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Here are some more suggestions for developing fine motor skills that are all included as part of your child’s programme to get ready for school:
Cutting
Matching and pasting
Self-care Skills
Tracing and colouring
Pre-writing patterns
Dot-to-dots
Finger tracing and painting
(Nursery & School Guide Edinburgh 06/07)

Cutting
Scissorcraft has plenty of cutting activities for preschoolers, including pumpkins, snowflakes and dragons!
Matching and Pasting
Why not take some close up (head and torso) photos of family members. Cut the photos at the neck and mix them up. Get your child to match the heads with the bodies and stick onto …

Fine motor skills are small muscle movements of the fingers that help your child to perform school readiness activities such as:
Painting with a paintbrush
Cutting with scissors
Drawing and writing using a pencil or crayon correctly
Holding and using a knife and fork
Holding and manipulating small objects
Craft activities
(Nursery & School Guide Edinburgh 06/07)

THE PLAN
Choose any theme you want and adapt the plan accordingly. My theme is ‘Primary Colours’.

Monday: Do three paintings. A Red painting, a Blue painting and a Yellow painting.
Tuesday: Take some magazines, old paper and cards in the three primary …