Developing fine motor skills

Fine motor skills are worked on as a group through a series of tasks put together to meet each child’s fine motor aims and through games and activities which continue to develop these skills. Through fine motor tasks and activities a range of skills are developed:

• Developing grasp and release skills; including stregnth of grasp and aim of release
• Developing an open hand position and clapping
• Isolation and separation of individual fingers/thumbs
• Extension/flexion and rotation of wrists
• Clasping hands
• Developing pincer grasp and flicking
• Developing skills opening and closing buttons, zips, poppers and laces
• Opening and closing tubs, bags, food packets and twist top bottles