The development of fine motor skills is an important part of early learning and there are many ways to promote fine motor skills through fun, playful, and interesting hands on activities. If you would like to learn more about Fine Motor Play then read this post: Every Day Fine Motor Play!
See the fine motor posts I have shared below...
At play with mittens like the Three Little Kittens
Reading and reenacting the Three Little Kittens through fine motor play!
Lots of lids
Offering a variety of bottles and lots of lids proves to be a challenging invitation for children to solve this puzzle.
Lemon drops on the light table
We’ve have been building our eye-hand coordination by playing with lemon drops on the light table in preschool.
Valentine lacing cards
Lacing cards are a fun and simple way to build fine motors in preschool-aged children, especially when they are holiday themed.
Salt tray heart printing and writing
Introducing and exploring the writing and printing process through the use of salt trays in preschool…
More fun with fixing
Continuing with our morning of fixing things by fixing plates, knives, forks, spoons, and a few pictures too!
Wonderful weaving tool and process for preschool
A new find at the Dollar store led to a wonderful weaving process for preschoolers.
Torn paper strip sticky collage
Before sharing this simple torn paper strip sticky collage with the children, I told them that we needed to work on building stronger hands and
Snowman sensory puzzle
Having fun exploring snow with this sensory based puzzle and fine motor play process!
Count a mouse story telling props and game
Retelling the story “Mouse Count” by Ellen Stoll Walsh with our story telling props and then playing a mouse count game!
Magical moving dots
Create a little mouse magic with these super simple moving colors!
Exploring robots inside and out
Exploring gears as we take a look at the inside and outside of robots in preschool!
Gumball fine motor skill play
Having fine motor fun and discovering the mechanics of bubble gum machines from the dollar store!
More buttons, buttons, buttons
Working on our fine motor skills, patterning, and counting as we had more fun with bright and colorful buttons!
Exploring the seeds of fall in preschool
The seeds of fall are all around us and they make a wonderful resource for investigation and discovery!
Nuts about acorns in preschool | Lois Ehlert
Counting, estimating, and exploring acorns along with the wonderful children’s book “Nuts to You” by Lois Ehlert!