#LearningByDearest
Directional art activities, like this one, are designed to give children practice following directions. This activity is great for refining your child’s motor skills and hand-eye coordination. Making the bee helps them practice advanced motor skills such as twisting and bending the pipe cleaners, and pasting small objects onto the bee.
LEARNING GOALS:
- Fine motor practice
- Listening and following instructions
AGE: 6 – 7 Years Old
TIME: 30 Mins
CATEGORY: Motor Skills, Art
MATERIALS:
- Pipe cleaners
- Pom poms
- Glue
- Wooden block
- Other art materials to decorate their bees! (Googly eyes, Markers, Sequins, etc.)
INSTRUCTIONS
1
Use the black and yellow pom poms to create the body of the bee and use the wooden block as a base.
2
Add wings to the bee using the pipe cleaners and sticking them into the pom poms. Wrap the ends of the pipe cleaners around the block to secure the wings.
3
Glue the googly eyes and other features on to the bee with your other craft materials.
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TIPS- Children process instruction by hearing it (auditory perception), understanding the meaning of the words (auditory comprehension), and then interpreting them into actions.
- Instructions should be simple and given one at a time, making sure they have ample time to process it.