Fine Motor Skill: Color Sorting with Water Beads

Fine Motor Skill: Color Sorting with Water Beads.

This post is written in English and Bahasa Indonesia.

Salah satu kegiatan yang kami lakukan hari ini adalah mengelompokkan water beads berdasarkan warnanya atau Color Sorting with Water Beads. Di cuaca yang panas karena kemarau memang enaknya main-main air. Jadi sejak pagi water beads untuk Rayyaan sudah saya rendam dalam sebuah toples kaca. Jadi kurang lebih jam 11 pagi, water beadsnya siap dimainkan.

One of the activities we did today was Color Sorting with Water Beads. It suitable for this hot dry season. So I soaked the water beads in a glass jar in the morning and around 11 am they're ready to use.

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Water beadsnya diapakan ya? Water beadsnya dikelompokkan berdasarkan warnanya. Lihat tuh, ada warna oranye, kuning, hijau, biru dan warna-warna lainnya. Water beadsnya bisa diambil dengan sendok atau dengan tangan. Manfaat kegiatan ini adalah:

1. Belajar nama-nama warna.

2. Melatih kemampuan motorik halus.

3. Mengembangkan kecerdasan matematika-logika.

4. Melatih kepekaan panca indera.

What did Rayyaan do with them? Simply just sorted them into several cups based on the colors. Some were orange, yellow, green, blue, etc. He picked up the water beads with small spoon and also with his hands. Benefits of this activity are:

1. Learning color names.

2. Good practice of fine motor skill.

3. Develop mathematical-logical intelligence. 

4. Develop sensory skills.

Baca: Motorik Halus - Lacing Card (Numbers).

Pick the water beads!

Meski Rayyaan sudah bisa menyebutkan berbagai warna, tapi tetap saja kegiatan mengelompokkan sesuatu berdasarkan warna itu asyik. Mungkin anak-anak memang suka sesuatu yang penuh warna-warni ceria ya. Apalagi water beads punya tekstur kenyal, licin, dan basah. Jadi gampang-gampang susah untuk mengambilnya terutama dengan tangan. Tapi justru itulah yang membuat kegiatan ini menantang sekaligus menyenangkan.

Even though Rayyaan's been able to mention color names but classifying objects based on colors is fun for him. Moreover, water beads have got this chewy, slippery and wet texture. Trying to pick one is a bit tricky. But that's what makes it challenging as well as fun activity.

Baca: Kumpulan Kegiatan untuk Motorik Halus.

Sort the water beads.

Finish sorting the water beads.