To play the game, we had to position the plinko box at the right angle so that when we shot the crazy cubes at it, they would stay in the box rather than bounce out. The students then took turns shooting their crazy cubes into the plinko box, and the little balls would bounce around and eventually land in one of the slots at the bottom. The letter in the landing slot was then the first letter of the word that my students had to write.
This game was quite fun, and worked on a lot of different skills. There was quite a bit of turn taking going on, finger strengthening while using the crazy cubes, visual motor watching the ball go down the plinko board, and fine motor with writing the word required. It turned out to be a great activity that I will do frequently. I did this again with another student, and forgot the crazy cubes, so we just used marbles. We achieved most of the skills, although the crazy cubes are another layer of fun and challenge.
Materials:
- Box
- Straws
- Hot glue
- Crazy cubes or marbles
Skills:
- Finger strengthening
- Visual motor
- Fine motor