My students in O'Fallon are 3 and 4 years old. Fine motor skills are so important at this age. With the development of these skills, a child is able to complete important tasks such as writing, buttoning and zippering. These abilities gradually develop through experience and exposure to a variety of toys and materials.
My students need opportunities throughout the day to manipulate small items, push and pull with her hands and fingers and practice small movements.
Having exciting materials and toys to help build my students fine motor skills is very important. Working on fine motor skills helps to build their hand strength and dexterity.
Fine motor activities for my students will help them master their pincer grasps and are a precursor to handwriting.
My Project
Each day we break into small groups of 4 for centers. I would like to make one of these centers all about fine motor, so the students can strengthen their skills. The bingo chips and stickers will be used to cover the letters of their names on a mat and the magnets will help for easier cleanup. The stamps and watercolors will be used in art. The eye droppers will be great for using those small muscles to squeeze the colors onto watercolor paper or coffee filters.
Geoboards, lacing beads and cards are wonderful activities for the children to exercise their small muscles.
We use Play-doh a lot in class and the play-doh scissors will be great for mastering their scissor skills. Dry erase boards are a favorite and the children love practicing our letter of the week and their names on them, the dry erase pockets and erasers will help a lot since we have been using tissues.
The silicone baking cups along with the counting bears, people and dinos will be used in muffin tins to sort and count by colors and sizes. The ice cube trays will be used with the tweezers and pom poms. The fine motor games and puzzles will be great for the mornings to get in some extra practice and will be used in center time as well.
I chose peg puzzles so the children can use their pincer grasp more which helps work those small muscles and build the strength needed for writing. Magna-tiles are another fine motor favorite in this class, we just don't have enough for everyone.
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Learning Resources Snap-n-Learn Matching Dinos sorting colors toy
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Juvale 12-Pack Classroom Pen and Pencil Basket Trays, Assorted Colors, 10 x 3 x 2.5 Inches
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My First Wooden Stamp Set - Farm Animals
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Hhyn Matching Eggs Set, Upgraded Toddler Egg Toys Learning Shapes and Colors Educational Puzzle Sorting Games Improve Motor Skills, 12 Eggs, Beige
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Melissa & Doug Wire Puzzle Storage Rack (Arts & Crafts, Sturdy Metal Construction, Pre-Assembled, Peg Puzzle Storage, 8.5” H x 8.5” W x 12” L)
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