1. an outlook..
Fine motor skill is the coordination of small muscles in movements usually involving the synchronization of hands and fingers with the eyes.
Coloring
Pasting
Finger painting
Gross motor skill are larger movement which involves arms, legs, feet and the entire body
Running
Crawling
Jumping

2. Skills done in term I and II
FINE MOTOR
String beads
Tear and crushes bits of paper
Hold crayons and chalk with proper grip
Car slide game
Apply gum and paste paper
Colour within the broad outline

4. GROSS MOTOR TERM I AND II
Crawl
Catch the ball with the arms
Climb up and down the slide with confidence
Balance and walk on a broad beam
Throw and catches the ball
Climb stairs using alternate feet

5. Careful footsteps…

9. SUGGESTED HOME ACTIVITIES
Open containers
Practice snapping
Trace over lines, shapes, and letters
Cut and paste
Cut lines with scissor
Finger paint
Transfer water from one container to the other
Carton box and balls activity
Key holder – hang keys

10. Eurhythmics AND MOVEMENTS
Activity
Objectives
Rhythmic clap and stamp
Finger rhymes
Crawl and roll, Giant and fairy walk, I am a king and I am a queen (a,e,i,o,u)
Brain gym – vertical and mid line crossing
Animal movements
Develops a sense of rhythm Increases attention span and develops fine motor Gross motor coordination and articulation of sounds/words Prepares children to read and write and improves spatial orientation

11. Giant and fairy walk

12. Kings and queens…

13. Little spiders climb…

14. Finger rhymes – ‘not an easy task’

15. NURTURE TENDERLY WE BLOOM