Fine Motor Skills
motor skills that depend upon the use of small, fine
muscles such as those that control
•
Wrist
•
Hands
•
Ankles
•
Fingers
•
thumbs
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Fine Motor Skills
• Birth to 1 month
• Babies have mostly
reflexes at this age
such as a
-sucking
-startle
-tonic neck reflex
-and smiling
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Fine Motor Skills
• 3 months
• Babies begin to show
starting motor skills of
grasping, pointing,
and reaching.
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Fine Motor Skills
• 4 months
• Infants can begin to
roll over at this age.
• They can
-grasp
-pull
-push
-wiggle and reach.
• Babies are usually
fascinated by their
fingers at this age.
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Fine Motor Skills
• 6 months
• Babies began being
fascinated by their
toes.
• Infants at this age will
hold on to almost
anything. Turn it over
examine it and most
likely taste it.
• Infants use a “mitten”
grasp to pick up small
objects.
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Fine Motor Skills
• 8 months
• Babies begin to learn
to use a “pincer”
grasp.
• Using the thumb
and pointer finger to
pick up small
objects.
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Fine Motor Skills
• 9-10 months
• Infants will begin
moving objects
back and forth from
one hand to the
other.
• They can begin to
pick up very small
objects such as lint.
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Fine Motor Skills
• 10-18 months
• Babies fingers
become more agile.
• The “pincer” grasp will
become more precise
during these months.
• An infant will be able
to pick up objects with
the thumb and fingers
without resting the
wrist on a solid
surface.
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Fine Motor Skills
• 2 -3 year olds
Toddlers can begin to grasp a
toothbrush and begin to learn the
skill for brushing teeth.
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Fine Motor Skills
• 3 – 4 year olds
Hand and finger skills have developed
enough for them to do puzzles and
play simple games.
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Fine Motor Skills
• 4 – 5 year olds
Children this age have improved
greatly with their fine motor skills.
They can do more difficult puzzles and
games.
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Fine Motor Skills
• Use the notes and complete the
worksheet.
• Due at the end of class.
• Once graded it will go in your interactive
notebook under the notes section.
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