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HSl Color Sorting Kit
Develops skills in:
• Building fine motor strength and coordination
• Building pre-writing skills
Developing eye/hand coordination
Students will have a ball building fine motor control, sorting skills, and
eye/hand coordination—with this super-engaging color sorting kit!
Children simply hold the tweezer tongs just like they would grip a
pencil, and then grab and sort colored balls into clear tubes, developing
the muscle control and coordination they’ll need to start writing.
What’s Included
• Tweezer tongs
• 50 balls in 5 colors
• 5 sorting tubes
• Sorting tray
Before You Begin
Place the tweezer tongs, sorting tubes, and colored balls into the plastic
sorting tray.
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A WARNING:
CHOKING HAZARD—Item contains small
parts and small ball. Not for children under 3 yrs.
©2013 Lakeshore
(800) 428-4414
www.lakeshorelearning.com
LLI08
Using the Kit
Introduce the kit to students. Demonstrate the correct way to hold the
tweezer tongs between the thumb, index finger, and middle finger.
Then show children how to use the tweezer tongs to pick up a ball and
sort it by color into a tube.
Allow children to hold the tweezer tongs and use them to pick up a ball
and sort it into a tube. After each child’s turn, ask, “Was that easy or
hard?” Help any children who struggle.
After every student has had a chance to practice using the kit, place it
in a center for independent use.
Extension Activities
• Use the kit for a counting activity! Write a number 1-5 on five
removable labels and place each label on a sorting tube. Prompt
children to use the tweezer tongs to drop the matching number of
balls into each tube. If your students can easily count past five, write
higher numbers on the tubes.
• Encourage students to use the tweezer tongs to pick up other objects,
such as pom-poms, counters, manipulatives, and more! (Before
making the items available to students, be Sure to test how easily
each one can be picked up with the tweezer tongs.) Label small bowls
with the name of a specific item. Then prompt students to use the
tweezer tongs to sort the items into the matching bowls.
• Prompt students to sort colored pom-poms instead of the balls!
Provide colors different from those featured in the kit, and encourage
students to sort the pom-poms into the tubes by color.
Informal Assessment Ideas
• observe students as they use the tweezer tongs. Note if each student
holds the tweezer tongs like they would hold a pencil. Assist any
students who struggle.
• Observe a student as she sorts the balls by color. Prompt her to name
the color as she drops a ball in the tube. Note any colors that she
struggles with.
• Record your observations in each child’s file. Repeat the activities in a
few months to track their progress.
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%9HSl Color Sorting Kit
Develops skills in:
• Building fine motor strength and coordination
• Building pre-writing skills
Developing eye/hand coordination
Students will have a ball building fine motor control, sorting skills, and
eye/hand coordination—with this super-engaging color sorting kit!
Children simply hold the tweezer tongs just like they would grip a
pencil, and then grab and sort colored balls into clear tubes, developing
the muscle control and coordination they’ll need to start writing.
What’s Included
• Tweezer tongs
• 50 balls in 5 colors
• 5 sorting tubes
• Sorting tray
Before You Begin
Place the tweezer tongs, sorting tubes, and colored balls into the plastic
sorting tray.
(continued on back)
A WARNING:
CHOKING HAZARD—Item contains small
parts and small ball. Not for children under 3 yrs.
©2013 Lakeshore
(800) 428-4414
www.lakeshorelearning.com
LLI08
Using the Kit
Introduce the kit to students. Demonstrate the correct way to hold the
tweezer tongs between the thumb, index finger, and middle finger.
Then show children how to use the tweezer tongs to pick up a ball and
sort it by color into a tube.
Allow children to hold the tweezer tongs and use them to pick up a ball
and sort it into a tube. After each child’s turn, ask, “Was that easy or
hard?” Help any children who struggle.
After every student has had a chance to practice using the kit, place it
in a center for independent use.
Extension Activities
• Use the kit for a counting activity! Write a number 1-5 on five
removable labels and place each label on a sorting tube. Prompt
children to use the tweezer tongs to drop the matching number of
balls into each tube. If your students can easily count past five, write
higher numbers on the tubes.
• Encourage students to use the tweezer tongs to pick up other objects,
such as pom-poms, counters, manipulatives, and more! (Before
making the items available to students, be Sure to test how easily
each one can be picked up with the tweezer tongs.) Label small bowls
with the name of a specific item. Then prompt students to use the
tweezer tongs to sort the items into the matching bowls.
• Prompt students to sort colored pom-poms instead of the balls!
Provide colors different from those featured in the kit, and encourage
students to sort the pom-poms into the tubes by color.
Informal Assessment Ideas
• observe students as they use the tweezer tongs. Note if each student
holds the tweezer tongs like they would hold a pencil. Assist any
students who struggle.
• Observe a student as she sorts the balls by color. Prompt her to name
the color as she drops a ball in the tube. Note any colors that she
struggles with.
• Record your observations in each child’s file. Repeat the activities in a
few months to track their progress.
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