I’m so excited to have Sarah from Little Bins for Little Hands here today to share a really neat game! She has an awesome blog all about really cool sensory activities and I am always in awe of her creativity! Thanks, Sarah, for sharing your idea with us! Fine Motor Skills Colors Game Fine motor…
A really great way for kids to practice fine motor skills is with clothespins. They are a bit challenging for little ones with knowing how to open them. Before doing this activity, you’ll need to teach your child how to put their thumb and index finger on the clothespin and to squeeze together to open…
We love playing with water beads and the kids are always thrilled when I get the water beads out. Today we not only played with them, but we used them for a fine motor activity. Wes was in a trance as he played. For this activity, I used our Discover Toys bath shapes. They have…
One of our favorite Dr. Seuss books is One Fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish. It’s such a silly book, but that’s probably why my oldest likes it! Since we focus on fine motor skills on Thursdays, I came up with an activity with tweezers & goldfish to go along with this book. It’s…
Today’s fine motor skill is stringing beads. I think the best way to introduce stringing beads to a young preschooler is on a pipe cleaner. They are sturdy enough that they won’t flop over when he’s trying to put a bead on. I helped him at first, but he really wanted to do it himself,…
I never realized how important it is to teach kids how to use scissors until I was recently reading about it. It is definitely a complex task to learn! Here are four reasons why scissor practice is important: 1. It builds up the tiny muscles in their palm and hand since they have to continuously…
Fine motor skills are the actions that are performed in the small muscles in the hands, fingers and wrists. Your child practices using fine motor skills when holding a pencil, using a pair of scissors or lacing their shoes. Fine motor skills develop through practice. Today’s fine motor skill is focused on lacing. This is…
You’ve probably heard of gross motor skills, but what are they exactly? And why are they important? Gross motor development is fascinating. Watching a child’s gross motor development starting as babies all the way to the teenage years is pretty neat! When my children were toddlers, I began doing quite a few fine motor activities at home. I realized I…
This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for more details. Fine motor skills are incredibly important to focus on with children. I am constantly adding fine motor activities to our day to help my boys strengthen their hands. Fine motor skills require the use of smaller muscle groups to perform tasks that are precise…
I am a blog ambassador for Lakeshore Learning and am compensated for my work. I received product free of charge, but all thoughts and opinions are 100% mine. Fine motor skills are so important for little ones to develop! Fine motor activities use hand muscles to manipulate small pieces or use small movements to complete…
Fine motor activities are very important for children to develop. Fine motor skills require the use of smaller muscle groups to perform tasks that are precise in nature. These are activities that use hand muscles to manipulate small pieces or use small movements to complete tasks. Here’s a list of what a child should begin…
Torn paper art is such a simple fine motor activity! If you’ve been following me for awhile, you know that we love using contact paper for activities. This activity just involves contact paper, construction paper, and a marker. It’s perfect for toddlers and preschoolers! Here’s what you need for this torn paper art activity: clear…
Here’s a quick and easy fine motor apple activity. Instead of using real apples, you will make a simple activity using a paper bowl, yarn, and pom poms! This activity is a fun, hands-on way to practice fine motor skills. Materials for Fine Motor Apple Activity: paper bowl red yarn (I found ours at Hobby…
Fall is here! I love fall for so many reasons. For one, there are so many things you can do with apples! I have a ton of apple ideas on my site, but here’s a quick apple tree fine motor activity. Materials for this activity: green and brown felt Velcro dots red craft pom poms…
I’ve been saving applesauce and baby food pouch lids for a long time because I just knew they would be great for an activity someday. I’m so glad I did, because they were perfect to use with this fine motor activity with spray bottles. The kids LOVE this simple activity and want to do it all the time….
