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Small Motor Development

Small Motor Development. Develop fine muscles controlling extremities. Small Motor Skills. Reflexes Timing Dexterity Handedness. Activities to Encourage Small Motor Development. Puzzles Woodworking Water Play Playdoh Cooking Drawing/Writing/Cutting. Puzzles Should:.

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Small Motor Development

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  1. Small Motor Development Develop fine muscles controlling extremities

  2. Small Motor Skills • Reflexes • Timing • Dexterity • Handedness

  3. Activities to Encourage Small Motor Development • Puzzles • Woodworking • Water Play • Playdoh • Cooking • Drawing/Writing/Cutting

  4. Puzzles Should: • Be appropriate to each child’s developmental ability • Be attractive in appearance and sturdy in construction • Have images that reflect what is familiar to children • Be solvable • Be maintained at high level of quality • Be stored in one are • Be introduced and demonstrated by teacher • Can be used in assessment

  5. Woodworking Center Noah uses a drill. • Too noisy? • Too dangerous? • Just for boys? • Why? • How do we begin?

  6. Making Woodworking Work Luke hammers. • Introduce to small group • Name tools, explain care and use • Let children explore • Field trips • Pictures of construction • Speakers

  7. Woodworking Center Rules • Goggles must be worn at all times. • Help children learn to use tools properly and keep them at the workbench. • Safety first. • Process more important than product. • Plan, initiate and evaluate with the children.

  8. What can children learn from water play? • Cognitive skills • Mathematics • Science • Physical Skills • Social Skills • Language

  9. Learning Concepts by Play with Playdough • Social Emotional • Cooperation • Self-control • Relationships • Creative Arts • Creativity • Imagination • Language • Following Directions • Vocabulary • Science • Scientific method • Scientific knowledge • Math • Numbers and operations • Geometry • Fine Motor Skills • Strength • Dexterity

  10. Guidelines for Cooking in Class • Plan cooking on days when have adult assistant. • Be aware of children’s food allergies. • Be sensitive to family beliefs concerning foods. • Integrate cooking opportunities into theme. • Wash hands, wear aprons, keep utensils out of children’s mouths. • Use correct terms for food, measurements, equipment and processes • Discuss sequence of how things are grown, packaging, transportation, markets, selling, etc.

  11. So Tasty!

  12. The Writing Center A Place for: Materials • Pictorial Drawing • Word Writing • Finger strength • Eye-hand coordination • Pencils, markers, pens, crayons • Paper –all kinds • Stencils • Words • Stamping materials • Envelopes

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