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Tying Knots


I had seen this activity on Teach Preschool a long time ago and initially wanted to get Hasan to do it.

I bought a skipping rope and cut it into 3 pieces to have him learn to make knots.  He wasn't interested so the ropes sat around.  I thought this would be a good time to get Bilal to try this activity out and he loved it.  He sits down with the ropes and will just tie the knots and then untie them.  It's amazing how kids are so different.  This was an activity that didn't interest Hasan, but Bilal really took to it.  When Hasan saw what Bilal was doing, he also wanted to learn.  I think it's a great way for Hasan to learn how to tie shoe laces.
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