Fine motor skills are one of the essential foundation children need before they can actually learn how to write.Fine motor skills help the children develop proper pencil grasp and control of various writing instruments.
To make fine motor skills activities more exciting, I look inside and outside the classroom for materials which can be used as a writing instrument such as feathers, Q tip, Popsicle sticks, chalk, straw, twigs, a bundle of crayons, toothbrush, paintbrush, and the like.
Using scissors is also a part of developing fine motor skills. It takes a lot of challenge for the students to manipulate a pair of scissors so I provide various materials for them to cut like different textures of paper, straw, clay, sandpaper, dried leaves and more.
Playdough and playdough mat never get out of style. It has been my children's favorite.
They use their hands to roll and squeeze. This activity not only develops fine motor skills
but also letters, numbers and vocabulary. Various playdough mats are laminated for longer
usage.
My K2's love to dip their fingers on to a dish of paint and paint a picture instead of using a
paintbrush. Some of the younger kids might be hesitant to do so. Constant exposure to the
activity might help them overcome their fear of getting their hands messy.
You can be more creative using eye drops, pegs, paper clips, tweezers, tongs, toothpicks,
linking cubes, Lego blocks, rubbers bands and more to provide more exciting activities for
your students. Many activities can be found in kindergarten websites.
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