We continually are doing things in class to strengthen our tiny finger muscles. This will make the writing we do in the future hopefully easier. Here, we are practicing our cutting skills.
One skill we reinforce is holding a pair of scissors correctly. Remember to always remind your child to keep their thumb on top while holding and cutting with scissors.
Holding small pieces using the pincer grip is one of the best ways for your child to gain control of their finger muscles.
The best place to strengthen those large muscles that help us run and jump is, of course, the playground. We climb and race, slide and see saw. But on the playground, there is no throwing. To help work our arms and improve our aim (a hand/eye coordination skill), we made up a game in class. The children throw bean bags onto different shape cards and yell out the name of the shape they landed on. They all love it!
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