Fine Motor Activity Pack 12 Hands-On Games Playdough to Plato 2014. Graphics by Pretty Grafik and SVG Shop.
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FINE MOTOR Activity Pack Activities that strengthen hand-eye coordination, hand muscles and fine motor skills. Cutting Lines Page 9 The Great Hole Punch Race Page 11 Cupcake Creations Page 12 Ladybug Grab Page 13 Play Dough Mats Page 17 Flip and Draw Page 25 Alphabet Tracing Cards Page 29 Cotton Ball Gluing Page 39 Q-Tip Dandelions Page 40 Monster Eyes Page 41 Paper Clip Chains Page 42 Lacing Cards Page 46
Teacher Instructions for Pre-Writing Activity Pack Cutting Straight Lines Center or morning work. 1. Print a copy of both pages for each student. 2.Give each child a copy of the cutting page and a pair of scissors. 3. Ask students to cut along the lines across the page. The great hole punch race Center or morning work. 1. Print a copy of the page for each student. 2.Give each child a copy of the page and a hole puncher. 3. Ask students to punch the white circles around the edge of the paper. The activity will strengthen their hand muscles and hand-eye coordination.
CUPCAKE CREATIONS Center or partner activity. 1. Print several copies of the cupcake page on cardstock. 2.Cut out the cards. 3. Laminate them. 4.Spread out the cards on a table and invite students to decorate the cupcake with play dough. They could flatten the dough to make icing, pinch off tiny circles for sprinkles, etc. Ladybug Grab Center or morning work. 1. Print one copy of the ladybug jar and the ladybug sheet on cardstock. 2.Cut out the ladybugs. 3. Spread out the ladybugs on a table and place the jar page next to it. 4.Ask students to use their pointer finger and thumb to move the ladybugs to the jar. PLAY DOUGH MAts Center or morning work. 1. Print one copy of each play dough mat. 2.Laminate the mats. 3. Place the mats and play dough on the mats. 4.Ask students to form the numbers written on the mat using the play dough.
FLIP AND DRAW Center or partner activity. 1. Print one copy of the drawing page for each student. 2.Print one copy of the drawing cards on cardstock. 3. Cut out the drawing cards and place them in a pile. 4.Ask students to choose a card and draw the picture they see in the top left box on their drawing page. Letter Tracing Center or morning work. 1. Print one copy of the alphabet circles on cardstock. 2.Cut out the circles and laminate them. 3. Place the circles in a pile and ask students to use a Vis-à-vis marker to trace the letters. Alternative ALPHABET MEMORY Partner activity. 1. Spread the circles out face down on a flat surface. 2.Ask students to take turns turning over two cards at a time. If the cards show the same letters (for example, {a} and {A}), the player keeps the cards. If they don t match, the player returns the cards to their original spot. 3. When all cards have been collected, the player with the most pairs in their pile wins.
MONSTER GOOGLY EYES Center or morning work. 3. Print one copy of the monster sheet for each child. 4.Have children squeeze a small dot of glue on each black circle and cover it with a googly eye. Alternative REUSABLE CENTER 4.Print the monster sheet on cardstock and laminate it. 5. Have students place a googly eye on each black dot. 6.Ask them to clear off the googly eyes when they re finished so that the center is ready for the next child. Dandelion Q-Tip Painting Center or morning work. 1. Print one copy of the dandelion sheet for each child. 2.Have children dip a Q-tip in white paint and dab each dandelion seed dot to cover it. Alternative REUSABLE CENTER 1. Print the dandelion sheet on cardstock and laminate it. 2.Have students use a Q-tip dipped in washable white paint or Cool Whip and dab each dandelion seed. 3. Ask children to clean their boards with a baby wipe or wet washcloth when finished.
