I love combining play dough with story telling — working on literacy skills at the same time as
developing fine motor skills through the manipulation of the material is great working to two early years development skills.
Not exact matches
As baby becomes comfortable sitting with you to read and look
through books, help him
develop fine motor skills by encouraging him to assist you in turning pages and opening flaps.
Helps to
develop gross and
fine motor skills through precise movement and use of larger muscles
Pre-writing
skills are learned
through play, and this sensory experience will help your child
develop her hand muscles, work on
fine motor skills and express herself creatively.
- strengthening the upper body and core muscles for other gross
motor tasks - strengthening the upper body and core muscles to create a stable base for
fine motor skills -
developing stability in the bones of the shoulder joint (the ball and socket joints of the shoulders and hips are shallow and unstable at birth but are molded into stronger, more stable joints
through weight - bearing)- visual development to quickly shift focus from near to far - hand - eye - coordination - providing plentiful early opportunities for
motor planning (movement problem - solving)- refining balance - integrating the movement (vestibular), pressure & stretch (proprioceptive), visual and touch (tactile) sensory systems - learning to coordinate movements where two sides of the body are doing different movements - learning to coordinate upper body and lower body movements -
developing body awareness and spatial awareness - fostering independence
Through this craft, kids will connect with nature, create art, and
develop fine -
motor skills.
Plus the shape of this round cushion helps to encourage baby to lift their head, strengthen their neck, upper arm and chest muscles which in turn helps to
develop gross and
fine motor skills through using larger muscles and precise movement.
Through our highly
developed fine motor skills, we are able to perform grasping movements with variable precision and power distribution.