Manipulative Area Training

​Manipulative Area
Training

By Ms. Granson Treasures of Joy

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​ Training Overview

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​Hand-Eye Coordination

Manipulatives like blocks, puzzles, and beads require precise hand and finger movements, strengthening the small muscles used for tasks like writing and buttoning (Self-Help Skills).

​Fine-Motor Skills

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Fine Motor Developmental Areas

Directing hand movements based on visual input, like moving a puzzle piece into place. 

​Bilateral Integration

Developing a consistent preference for using one hand for tasks. Students begin learn their stronger hand (right hand or their left).

Hand Dominance

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Fine Motor Developmental Areas

​ Using both hands together, such as holding a bead with one hand while threading with the other. 

Stabilizing the trunk and neck to allow for coordinated arm and hand movements. 

Postural control

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Fine Motor Developmental Areas

Cause and Effect

Arranging objects in a specific order, like with beads or blocks. 

Patterning and Sequencing

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Cognitive Developmental Areas

​ Understanding how actions lead to outcomes, such as a nut screwing onto a bolt. 

Problem Solving

Conceptual Understanding

Learning about concepts such as size, shape, and texture through hands-on materials

Finding ways to put things together or take things apart. (Putting together a puzzle.)