Christine Holloway

ECE 232

February 27, 2021

Motor Experience

Class average age (in months)

9 – 12 months

Primary Objectives & Infant Toddler Standards (You must list specific guidelines or content

standards and which domains: see above example)

Nine to Twelve Months – Physical Development – Coordinate Movements – Fine motor

development – Drop objects into a container and dump them out again.

Secondary Objective & Infant Toddler Standard

Nine to Twelve Months – Physical Development – Coordinate Movements – Physical

development: Large motor development – Balance and sit alone for long periods of time.

Experience description:

The caregiver will show the child how to pick up a button and drop it into a coffee

creamer container. The caregiver will then encourage the child to do it. Once the toddler

begins doing it, the caregiver will talk to the toddler during the activity explaining what

he/she is doing and what color button they are picking up.
Materials

In this activity, I would use buttons and a coffee creamer container (pictured below). The

lid would not be needed for the activity since we are working with 9 – 12 month old

children. The lid can be used as a way to store the buttons when the activity is over. The

lid can also be used for older children since it is smaller than the actual container opening

and would make this activity more difficult.

Scaffolding (child’s prior knowledge to build on):

Attend to a task for several minutes with an engaging toy or activity

Respond to simple request

Drop items they touch

Balance and sit alone for long periods of time

Drop objects into a container and dump them out again

Plan for carrying out experience (what caregiver will do):

The caregiver can do this activity with 2 children. This activity can be done during

activity time or during free choice. This activity can be done on the floor with a small

tray in front of the toddler or at a table. The buttons will be placed (either on the table or

the tray) in front of the toddler. The caregiver would demonstrate to the child how to pick

up a button from the table or tray and drop it into a coffee creamer container (which

doesn’t have the lid on it). The caregiver will then encourage the child to copy the

caregiver and pick up the button. If the child needs encouragement to do this, the

caregiver may offer a button to the child and ask them to put it in the container. Once the

child drops it into the container the caregiver can point out that the button is in the

container. The caregiver would then encourage the child to pick up another button. The

caregiver would do the same with the second child. During the activity, the caregiver will

communicate with the child encouraging them to pick up another button, letting the child

know what color they picked up, and may also point out the noise the button made when

it was dropped into the container, and either show or encourage the child to dump the

button out of the container.

Assessment

A. How would you be able to determine the success of this activity?

I would determine the success of this activity how the child is able to perform the

activity. Even if he/she can’t yet get the button into the container, are they trying? Do

they appear to be enjoying the challenge? How frustrated do they get by the activity?
B. Do you feel children's knowledge base will change after this experience? (Do I see new

knowledge being learned in other areas?)

As the child performs this activity they will increase their hand eye coordination. This

will also allow the child to use the small muscles that are in their hands and fingers. This

activity will also allow the child to work on following directions from the caregiver and

prepare them to have the ability to hold objects like crayons. If the toddler isn’t able to

place the button into the container right away and has to work on it, it will also help the to

understand how to problem solve.

Note: The picture of the creamer containers used in this experience is not mine. I found it on
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