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What are Motor and Fine Motor Skills?
What are Motor and Fine Motor Skills?
Motor skills are movements and actions of the bone structures. Typically, they are categorized into two groups: gross motor skills and fine motor skills. Gross motor skills are involved in movement and coordination of the arms, legs, and other large body parts and movements. They involve actions such as running, crawling and swimming. Fine motor skills are involved in smaller movements that occur in the wrists, hands, fingers, feet and toes. They involve smaller actions such as picking up objects between the thumb and finger, writing carefully, and even blinking. These two motor skills work together to provide coordination. (Wikipedia)
Fine Motor Activity Ideas:
Fine Motor Activity Ideas:
The Imagination Tree- 40 Fine Motor Ideas
Handsonaswegrow- 30 Materials and Activities to promote Fine Motor Skills
Understood.org- 8 Fun ways to build Fine Motor Skills
OTMom- multiple fine motor activities sorted by specific skill areas
Lakikid- 13 Simple Hand Strengthening Activities to Improve Fine Motor Skills
Therapyfunzone- lots of fine motor ideas posted by the therapist community
Fine Motor Resource Page- checklists, development charts etc.
Why you might want to work on seperation of the sides of the hand and activities to do so
Steps of scissor skills progression- explains the developmental progression of scissor skills
Scissor skills crash course- gives activity ideas
Tips on what to do when there are difficulties with scissor skills
Fine motor skills needed at school (+ great activities to work on them)
Low cost materials to use for developing fine motor skills:
Low cost materials to use for developing fine motor skills:
Playdough- homemade (it's easy and has wonderful texture!) or store bought
Scissors- be sure to use leftie scissors for your leftie child!! There is no such thing as scissors that work well for both left and right handed children! Special edger scissors are motivating, too. For early scissors learners, there are several options: with spring or My First Scissors or loop scissors are some good options.
Crayons- usually, smaller or broken crayons are best. For kids with weakness, try slick stix or creamy crayons!
Glue- sticks or bottles, as well as glitter glue pens work for different skills
Paper punches- round or with fun shapes- try them with some free printable punch cards with monsters or letters
Paper- crumble, rip, fold, cut, draw or glue on- so many great uses! Construction, tissue paper or a roll of paper
Push pins and cork tiles
Games that promote fine motor skills:
Games that promote fine motor skills:
Apps: Dexteria JR. for PK, Dexteria for K-adult, Dexteria Dots (Math concepts with a fine motor spin, 2-8 years), Dexteria Dots 2 for ages 5-10
App: Shelby's quest
Fine motor activities
More fine motor activities
Homemade early fine motor skills activities
Fine motor activities with playdough including some early writing fun
How to adapt cutting activities
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