Fine motor skills (mindmap form)

Fine motor skills (mindmap form)

1. Fine motor skills allow infants and young children to control and coordinate their hands and  fingers

2. Examples of fine motor skills

   • MANIPULATING: At first, babies use their whole hand to manipulate objects. By 12 months, they are starting to use the small muscles in their fingers.
   • GRIPPING By one month, babies can grasp an adult’s finger. By three months, they can grasp a rattle for a short time.
   • HAND–EYE COORDINATION This child is able to use the muscles in her fingers to pick up the construction piece and use her eyes to guide her finger movements.

3. Gripping: playing with a rattle, holding a small toy, feeding self with spoon

4. Manipulation: Building with blocks, Playing with toy farm animals

5. Hand-eye coordination: Playing with jigsaw puzzles, Writing, Sewing.

6. Kla is 4 years old. She is becoming independent and likes to dress herself for school: Give two examples of the fine motor skills that kla might use when dressing herself.

   • Kia will use hand–eye coordination when she fastens the buttons on her cardigan
   • Kia will use her hands to grip when she pulls on her boots or does up the fastenings on her shoes.