COTTON BALL CLOUDS Center or morning work. 1. Print one copy of the cloud sheet for each child. 2.Have children squeeze a small dot of glue on each black circle and cover it with a cotton ball. PAPER CLIP CHAINS Center or morning work. 1. Print the kites on card stock and laminate for extra durability. 2.Cut around the outside edge of each balloon and kite. 3. Hole punch the grey dot at the bottom. 4.Thread a paper clip through the hole. Give each student a balloon/kite and a pile of paper clips. Have them link together a chain of paper clips to make a string for the balloon. PAPER CLIP CHAINS Center or morning work. 1. Print the lacing cards on card stock and laminate for extra durability. 2.Cut around the outside edge of each lacing card. Then hole punch the dots to make lacing holes. 3. Cut a 12-inch piece of yarn or string and tie one of its ends through a lacing hole to connect it. 4.Have students weave the string in and out of the lacing card holes.
Cutting Straight Lines DIRECTIONS: Use scissors to cut along the lines from one end to the other. Playdough to Plato 2012.
Cutting Curvy Lines DIRECTIONS: Use scissors to cut along the lines from one end to the other. Playdough to Plato 2012.
FINISH Name THE Great hole punch RACE Directions: Use a hole puncher to punch out as many of the white road circles as you can. Playdough to Plato 2012.
TEACHER DIRECTIONS: Cut out the cupcake mats {below} and invite your students to decorate them with play dough icing, candles, candy, etc. Graphic design by SVGshop.com
Name LADYBUG GRAB Directions: Use your thumb and pointer finger to pick up the ladybugs and place them in the jar. But be careful! You must be gentle so that you don t hurt them. Playdough to Plato 2012.
TEACHER DIRECTIONS: Before inviting your students to join you, cut along the dotted lines to make ladybug strips. Then use a 2 inch paper punch to cut out the ladybugs. When you re finished, have students use their pointer finger and thumb to carefully place the bugs in the jar.
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Name FLIP and DRAW Directions: Flip over the top card from the pile. Draw the picture you see in one of the squares below. Continue flipping and drawing until all nine squares have been filled. Playdough to Plato 2012.
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Name: Cotton Ball Cloud Directions: Carefully drop a dot of glue on a black circle below. Then stick a cotton ball on top of it. Continue working until every dot is covered. Playdough to Plato 2012.
Name: Q-Tip DANDELIONS Directions: Dip a Q-tip in white paint and dot each black spot below. Playdough to Plato 2012.
Name: MONSTER EYES Directions: Carefully drop a dot of glue on a black circle below. Then stick a googly eye on top of it. Continue working until every dot is covered. Playdough to Plato 2012.
PAPER CLIP CHAINS TEACHER Directions: Print the balloons on card stock. {Laminate for extra durability.} Cut around the outside edge of each balloon. Then hole punch the white dot at the bottom. Thread a paper clip through the hole. Give each student a balloon and a pile of paper clips. Have them link together a chain of paper clips to make a string for the balloon. Playdough to Plato 2012.
PAPER CLIP CHAINS TEACHER Directions: Print the kites on card stock. {Laminate for extra durability.} Cut around the outside edge of each balloon. Then hole punch the white dot at the bottom. Thread a paper clip through the hole. Give each student a balloon and a pile of paper clips. Have them link together a chain of paper clips to make a string for the balloon. Playdough to Plato 2012.
PAPER CLIP CHAINS {In Color} TEACHER Directions: Print the kites on card stock. {Laminate for extra durability.} Cut around the outside edge of each balloon. Then hole punch the white dot at the bottom. Thread a paper clip through the hole. Give each student a balloon and a pile of paper clips. Have them link together a chain of paper clips to make a string for the balloon. Playdough to Plato 2012.
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LACING CARDS TEACHER Directions: Print the lacing cards on card stock. {Laminate for extra durability.} Cut around the outside edge of each lacing card. Then hole punch the dots to make lacing holes. Cut a 12-inch piece of yarn or string and tie one of its ends through a lacing hole to connect it. Have students weave the string in and out of the lacing card holes. Playdough to Plato 2012.
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