Blog by Tag: fine motor
Wiggly worms
We have been using our funky finger fine motor skills to wrap 'worms' around the branches.
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Funky Fingers
Funky fingers time is such good fun and we strengthen our finger muscles at the same time!
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Leaf Threading
As part of our autumn theme we have enjoyed threading through holes in leaves. We have made the holes ourselves using a hole punch too! Great exercises for our funky fingers!
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Pumpkin Fun!
The children have loved using their funky fingers (fine motor skills) to hammer real nails into a pumpkin.
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Fun in the Mud Kitchen
Using natural 'ingredients' and a little bit of imagination to create recipes and potions! Great fine motor control too, with pouring, sprinkling, mixing and chopping!
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Name Writing
We have been busy practising writing our names!
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Outdoor Art
One way to develop our "Funky Fingers" in a fun way outdoors is through artwork. we used all the materials we collected on our Autumn welly walk to create marks on our cornflour dough mix. We created patterns with sticks, acorns, pine cones, leaves and conkers. When they've dried we will be able…
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Rainbow Writing
Practising writing the s sound.
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Cutting with a knife
We have been practising using a knife to slice our bananas during snack time.
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Mark Making
This afternoon in Ducklings to encourage everyone to mark make and practise their pencil grip we made marks on a large piece of paper today.
The boys started us off by making a race track which turned into a jungle and later a treasure map for pirates! Some other children joined in and started…
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Finger Fitness
Finger Fitness in the Ducklings. Try having a go at home using the video on you tube; "finger Fitness Exercises for Kids". It's a great challenge and will help your child learn how to isolate their fingers and strengthen their muscles. All really useful when it comes to writing.
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Blossom Trees
Our fingers need exercise to strengthen them just like our big muscles. This week we have been ripping, tearing and scrunching tissue paper to make spring blossom trees. Some of us found it really hard to scrunch the paper into small blossom pieces. Why not have a go at home making a tear and…
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