ELC Rockin' Robot User manual

Rockin’ Robot used with the permission of Early Learning Centre © Newcastle University 2016
Rockin’ Robot
With your help, your child should take the cards out
of the bag.
Your child can then look through until he/she finds a
robot that he/she would like to make. Encourage
your child to use two hands to do this rather than
spreading the cards on the table and searching
with just the dominant hand.
He/she will need to find the correct pieces and
build the robot. The challenge is to build it against
the clock. To start the clock, turn the green dial.
You might need to help with this too.
Your child can pause the clock by pressing the
green button.
He/she can use the red card-holder to keep the
card upright. The picture shows what robot your
child should make.
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As well as developing two-handed play this game
gives the helper hand practice in:
Thumb/finger grasping
Holding
Reaching
Releasing
Begin by placing the robot pieces on the table on your child’s helper hand
side. You can put them where your child will need to
stretch his/her helper arm to grasp them.

Rockin’ Robot used with the permission of Early Learning Centre © Newcastle University 2016
Your child should check the card and identify the first
piece needed to build the robot, then place it on the
blue base.
He/she should continue to select the
correct pieces and build the robot.
When he/she has finished, your child
should press the green button to stop the
clock.
If he/she runs out of time the robot will fall
apart!
We hope your child has lots
of fun with this game!
Remind your child to use two
hands to keep it steady.
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