1. ECED4080 Creating Materials for Use by Young Children
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Learning Task:
“Let’s Touch”
Description:
Texture is a very common practice in
children daily lives. This activity Student Learning Outcomes:
reinforces the sense of touch Only by
using the sense of touch, children feel Matching:
each board surface by one hand
and find the card which has the Differentiates between various
same texture. They will match the textures.
same texture and identify the rough
and smooth texture.
Prerequisite Concepts, Skills &
Values:
Learning task adapted from:
http://kgoo.blogspot.com/2011_01_01 1- Follows class routines for selecting,
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tasks.
Age Group: 2- Adopts class routines for obtaining
4-6 years teacher support to demonstrate learning
tasks and to obtain assistance
Subject Area:
Science
Subject Strands:
Matching
Matching helps children develop the
Subject Topic: pre-math and pre-reading concept of
Texture same and different.The touch board.
Background Information:
There is no doubt that children like to Learning Theory & Instruction
touch things in the environment. Touch Strategies:
objects is inhance the development of * The activity is based upon a
the tactile senses as well as preparing cognitive approach where children
the preschooler for writing. It also make links with different experiences.
connects to the use of sandpaper letters * The teacher strategy is independent
and numerals. In addition, It allows learning with self-correction.
children to explore different * The teacher demonstrate the learning
tactile. Each of the boards has task for the child initially, then the
different texture. child works on his or her own perhaps
working with the same task for several
days to reach the mastery level.

2. ECED4080 Creating Materials for Use by Young Children
Students Characteristic Tools and Equipment Needed:
Accommodated: Smooth cotton *
- Accommodating tactile and Rough corduroy with ridges*
naturalistic intelligence was Velvet material*
considered in the design of this * Sandpaper
activity as students enjoy * Felt
touching and matching the * Black paper
boards with the cards. * Boards
* Cards
The activity provides the opportunity * Glue (UHU)
for the child to identify different
textures.
Checklist of Tray Items:
Children engage in this activity * Tray
because they will using their tactile * Box: Cards
sense and explore different texture. * Box: Boards .
Introduction of the Learning Task:
Show the child how to remove the
activity tray from the shelf noting Extension Activities:
the placement of each item. Using objects instead of cards. The
child will feel each object with herhis
Take the learning task to an open hands and decide in which texture it
space at atable should go under.
Tell the child the name of the
activity. Enrichment Activities:
Adding a blindfold to
the activity to make it
Demonstrate how to take boards more fun for children.
out from the tray, then arrange
them in the table from top to down
or from right to lift..
Assessment Techniques:
- Student compares the surface
Explain for the child that this of boards with the cards models
activity is based and self corrects.
on the sense of touch. First, the - The teacher observe student while
child should working and provides formative
touch the surface of the board then feedback.
he should choose the card that has - The teacher examines and analyzes
he same texture of the board. finished product.
Allow the child to take the initially Feedback Suggestions:
in practicing the activity.

3. ECED4080 Creating Materials for Use by Young Children
How you match where the Texture, touch, model
boards with cards?
Show me the card that has like this
texture
References:
http://kgoo.blogspot.com/2011_01_01
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Evaluation Rubric: Comments, Hints, & Suggestions:
- Does not distinguish between Make sure to remove any sharp
textures edges in the boards.
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- Matches, some of textures Use the same color of texture to
help the child matches only the
- Matches, all textures, begins textures rather than the color of
to identife that each boards has the textures.
different texture.
- Mach all textures correctly,
use roughsmooth to describe
different textures. Key Words:
Touching, matching, tactile,
Vocabulary::