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Tools
- Balance 1
- Core & Upper Body Strengthening 1
- Cutting Along Lines 6
- Cutting Simple Shapes 3
- Cutting a Circle 5
- Finger Isolation 2
- Finger/Hand Strengthening 31
- Graded Control 1
- Hand Arches 17
- In-Hand Manipulation 4
- Letter Formation 18
- Letter Sizing 11
- Motor Planning 3
- Parent Resource 1
- Pincer Grasp 30
- Prewriting 5
- Separation of the Hand 27
- Snipping 1
- Winter Theme 1
- free 7
- visual scanning 2
Hungry Caterpillar
Strengthen the hand/fingers with this fun hole punching activity! Feed the hungry caterpillar by punching out holes in the leaf corresponding with the number indicate. This is a great precursor activity to scissor cutting!
Longest Caterpillar Competition
Build fine motor skills and color matching by using tongs to pick up pom poms and sort by color. Which caterpillar is the longest?
Gingerbread Man Letter Discovery
Find hidden uppercase letters and write the matching lowercase letter. Children will use their eye dropper or a spray bottle to find hidden letters.
Threading Straws into Patterns
Improve fine motor, visual-motor, and visual perception skills by stringing straws into a pattern.
Decorate the Donut
Strengthen the hands, develop the hand arches, and improve pincer grasp by using a single-hole puncher to punch out holes and glue them to the donut as sprinkles
Princess Play-Doh Mat
Strengthen the hands and fingers by building a dress for one of the four princesses.
Rainbow Towers
Here’s a fun way to work on building fine motor skills!
Children use their fingertips to roll Play-Doh into small balls and place them on their corresponding colors. Then, they will squish a pipe cleaner into the Play-Doh from one color to the next.
To challenge your little one, include an additional step such as adding beads to the pipe cleaner as you can see for the purple pipe cleaner.
Just a Dot, Not a Lot
Strengthen the hands, improve graded control, and develop the hand arches with this activity!
Feed the Hungry Animal
Strengthen the fingers and hand by squeezing tongs and picking up Pom Poms to feed the animal.
Rainbow Hole Punch
Strengthen the hands and develop the arches of the hand by hole punching out the colors of the rainbow!
Strengthening the Hand and Fingers
Try these suggested activities to strengthen the hand and fingers!
Winter Letter Discovery
Improve letter formation while strengthening the little fingers. Find hidden letters with this magical activity!
Snow Globe Pencil Control
Improve fine motor precision by coloring inside the small circles to decorate the Christmas tree!
Decorate a Tree
Improve pincer grasp and counting skills by using Play-Doh to decorate a Christmas tree!
Winter Block Patterns
Improve visual perception and fine motor skills by matching the pattern while using snap cubes!
Gum Ball Counting
Improve fine motor skills such as pincer grasp and strengthen the hands/fingers by creating gum balls with Play-Doh.
M is for Mountain
Improve pincer grasp and strengthen the hands with these two worksheets!
Kiwi Counting
Practice counting while building fine motor skills and strengthening the little fingers of the hand! Children can improve their pincer grasp, separation of the hand, finger isolation, and more!