lightly. Don’t try to press too hard. Make 10 circular movements, first clockwise then
counterclockwise.
Why Do These Activities? A young learner will spend a lot of time touching, poking and prodding, all of which are activities
where the eyes alert the brain that there is something that looks interesting and to "please send the
hands along to find out more".
The eyes are in a sense guiding the hands in those exploratory activities, but the eyes will not
necessarily stay focused on the object that is being picked up, prodded, poked or touched.
There is therefore a need for you to give your students specific activities where the eyes need to
