by pegit | Jan 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Happy New Year to you all and many thanks to those of you who have supported this new venture in 2020. Starting a new venture at any time can be a daunting task, but launching the new website just a week before the Covid-19 pandemic hit these shores was just really...
by pegit | Dec 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’ve emphasised in other Blog Posts about the importance of varying the size and type of pegs used by pupils to complete peg-based tasks such as those contained on this website. Pupils will be in danger of becoming bored with a task if both the task and the pegs...
by pegit | Oct 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
As I eluded to in a previous Blog Post, it is always good to vary an activity that a pupil is engaged with, otherwise you run the risk of them becoming bored with the activity, even though the activity would still be of educational benefit to them. One easy way of...
by pegit | Sep 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
As I have explained in a previous Blog Post, we stumbled across the idea of using clothes pegs for work tasks while working with autistic pupils in a special class attached to a mainstream school. We found that using the clothes pegs allowed certain pupils to access...
by pegit | Jun 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
There is a variety of peg-based Literacy Resources on this website. The Peg methodology can be used to teach many aspects of literacy including comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, language and phonics. The embedded video below gives a small flavour of some of the...
by pegit | Jun 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Using pegs for fine motor activities is a great way for the development of muscle control in a small child’s hands. You can create many fine motor activities using pegs that don’t cost a lot of money – this is one such activity. In our special class...