Fine Motor Coordination Activities
Fine motor coordination involves the movement of small, distal muscle groups
in the fingers and eyes. It also includes dexterity, control and accuracy,
eye-tracking and eye-hand coordination skills.
Activities to improve fine motor skills include:
Using manipulatives such as pegs, beads and coins
Eye tracking activities
Tracing and copying images
Mazes and dot-to-dots
Target games, velcro toss, ring toss etc.
Scissor Skills
Ball Skills
To develop the muscles in the hand try some of the following:
Sort small objects--buttons, keys, paper clips, goldfish crackers etc.
Use tweezers to pick up small objects
Use trigger spray bottles for water play
Turn over playing cards, poker chips, keys in your hand
Use a paper punch to create pictures, cards etc.
Practice snapping your fingers
Pull pieces of Theraputty/Playdoh/silly putty apart
Play tug of war with a friend using coffee stirrers, string, wikki stix and
only your fingers
Pick up and sort coins by matching and stacking and counting pennies, dimes,
nickels etc.
