fine motor skills – Hadassah Hall

Let’s Scribble

Drawing and scribbling lay the foundations for handwriting. The Preschoolers are in the Uncontrolled Scribbling Stage.This stage is less about what they’re scribbling and more about the sensory experience. As the children proceed in the session, we will be offering a variety of tools and materials (crayons, colored pencils, markers, paintbrushes, finger paint, etc.) forContinue reading “Let’s Scribble”

Pegs Activity

Whilst pegging might sound like a basic skill it has many important developmental benefits. This simple activity requires patience, concentration, dexterity and good eye-hand coordination, plus it strengthens fingers and develops the all-important pincer grip that is essential for writing…

Physical Development: Cutting Fruits

The Stars explored their physical development as they manipulated a safety knife to cut their own fruit for snack. The children took part in their own risk assessment as they talked about how to be careful and practiced manipulating the child-friendly knife. The children used their hand eye co-ordination to cut several slices of banana,Continue reading “Physical Development: Cutting Fruits”