Blog by Tag: fine motor
Leaf threading
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The children have enjoyed using different tools such as the hole punch and scissors to thread wool and string through the Autumn leaves.
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fine motor Physical development Funky Fingers
Drawing our families
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The Ducklings have been using black pens to draw their family members. They look very effective. Come and see the display when they are finished!
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fine motor Understanding the World Creative learning
Dressing the babies
The Ducklings have been using their funky fingers to dress the babies and do up all of the tricky poppers.
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fine motor Physical development
Cutting with a knife and fork
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We have been practising using our cutting skills with a knife and fork. We used our fine motor skills by rolling out play dough sausages for us to cut up.
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fine motor Physical development
Handling tools safely
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The children have very sensibly used different tools to help prepare the vegetables for our soup.
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fine motor Physical development Healthy eating
Funky Finger Castles
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We have been using our fine motor skills to carefully place matchsticks and make a castle.
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Mushy Pea Play Dough
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The children have loved exploring in the malleable area this week with the mushy pea play dough! It has been great to strengthen our finger muscles by pinching and rolling the play dough to make pea shapes.
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Funky fingers
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Our funky fingers have been very busy again, carefully placing jewels on mirrors, as part of our Snow White topic this week.
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fine motor Physical development Creative learning
Making Leaf Necklaces
We have been using different tools such as scissors and a hole punch to thread leaves onto wool and string to make lovely seasonal necklaces.
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fine motor Autumn Physical development
Cutting and spreading
The Ducklings have been practising their cutting, spreading and slicing skills whilst preparing a healthy snack of banana on toast.
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fine motor Physical development
Funky Finger Hedgehogs
The children have been using their pincer grip to make spikes in a hedgehog.
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fine motor Physical development
Pasta Snakes
The Ducklings have been threading pasta on to string to make some snakes from the jungle. They have then coloured their snakes to make repeating patterns.
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