From holding a pencil to turning the pages in a book, kids use their fine motor skills everyday as they are learning to read and write. The development of the small muscles in the hands and fingers in coordination with the eyes is important in not only children’s learning but also in their everyday life.
Interactive, hands-on activities are a fun way for kids to develop their fine motor skills. From clip cards to play dough, there are many tools and resources that you can use to help your children strengthen their hand muscle strength, hand and eye coordination, and much more. Click on the pictures below to find activities and resources for your kids!
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These Color Words Clip Cards are a great way for your young learners to practice identifying color words while also developing fine motor skills. To use the cards, simply have your kids identify the color of the object on each card and then clip a clothespin onto the matching word. These color word cards can …
Do your preschoolers need to develop their fine motor skills? These Halloween Fine Motor Activities are a fun, hands-on way for them to work on those skills and much more! Halloween Fine Motor Activities: Hands-on activities are an interactive way for your children to develop their fine motor skills. From clip cards to …
Celebrate National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day on August 4th with this Cookie Letter Match Activity (and a scrumptious treat!) This hands-on activity makes learning the ABC’s sweet! Chocolate Chip Cookie Letter Match Activity: This alphabet activity is not only a fun way for preschoolers and kindergarteners to practice matching capital and lowercase letters. But, connecting …
These Bee Fine Motor Activities are an un-bee-lievable way for your preschoolers to work on developmental skills. By cutting, tracing, and coloring, your kids will work on their fine motor skills and much more! Bee Fine Motor Activities: These no-prep, preschool worksheets are easy to use in your classroom or homeschool. Your kids can …
Keep your preschoolers learning all summer long with this free printable Ice Cream Letter Match Activity! With ice cream-shaped letters and links, your pre-readers will be working on learning the ABC’s and fine motor skills in one activity. “Scoop… there it is!” Through this hands-on activity, your preschoolers will not only practice letter recognition activity, but …