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Baby: Motor Skills

By Pauline On July 30, 2012 · 17 Comments · In Activities for Children, Baby, Best Of Lessons Learnt Journal, Creative Play, Fine Motor Skills, Play
...ip and spin. My daughter Miss K on the other hand is almost nine months old and enjoys exploring our living room by rolling from one corner to another.   Regardless of the rate at which my kids developed their gross and fine motor skills, they all enjoyed those precious months of early baby play. They all went through a phase when box play was all the craze; and as long as there was a ball around, there was always a baby ball game to play,...
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Fine Motor Activities: Black & White Collage

By Pauline On August 24, 2013 · 2 Comments · In Activities for Children, Art, English, Fine Motor Skills, Infants School (5 - 8 years), Infants School (5 - 8 years) Activities, Kids Arts and Crafts, Play, Pre school, Preschool, Primary School (9 - 12 years), Primary School (9 - 12 years) Activities, Subjects, Work
...skills are demonstrated in: grasping (e.g. using a pencil or blocks); manipulating (e.g. scissors, play dough);and hand-eye coordination (e.g. writing, using a mouse to move a cursor). Encouraging children to build up their fine motor skills is important. Poor fine motor skills can affect the legibility of their handwriting, which contributes to the development of their literacy / communication skills. The stronger their fine motor skills, the...
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Fine Motor Skills: Puzzles

By Pauline On April 11, 2012 · 3 Comments · In Activities for Children, English, Fine Motor Skills, Pre school, Subjects, Toddler, Work
Whilst cleaning up the tags on my blog, I noticed quite a few posts about fine motor skills. This doesn’t surprise me as writing has always been a pet interest of mine, and fine motor skills is a major building block for writing. Fine motor skills is basically the way we use our hands and fingers. Although technology provides us with other ways to produce written work, putting pen to paper is still an important skill to master. I’ve...
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Fine Motor Activities: Exploring Painting Tools

By Pauline On September 23, 2013 · 5 Comments · In Activities for Children, Art, Fine Motor Skills, Infants School (5 - 8 years), Infants School (5 - 8 years) Activities, Kids Arts and Crafts, Play, Pre school, Preschool, Primary School (9 - 12 years), Primary School (9 - 12 years) Activities, Subjects, Toddler, Toddler Activities, Wet Weather, Work
...u’ll love it. Let me tell you about this bottle cleaning brush….”.   When kids are involved in creating art, they are surrounded by many opportunities for them to develop their fine motor control. Fine motor skills refers to the strengthening of small muscles in the hand which are used in fine movements. These skills are demonstrated in grasping, manipulating and hand-eye coordination. Encouraging children to...
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