The children in Kitah Alef are proud of their graggers this year for many reasons. Not only did they display their growing fine motor skills but they helped the environment as well. Our graggers are made of sticks, wire, jingly bells and recycled plastic caps.
Over the past few weeks, we've become familiar with all different kinds of graggers. Anything can be a gragger, really, as long as it makes noise!
In our classroom we have sensory bottles that double as graggers. They are filled with varying materials that produce different sounds.
Over the past few weeks, we've become familiar with all different kinds of graggers. Anything can be a gragger, really, as long as it makes noise!
In our classroom we have sensory bottles that double as graggers. They are filled with varying materials that produce different sounds.
During music with Morah Adina she showed us a wooden gragger from another country and helped us shake it loud!
In making our graggers our first step was to gather sticks and poke holes in the caps (thanks, Oliver's dad!). When we had a nice assortment, we worked on threading the wire through the holes. The stiff wire was the perfect material for little hands to practice threading. Once they saw it poke through the other side, they slid it down the wire, sometimes with an added "choo, choo!"
The children excitedly pointed out the applesauce caps since they provide a positive, yummy association for them.
After all the caps and bells were strung on the wire, the wire was wrapped tightly around a stick and glued in place.
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