Fine Motor Games are a great way to encourage fine motor skill development! Great for use in groups or individually. Through the use of the Fine Motor Games, the following will be encouraged:
Scissor Skills (visual motor integration)
Fine Motor Coordination
Fine Motor Strengthening (crumbling and squeezing paper)
Instructions: Prep: Press each candy corn so that the bottom becomes flat (so will stand upright). Lay a candy corn in each square in game 1. Start the timer. As fast as you can, flip the candy corn so that it is standing upright. When you finish the row, stop the timer. Record your time in the bottom scoreboard. Repeat steps 2-5 for trials 2 and 3 for both Game 1 and Game 2.
This game is designed to promote development of fine motor, turn taking, and following directions skills. Includes instructions, game board, and game cards.
Assemble bird as directed. Using pipe cleaners, cut 2 inch “wormsâ€. Bend the pipe cleaners to look like worms. Feed the bird the “wormsâ€. Use tweezers, clothespin or a magnetic wand.
Firefighter: Object Rotation with Fingers - Pencil Practice
This fun bug themed fine motor game is designed to improve fine motor skills for precise grasp and release in a timely manner, improve ability to scan systematically and efficiently, and improve ability to follow directions.
Addresses: Helps to improve a child’s ability to follow directions. Helps to improves hand strength. Helps to improve a child’s fine motor control.
Helps to improve bilateral coordination.
This Snowman soccer themed game is designed to promote the development of visual motor and fine motor skills, as well as following directions and turn taking. Specific skills addressed include isolation of finger movements, separation of the hand, and use of scissors. This can be a one or two player game.
This game is designed to improve fine motor skills for precise grasp and release in a timely manner, improve ability to scan systematically and efficiently, and improve ability to follow directions.
Addresses: This fine motor game is designed to improve the following areas: Improve the quality and speed of the in-hand manipulation skill known as rotation. This is the ability to turn an object around by using only the pads of the fingers and thumb. Recall or copy a sequence of letters. Spelling of words
Using sugar cubes, replicate the snow fort design. Optional = Use tongs to stack the cubes! Optional = Once the fort is assembled, use eye dropper and colored water, paint the cubes! 4 different designs included!
Use spinner to determine the number of toothpick quills to place in “Pokeyâ€.
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