Newspaper Crumple

Materials Needed:

• newspaper or any used writing paper

• basket

Directions:

• take a sheet of newspaper and tear it into strips about 2" wide

• crumple the strips up into balls with one hand

• fill a basket with the balls

Goals:

• arches of the hand

• translation/in-hand manipulation skills

Modifications:

• arms placed on table gives more stability, making the task easier

• arms hanging in space gives less stability, making the task harder