Complex+Cognitive

=** Activities for **** Fine Motor Skills **=

Cognitive learning is vital for every school age child. As they grow and learn simple things like hand eye co-ordination, touch, smell, and even taste this things develop skills and memories that will help a child grow and learn through out the years. When a child takes there first steps they remember the feel of the floor and as there bodies sway to find balance. When they are given toys they begin to use there fine motor skills to learn how to play and use certain objects. Using a wiki we can show different types of activities that teachers can use for K-12 students. The one's listed below are for beginning fine motor skills for children in Kinder and 1st grade. The link below will show other links and projects for young students, these are some easy tasks that can be done at home or in the class room. Simple r__ecipe for play dough__ is also offered in the link below, and stencils for __cutting out__ with scissors.


 * **Visual motor control** – the ability of the eyes to follow and focus on an object in the field of vision as required.
 * **Hand-eye co-ordination** – the ability to execute activities with the hands, guided by the eyes requiring accuracy in placement, direction, and spatial awareness.
 * **Foot-eye co-ordination** – the ability to execute actions with the feet, guided by the eyes.
 * **Manual dexterity** –the ability to accurately manipulate the hands and fingers for neat handwriting, drawing, typing skills etc.
 * **Stereognosis** – the ability to recognize unseen objects using the sense of touch.
 * **Tactile perception** – the interpretation of information transmitted via the fingertips to the brain.


 * Manipulation activities:**
 * 1.1 Manipulating play dough: rolling it into small balls, long rolls etc. ([|Play dough Recipe])**


 * 1.2 Tearing paper into fine strips – use them for collage or crumple them into balls.**


 * 1.3 Screwing up whole pieces of newspaper in one hand at a time to develop strength.**


 * 1.4 Threading beads or macaroni onto string.**


 * 1.5 Lacing activities.**


 * 1.6 [|Cutting out] with scissors, using the correct grip.**


 * 1.7 Manipulating clothes pegs to pick up small objects.**


 * 1.8 Performing finger plays.**

http://www.shirleys-preschool-activities.com/fine-motor-skills.html

Nena M. Garcia