Montessori fine motor skills

One of the most simple things we can do to help prepare our children for school is to give them plenty of opportunities to develop their fine motor skills! A child who has poor fine motor skills or weak muscles in their fingers and hands will really struggle when it comes time to learn how ... Read More about 8 activities to develop fine motor skills at home

Montessori ‘Practical Life’ activities focus on the care of the child’s own person (personal dressing and grooming), care of the environment (cleaning, caring for plants and pets, preparing food), development of fine and gross motor skills, and learning courteous behavior and conflict resolution. The Benefits of Practical Life Independence, Confidence, and Self-Care The activities of […]

Are you looking for some new art trays to try? Here are eight that we've tried this week. Tape - my toddler is in a huge scissor phase so he likes this tray, I have coloured tape, children's scissors and card. The card is from Reverse Garbage but the back of cereal containers or other card packaging would work well too. The child cuts pieces of tape and arranges it on the card. Mirror - painting with a cotton bud on a mirror, fantastic for developing fine motor skills. We loooove using our…

“Practical Life” is a huge area of the Montessori Curriculum. It’s about giving children opportunities to engage in real everyday activities such as taking care of themselves and their surroundings, preparing food, cleaning up etc. Real. Life. Stuff. Many Montessori teachers call their fine motor activities Practical Life activities. I think of them more as […]

Working on fine motor skills helps your little one have more control over the small muscles in their hands and fingers. Browse all fine motor activities...

I've been looking for some fun ways to use wool in crafts and activities that promote the development of fine motor skills. Here are seven activities we tried recently. Yarn Sticks - this was much more fun than I had expected! Both my three and nine-year-old loved wrapping the wool tightly around the sticks, these are purely decorative but you could pretend they are wands or add faces for people. I tied the wool to the sticks but we could use glue too. Pasting Wool Worms - this is the…

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If you want an activity that is simple to set up and engaging for your toddler, try this fine motor threading activity using straws and cardboard tubes. Children develop their fine motor skills, concentration and problem solving skills with this handmade teaching tool or handmade toy. Fun for toddler to make too.

Valentine Vane | How2Montessori on Instagram: "HAND STRENGTHENING ACTIVITIES 💪 👶 Age to introduce will depend on the activity itself and children’s individual interests and development, but it’s never too early to offer hands-on learning and to get those little hands working! You can start with duplo blocks, or playdough at first but all these contribute to make those little hands strong and capable! 💪 The fine motors skills children gradually develop and improve through the repetition of…