Fine motor skills

Fine motor skills

1. Newborn: Grasp an adult's finger

2. 3 Months: Can hold a rattle

3. 6 Months: Grasps a toy

4. 12 Months: Can pick up any small objects using pincer grasp

5. 18 Months: Build with small blocks, use spoon and make marks with crayons using palmar grasp

6. 2 yrs: pull on her shoes, control the crayon to draw circles

7. 3 yrs: Tripod grasp, turn pages of a book, do button up , use spoon/ fork

8. 4 yrs: Thread small beads, colour in pictures

9. 5 yrs: control muscles in fingers to manipulate the construction piece. Hand eye coordination to fit piece correctly. Write own name

10. 8 yrs: joined up writing

11. Manipulation: movement of objects using fingers. Support by building with blocks

12. Gripping: strength in fingers and hands. Support it by holding rattle