B a r b a r a s h e r I l L u s t r a t I o n s b y r a L p h

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Two people, both barefoot or in stocking feet, face
each other and hold hands. Each person tries to
step on the other’s toes while at the same time
keeping his toes from being stepped on.
You might remind the players to step lightly on
each other’s toes so that others will do the same to
them. In other words, follow this game’s Golden Rule: step on others as you
would want to be stepped on.
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Both players, while sitting, put their hands flat on the table, palms down.
Each player tries to lightly tap the top of the other player’s hand while at
the same time keeping his own hands from getting tapped.
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Concentrating on both keeping out of the way and going for the goal is a
kind of trial by fire. Pressure on their foot lets them know when they
weren’t paying close enough attention!
Toothpick Art
Some children have a hard time writing legibly or fast enough to get their
assignments down. Often the problem is not in the head but in the hands.
They just don’t have good fine motor control.
There are many ways to teach the hands to be less clumsy and to have
more finesse. This is one of them that you can do together.
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