Proper tracing while unfolding of the mat.
• While tapping ensure that the ends are even.
• No loose folds