Fine Motor Activities
Week 3 4/5/20
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Jack and the Beanstalk cutting skillsClick on the link below to download a Jack and the Beanstalk cutting activity worksheet. Carefully cut along the patterns.
No printer? Ask an adult to draw some curvy, spikey and zig zag lines on a sheet of paper and try to cut along them or even better draw the lines yourself before cutting them out. |
Week 4 11/05/20
This week as well as our usual fine motor activities we have included some games to help develop children's hand eye and visual co-ordination skills.
Visual Co-ordination Bottle Top Game
This game encourages your child to work with both their eyes and arms in conjunction with each other. This is called Bilateral coordination.
Bilateral coordination s the ability to use both sides of the body at the same time. in a controlled and organised manner. This can mean using both sides to do the same thing e.g in pushing a rolling pin, using alternating movements such as when tying shoes or zipping a coat. This is a very difficult skill for young children to master so be patient if your child finds this tricky at first. This bottle top game has been designed as a simple way to promote bilateral coordination in young children. How to play - Watch the video for a guide the draw some straight, curved and zig zaged lines onto paper - be sure the lines are exactly the same on both sides. Now as your child to follow the lines by running milk bottle tops along them carefully, encourage your child to go carefully and slowly to start. They can begin to increase speed as they become more confident and skilled with the game. |
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Tap A Shape
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Like the bottle top game this game also helps to develop bilateral co-ordination. This game also promotes movement across both sides of the body which is also known as crossing the mid line. Crossing the midline is vital to the development of using both sides of the body together, such as putting on shoes and socks, writing and cutting. It promotes the coordination and communication of the left and right hemispheres of the brain.
To play this game stick some shapes onto a door or wall as seen in the video. Ask your child to hold a pencil or a stick in each hand and call out a shape for your child to find and tap. You can increase the difficulty by changing the colour or size of the shapes on each side |