Tweezers Pickup

Materials Needed:

• tweezers

• various tongs

• small balls or pom poms, or unifix cubes

• container

Directions:

• hold the tweezers in one hand

• hold the container in the other

• hold the tweezers with your thumb, pointer, and middle fingers

• pick up the objects and put them into the container

Goals:

• separation of the two sides of the hand

• hand muscle development

Modifications:

• changing the tongs used can make the task more or less difficult

• using a variety of objects to pick up can challenge a student

• the smaller the objects/tweezers, the harder the activity

• 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