Object Permanence
This ball and tray activity allows the children to practice their hand – eye coordination skills as well as explore the concept of object permanence by dropping and waiting for the ball to roll out from a hidden space.
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Refinement of Movement
Puzzles
We offer puzzles to children on a daily basis. Activities involving fine motor development help children learn to rotate their wrists and use their fingers more constructively. Working with children help them learn to manipulate their hands in unique ways and even to use them simultaneously to complete a given task. Puzzles strengthen the muscles in the hands and wrists, promote cognitive development, and reinforce hand-eye coordination, which are skills they will use for the rest of their lives.
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Refinement of Movement
Placing cubes on a vertical dowel aids a child’s growing ability to use the small muscles of their hands, sharpen hand-eye coordination, and explore different finger grasps.
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Refinement of Movement
Refinement of movement materials help the children to refine small movements of the hand, to exercise and develop hand-eye coordination, and to coordinate two hands working together. These types of activities aid the children in concentration, growth, and independence.
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Opening and Closing Containers
This activity provides children with the opportunity to use their developing hand-eye coordination, concentration and cognitive skills. These skills benefit the children as they become more independent and develop their sense of self and capabilities.
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Slotted Box
Working on inserting coins or washers into a slotted box enhances the pincer grasp and hand-eye coordination, while opening and closing the box with a sliding lid encourages both hands working together.
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Palmar Grasp
Pencil practice is commonly used in the Under 2 class as a tool for furthering the development of both creativity as well as fine motor skills.
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