Materials:
1 pool noodle
1 small bowl or container of pom poms
1 pair of plastic tongs or toaster tongs
Directions:
With a sharp knife, cut the pool noodle into sections approximately an inch in thickness. Lay them out onto a flat surface. Provide a small bowl or container with pom poms and a pair of tongs. Invite your child to use the tongs to transfer the pom poms to the holes in the pool noodles, one pom pom at a time.
By placing the bowl on the left side of the work space and the noodles on the right side, your child will be practicing moving their eyes and hand from left to right, which supports preparation for reading and writing.