FM.D.43 PUTS A LARGE PEG IN A PEG BOARD

This is an extension of FM.D.38. Your child may not be ready yet for a very tight fit, but this skill does require an accurate aim.

How to Assess

Materials: A wooden pegboard or peg-in-hole toy into which dowelling-sized pegs will fit fairly freely.

Method: Demonstrate the action to your child and then give him a peg, saying ‘Put’.

Score plus if your child puts the peg in the hole at least 3 times.

How to Teach

Your child should be guiding the peg in, rather than simply dropping it.

Experiment with different containers until you find the level at which your child can succeed now. Then find a container that is just a little narrower, and so on, until you reach the level described above.

Teach by giving physical assistance, which you gradually withdraw as your child learns the skill.

Looking is crucial to this activity, so remind your child to look if his attention wanders.

Once he has put the peg in, let him play with the materials for a moment before trying again.

Playtime and Round-the-house Activities

Look for things with holes, or make them in boxes or plastic containers. You can now use smaller holes than those used in the extension activities in FM.D.36. As well as pegs, you can use spoons, clothes pegs, kitchen implements and so on.

Remembering and Extending

Once your child has mastered this skill, he can try pegs with a tighter fit. Peggy Boards which have holes in the tops of the pegs as well are good value, as later on your child will be able to build towers with them.

This is the last of the peg-in-hole skills directly taught in this program. Although your child will use his aiming skills in other ways, we suggest that you return to this activity from time to time to check that he has retained the skill.