Stringing Beads

Materials Needed:

• small beads

• flat vinyl lace

• scissors

Directions:

• cut a piece of string about 12" long

• using the non-dominant hand, hold the bead with thumb and pointer

• with the dominant hand, push the lace through the bead

• slide the fingers back along the l ace as you push the bead through

• then pick up the beginning of the string with your dominant hand again, and bead another one on

• see how many beads you can fit on the string

Goals:

• shift/in-hand manipulation

Modifications:

• make sure the pinky and ring finger are curled up and stabilized in the palm

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

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