{"id":1170,"date":"2017-09-27T15:42:42","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T15:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/acorn\/?p=1170"},"modified":"2017-10-02T15:45:52","modified_gmt":"2017-10-02T15:45:52","slug":"pinching-clothes-pins-excellent-fine-motor-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/acorn\/2017\/09\/27\/pinching-clothes-pins-excellent-fine-motor-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"Pinching Clothes Pins – Excellent Fine Motor Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/b>Materials<\/h4>\n

Mini clothes pins<\/a>
\nBasket of plastic cup<\/p>\n

<\/b>Directions<\/h4>\n

\"\"Place mini clothes pins in a basket or plastic cup.  Invite your child to pinch the clothes pins and fasten them onto the edge of the basket or cup.<\/p>\n

Extensions<\/h4>\n

Add colored tape to the clothes pins and around the basket.  Encourage your child to match the colors.  Colored dots can also work.<\/p>\n

Write letters of numerals on the clothes pins and on sticky dots around the basket. Child matches letter to letter or upper case letter to lower case letter, or numeral to numeral <\/p>\n

Place simple pictures around the basket and child clips the letter on the picture that begins with the letter sound.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Materials Mini clothes pins Basket of plastic cup Directions Place mini clothes pins in a basket or plastic cup.  Invite your child to pinch the clothes pins and fasten them onto the edge of the basket or cup. Extensions Add colored tape to the clothes pins and around the basket.  Encourage your child to match … <\/p>\n

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