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Fine motor skill is the coordination of small muscles, in movements—usually involving the coordination of hands and fingers—with the eyes.
Fine motor skill is the coordination of small muscles, in movements—usually involving the coordination of hands and fingers—with the eyes.
Hello parents and students! This page is intended to be a resource to access online materials to help support and make progress with fine motor skills. When we are working on our underlying fine motor skills we are able to to improve and become successful with so many amazing school and life tasks! These are just some life and school tasks that involve fine motor skills:
Hello parents and students! This page is intended to be a resource to access online materials to help support and make progress with fine motor skills. When we are working on our underlying fine motor skills we are able to to improve and become successful with so many amazing school and life tasks! These are just some life and school tasks that involve fine motor skills:
-writing, drawing and coloring, cutting, gluing, playing with legos and play dough, zipping, shoe tying, buttoning, using utensils to eat, opening food containers, as well as opening and closing latches and doors.
-writing, drawing and coloring, cutting, gluing, playing with legos and play dough, zipping, shoe tying, buttoning, using utensils to eat, opening food containers, as well as opening and closing latches and doors.
WOW Isn't that AMAZING!!!
WOW Isn't that AMAZING!!!
Here are some helpful links with a variety of fine motor activities to practice and try at home as well as resources within the links:
Here are some helpful links with a variety of fine motor activities to practice and try at home as well as resources within the links:
-http://www.therakids.org/media/pdf/FineMotorActivitiesForHome.pdf
-https://jojoebi.com/50-fine-motor-skills-activities/
-https://www.ot-mom-learning-activities.com/fine-motor-skills-activities-for-older-kids.html
-https://www.growinghandsonkids.com/25-fine-motor-activities-older-kids.html
Is Cutting with Scissors a Fine Motor Skill?
Is Cutting with Scissors a Fine Motor Skill?
YES!
YES!
Little hands can develop fine motor skills by learning the proper way to cut paper. Cutting with scissors requires the skill of hand separation. The opening and closing motion of cutting with scissors helps children develop the small muscles in their hands otherwise known as fine motor skills. These muscles are crucial for holding a pencil or crayons and gripping and manipulating objects.
Little hands can develop fine motor skills by learning the proper way to cut paper. Cutting with scissors requires the skill of hand separation. The opening and closing motion of cutting with scissors helps children develop the small muscles in their hands otherwise known as fine motor skills. These muscles are crucial for holding a pencil or crayons and gripping and manipulating objects.
Cutting involves these four important skills:
Cutting involves these four important skills:
-Fine Motor Skills
-Fine Motor Skills
- Bilateral Coordination Skills
- Bilateral Coordination Skills
-Visual Motor Skills ( Eye- Hand Coordination Skills)
-Visual Motor Skills ( Eye- Hand Coordination Skills)
-Core and Upper Body Strength
-Core and Upper Body Strength
Here are some links to support your child with developing successful cutting skills:
Here are some links to support your child with developing successful cutting skills:
http://mamaot.com/developmental-progression-scissor-skills-best-tips-teaching-kids-use-scissors/
https://www.ot-mom-learning-activities.com/how-to-use-scissors.html
https://www.nhsggc.org.uk/kids/resources/ot-activityinformation-sheets/scissor-skills/
Here is a picture of a proper way to hold a scissors when teaching your child to cut.
Here is a picture of a proper way to hold a scissors when teaching your child to cut.
This is an excellent YouTube video to watch to help develop and support cutting with your child or student
This is an excellent YouTube video to watch to help develop and support cutting with your child or student
These are a variety of scissors that can be used to support various children's development needs when learning to cut.
These are a variety of scissors that can be used to support various children's development needs when learning to cut.
Here are some links of where to order and purchase scissors -regular and adaptive.
Here are some links of where to order and purchase scissors -regular and adaptive.
*The links shared on this page are not sponsored or created by MVSD, but are provided as an external resource for students and families.
*The links shared on this page are not sponsored or created by MVSD, but are provided as an external resource for students and families.
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