Fine motor development contributes to the development of communication skills in young children. Fine Motor skills are those skills that require children to manipulate and gain control over a variety of materials and tools.
The components of fine motor skills can be considered to be:
- Grasping -eg using a crayon, pencil, brush, glue stick,
beater, blocks
- Manipulating - eg playdough, clay, unifix, centicubes,
paper, sewing, scissors, fingerplays
- Hand-eye co-ordination - eg writing, cutting, threading,
moving a cursor, using a glue gun
In Kindergarten we provide opportunities every week for the children to develop their fine motor skills through a variety of structured activities. The children have so much fun engaging in these activities that they don't even realise they have been organised for a specific purpose, targeting specific areas of fine motor development.
Have a look at some of the activities the children have participated in so far !!
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| String Painting |
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| Grasping pegs with letters on them to make words |
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| Drawing and writing in powder |
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| Using tweezers to pick up different objects and transfering them to a different spot. |
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| Using fancy scissors to cut and create our own artworks. |
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| Using different types of blocks to construct our own cities |
