SE 4.07Thermic Tablets
The child pairs tablets of different materials (such as metal, stone, glass, wood, felt) that feel colder or warmer to the touch.
Age 4–5½Work 7 of 7 in Tactile
Presentation
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Place the tablets at random on the table.
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Rest the fingertips or the inside of the wrist on one tablet, then on others, to find the one that feels the same temperature.
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Place the pair together.
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Continue until all are paired.
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Grade one of each pair from the one that feels coldest to the one that feels warmest.
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Name the materials in three-period lessons.
What catches the child’s eye
- Metal that feels cold although it sits in the same room as the felt
- Resting the inside of the wrist on each tablet
Extensions, easiest to hardest
- Pair the tablets blindfolded.
- Grade them blindfolded.
- Find objects in the room made of the same materials and feel whether they are cold or warm.
Control of error
The tablets in each pair look the same; the child removes the blindfold and checks by sight.
Ready to move on when the child…
- Pairs all tablets blindfolded
- Grades coldest to warmest
- Names the materials
Guide note
Store the tablets away from sunlight and radiators so they stay at room temperature.