Fine Motor

This checklist is organized by fine and gross motor skills.

Ideas for before, during, and after reading The Mitten by Jan Brett.  

Trace the lines in the picture before practicing the dotted lines below.

Make sure children are holding the writing utensil with a pincer grip when tracing.  

Trace this flower and practice the pincer grip... Or use play dough and practice rolling and forming the dough into a colorful flower!

Drive through town to find your way home!

This can be used a variety of ways.  Use it as counting practice.  Or fine motor practice (feed the monster with

Connect the dots #1-18 to finish the picture!

Connect letters A-K on the train and numbers 1-14 to complete the first picture!

Connect the dots #1-18 to complete the second (engine only) picture!

Practice tracing these lines to improve hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills.

Have children practice tracing these vertical lines to improve their fine motor skills.

Practice tracing horizontal lines to help improve fine motor skills needed for handwriting.

Help the worm to find its way out of the apple!

Have some fun and celebrate Groundhog Day with this hat and poem!

Trace with a finger, pencil, or use with play dough.  Either way, children will enjoy practicing how to draw a star!

Identify a child's motor skills and self-help abilities with this checklist.

Have children trace the rest of the barn to complete the picture.

A great way to practice fine motor skills!  Also can be laminated (use dry erase markers).

A great way to practice using the pincer grip!

Have children color and cut out the animals from the story.  Punch holes around edges of the mitten and children can sew the mitten together.