Experience To Support A Child Turn On and Off Taps

[kk89]

I have done an observation on a child that he is able to wash his hand and transitions well between routines. He sometimes needs assistance
with turning on/off the taps. I have do an a learning activity of how I could help him with independently turning on/off a tap.

Taking into account the types of taps used the center e.g screw taps or one that one lift up. We use the screw taps at the center I work at.

I am not sure of a learning activity I could do. An activity that can help a child develop the skill of turning taps on/off?

Any suggestions?

[Lorina]

So this child needs to develop his fine motor skills and strengthen his finger and hand muscles to be able to turn on and off the taps. One activity I can think of is using "nuts and bolts". My toddler has these and they are basically big plastic bolts in various shapes that the child needs to screw and unscrew. It helps them understand which direction to turn to take each piece off as well as developing their finger muscles in the process...

I'm attaching an image so you get an idea of what I'm referring to. If you don't have these available you could also try using plastic containers with lids to be fitted on off. You can have various sizes as well so the child needs to choose the right lid and then close the bottle.

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Hope this helps,

,
Lorina

[kk89]

thankyou Lorina this has been very helpful