Spooning

Using spoons to transfer establishes balance, control, and focus as students begin with simple transfering activities, and moving on to more complicated tasks.

Points of Interest

• The full bowl of beans and the empty bowl of beans.
• Holding the spoon with the TFG.
• Seeing the beans slide off of the spoon.
• Hearing the soft sound the beans make as they are gently slipped into the bowl.
• Getting the last bean into the spoon without tipping the bowl.
• The position of the non-working hand.

Control of Error

• Finding it impossible to spoon or dropping spoon, due to improper grip.
• Hearing and seeing beans spill.
• Hearing the spoon touch the bowls or bowls hit each other, tray or table.
• Using the SDH to get the beans into the spoon.

Direct Aims

• To increase hand-eye coordination.
• To increase concentration.
• To increase control of movement.
• To increase independence.
• Motive for activity.
• To develop left to right sequencing.

Indirect Aims

• To prepare the child for eating liquids in a bowl.
• To prepare the child for transferring activities
• To prepare the child for writing.

Aditional Exercises

• Using various sizes of spoons.
• Using a ladle.
• Spooning from one sized or shape bowl to another size bowl.
• Varying the substance according to the holiday or season.
• Combining spooning and pouring exercises.
• Sifting corn and cornmeal, then pouring and spooning.

Extensions

• Eating soup or anything that requires use of a spoon.
• Using a slotted spoon to spoon from water.
• Using sand in a sandbox.
• Using chop sticks.