Get
your kids working on their fine motor skills this Autumn!
But it's equally important that
kids work on their fine motor skills — small, precise thumb, finger, hand, and wrist movements — because they support a host of other vital physical and mental skills.
Not exact matches
This month's Virtual Book Club for
Kids chosen author is Eric Carle and the co-hosts are featuring activities and craft to do with 3 of his books The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Tiny Seed, The Mixed - Up Chameleon [affiliate links] and we've chosen The Very Hungry Caterpillar and are going to
work on a combination of sight words and
fine motor skills learning to read the days of the week.
Kids love putting things in and out and I have seen some toddlers spend 20 minutes entertaining themselves by dropping Cheerios or Puffs into a bottle and then dumping them out again, all the while
working on their
fine motor skills of a neat pincer grasp and wrist rotation (dumping).
Kids this age are also
working on fine motor skills.
But, Biel says, the majority of OTs are found in schools, both pushing into classes to
work with
kids and pulling them out for one -
on - one
work on fine and gross
motor skills, along with sensory gym time.
Working on fine motor skills can help soothe
kids as they create patterns and focus
on their «task».
Lacing ribbon is another way to
work on fine motor skills and with this busy bag,
kids get to lace a rainbow!
They are great for
working on fine motor skills and are very easy for
kids to use.
Kids touch the screen in any way and get a reaction
on the screen which is a great way to teach cause / effect, build vocabulary and
work on fine motor skills all at the same time.
You can use this pack to teach your
kids the Christmas vocabulary,
work on their
fine motor and recognition
skills, all while having fun.