Lace and Trace Shapes

Lace and Trace simple shapes

I'm kind of picky about my lacing cards/boards. Sometimes cards can have holes punched all over the picture. They can be hard to follow, lace through and even hold. I like this set because the holes are lined up all along the edges and the laces pull through easily.

The Lace and Trace Shapes set includes five wooden cards. The objects are a cracker, a kite, an orange, a piece of pizza and a stop sign. The square cracker measures 5 1/8" square. The shapes are made of wood and are sturdy enough to hold in place as you trace around them.

The laces are bright, woven and have plastic tips. They are approximately 50" long and pull smoothly through the holes in the cards. Easily lace with a whip or straight stitch.

The picture above, which I got off Amazon, shows a watermelon, but I don't have a watermelon in my set of five. The description on Amazon also says five shapes and five laces. The watermelon makes six so I don't know if you will get it or not.

The pieces come in a  sturdy wooden box. My on-going complaint about Melissa & Doug products: Multiple pieces and no lid.
 

Try this:

• Use a contrasting color lace to make it stand out more against the object colors.
• Turn the shape in-hand as you move from hole to hole.
• Cue the individual to hold the tip of the lace instead of the lace itself for more control.
• Hold the aglet in the fingertips with the web space shaped like an "o". Straighten the fingers to push the lace through the hole instead of bringing the shape to the lace.
• Cue the individual to feel for the hole if lacing from the back to avoid turning it over every time.
• Work on visual discrimination, spatial relations, eye-hand coordination, in-hand manipulation, bilateral coordination, manual dexterity, fine motor precision, web space development, proximal stability, executive functioning skills, process skills, play and leisure exploration and participation
  

In the box: 5 lacing objects, 5 laces

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