A listening center enables young kids to build comprehension skills while listening to stories--unfortunately young kids get headphones cords tangled very easily. This is a cheap and simple fix to a classroom listening center that will allow young kids to listening to books on tape without tangle cords.
In this build, the headphone cords are fastened to the bottom of a table, so cords can not get tangled. A tangle free listening center will allow kindergarten students to listen to books on tape without having to deal with tangled headphone cords. A reduction of tangled cords will also increase the life span of classroom headphones, because kids will not have a reason to pull on the cords.
Any table will work for this project. All you need is a bag of Cord fasteners-$4, 4 squares of velcro-$2, a drill, 2 half inch screws-1$, a pencil, and a 20 inch nylon strap--I took one off an old backpack.
This simple and cheap modification keeps a listening center free of tangles and allows young kids to explore stories independently. Listening centers are a great way for kids to build reading comprehension skills.
In this build, the headphone cords are fastened to the bottom of a table, so cords can not get tangled. A tangle free listening center will allow kindergarten students to listen to books on tape without having to deal with tangled headphone cords. A reduction of tangled cords will also increase the life span of classroom headphones, because kids will not have a reason to pull on the cords.
Any table will work for this project. All you need is a bag of Cord fasteners-$4, 4 squares of velcro-$2, a drill, 2 half inch screws-1$, a pencil, and a 20 inch nylon strap--I took one off an old backpack.
This simple and cheap modification keeps a listening center free of tangles and allows young kids to explore stories independently. Listening centers are a great way for kids to build reading comprehension skills.
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Signing UpStep 1: Mark were the junction box should go
Turn your table upside down. Then put junction box in middle of table. Trace around junction box with pencil.
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Good mounting system for the junction box. One tip that can make Velcro easier to mount: put both male and female parts together. Remove paper from the male part, mount to cleaned junction box. Then, leaving the Velcro attached, remove the paper from the female side, and press box-and-all onto the (cleaned) table. (I use alcohol wipes for this.)
This way you're placing the Velcro patches with perfect self-alignment.
Velcro tape (two pieces here) can make for a sturdier build, as more square inches of stuck stuff means better sticking. Since this is just to keep the box from shifting under the main strap support, your use is perfect.