ACTIVITY 3: Ball Box

Purpose:
Reason for developing response
o Responding to previous activities interactions. This
activity allows all children to be involved due to their
being a lot of materials (balls).
Enhances hand-eye coordination
Enhances gross-motor skills

Learning Experience:
Objectives-
1. Involvement of gross motor skills
2. Interest in different colors
3. Improving hand-eye coordination

ELECT Physical 5.1 Gross Motor: Coordination

Transferring objects from one point to another
Putting objects inside other objects
Creates the opportunity for the infant to coordinate which
hand they will use.
Placing one object (ball) into another object (box)
encourages the coordination of motor skills and the
exploration of objects in space.

Materials:
1. Shoe box
2. Electrical tape
3. Plastic play balls

Who: Myself and all infants

Where: Indoor Carpet Area

Description:
- Leave the box with balls scattered around it
- Demonstrate to infants on what to do by placing one of the
balls in the holes of the box.
 - Once all the balls are in, show the children how to take them
out.
Teaching Strategies:
1. Environmental Cues children learn from observing
environment. The recognizing that the activity had enough
materials for all of them.
2. Modelling children learn many things by imitating others.

Reflection:
What went well
All children were engaged and understood immediately what
to do.
Babies had a long attention span to the activity.
Initiation of turn taking was taught as children realized there
was only 4 holes in the box, therefore all of them couldnt try
to put the ball in the box at the same time.
What didnt go well
The purpose of the activity was lost as soon as the children
realized how many balls were provided. Some ended up
throwing the balls around instead of placing it in the box.
Learned
How simplistic activities with minimal instruction allows
children to explore on their own.
Modifications
Had to occasionally shake out the balls out of the container
once they were all in there.
Extending
Provide multiple size holes in the box so they can identify
which balls will fit in what hole.