Handwriting

Fine motor skills involve the small muscles of the body. These small muscles need to be developed because they are required for tasks such as writing, grasping small objects, and fastening buttons. When we refer to fine motor skills in the context of handwriting, we are typically referring to the small muscles in the hands and fingers used for writing.

We help children strengthen those muscles in school by providing fun, hands-on, and developmentally appropriate activities.

What can parents do at home to help?

Here’s a list of recommended activities you can do at home with your child using things you may already have at home.

Play with playdough

Use a rolling pin

Roll ‘snakes’ with playdough using palms of hands

Use a spray bottle filled with water to spray plants indoors/outdoors

Tear paper

Pick up objects using pegs

Cut paper, card