Developing Fine Motor Skills

One of the major undertakings of childhood is the development of fine motor skills. A child’s small muscles that control finger, thumb, and hand motion needs to strengthen as they grow and develop. With this strengthening comes the skills to feed oneself, zip a zipper, throw a ball, and move easily to more complex muscle using skills, which, in turn, provide a child with confidence and independence.

Play is a great way to build small muscles! Provide a child with play dough, blocks, beads to string, puzzles and art supplies and you have an easy way to develop important skills. More targeted practice will further increase a child’s fine motor strength.

One of my favorite ways to begin the kindergarten year is by working on fine motor skills while I teach the children proper care and use of classroom tools such as paper, glue, and scissors. I have developed a unit of easy to use activities that can be used to develop a child’s confidence by using these fine motor activities. Each category begins with novice activities and then moves forward in complexity; aiding development.

Cutting, Gluing, & Drawing: Fine Motor Practice

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Build your child’s (students') fine motor skills as well as develop confidence by using these fine motor activities. Each category begins with novice activities and then moves forward in complexity; aiding development.

“Super important in the beginning of kindergarten!

Great practice for my students. Thanks!

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Helpful for my students that need the extra practice. Thanks!”

Developing Fine Motor Skills

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