I was walking through Walmart the other day and I spotted some awesome rainbow clips. Of course, I thought they would be perfect for working on fine motor skills with my preschooler! Today I’m sharing with you how we used those colorful clips with our fine motor color matching wheel. It is so easy to make…
It’s important for children to have a lot of time to work on fine motor skills. Fine motor skills are the actions that are performed in the small muscles in the hands, fingers and wrists. Your child practices using fine motor skills when holding a pencil, using a pair of scissors or lacing their shoes. Today’s…
My toddler is 15 months and is really into picking things items and placing them into a container. In fact, I’ve noticed that he’s really great at practicing fine motor skills, without even knowing it! Today, I’m going to share with you some of his favorite activities and a total of 15 fine motor ideas for…
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Motor skills are very important to work on in the early years. Both fine motor and gross motor skills are equally important to work on. Today I’m sharing a gross motor and fine motor activity to do with toddlers or preschoolers with a bug theme (and we focused on ants, since…
Here’s a quick and easy activity for practicing fine motor skills with little ones. You’ll first need some baby chicks. I found these adorable ones at Hobby Lobby. They were 40% off, so  they were around $3. You will also need kid tweezers and to print this Chicken Coops printable. To do the activity, you will just have…
Are you aware of what your child should know before Kindergarten? This post is part of a series that will later be compiled into an ebook on how to successfully homeschool your preschooler. Today I will share a list of gross motor and fine motor skills preschoolers should work on before Kindergarten. Gross Motor Skills…
Are you looking for an easy activity all about numbers? These Color by Number Winter Pictures make learning about numbers fun!
This set has 6 pages for children to color and include numbers 0-20. This activity helps children identify numbers, visually discriminate between numbers, strengthen on fine motor skills, and learn the colors.
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This Snap Cube Math Activity Packet has engaging and interactive activities for students learning numbers 0-10. This 37-page packet includes activities for number recognition, counting, number formation, patterns, measurement, graphing, addition, and subtraction. The snap cube activities are a hands-on way to learn math skills and great for strengthening fine motor skills.
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Looking for creative ways to keep toddlers busy? Here are 100 fun and easy activities toddlers will love. If you are a parent, grandparent, or caregiver to toddlers, THIS is the book for you.
1. List of developmental milestones for toddlers
2. Hands-on activities for sensory play, gross motor skills, fine motor skills, art, and more
3. 100 toddler activities categorized by age groups
This product is the ebook version of the book. That means you will receive a digital PDF file to download. No physical copy will be sent.
I love fall activities for preschoolers! You can learn about so many things, so it’s hard to choose which topics to cover in my lesson plans! I recently did a unit on fall colors and this Leaf in a Bag Color Activity was a hit with my students! Leaf in a Bag Learning Objectives This…
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. See my disclosure policy for details. Are you looking for sensory table ideas? Maybe you’re at the end of the week and the last thing on your mind is what to put inside of your table for sensory play! I totally get it…as a busy preschool teacher,…
Many preschool classrooms in the United States do an apple theme in the month of September. It is one of my favorite preschool themes to plan for! There are so many fun ideas…the only problem is that there isn’t enough time to do all of them! If you are planning an apple theme, you must…
My favorite way to begin the school year is with my Surprise Play Dough Activity! This is a magical and FUN way to start the school year. Read below to learn how you can do this in your classroom, too! What is Surprise Play Dough? Surprise play dough is really just white play dough with…
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. See this disclosure page for details. Fall is just around the corner and I know teachers are already planning fun activities for fall. A great way to work on fine motor skills, shapes, and visual discrimination skills is with these fall pattern block printables! What Are Pattern Blocks? Pattern blocks teach…
How in the world is it already August?!! It always gets here so fast! I don’t know about you but I’m not quite ready to stop soaking up these summer days, but the school year is coming soon for a lot of you and it’s time to start taking baby steps over to that planner!…
I have been learning a lot about the science of reading and one big takeaway is the importance of phonemic awareness. Phonemic awareness is about noticing sounds within words and alphabet knowledge is knowing what sounds letters stand for. One way you can practice this skill is with these alphabet wheels for beginning sounds! I…
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. For more information, visit here. Are you looking for ways to keep your kids entertained this summer while they are at home? These summer Q-tip painting printables are not only fun, but great for fine motor practice! Q-Tip Printables Materials: To color these printables, all you’ll need is washable…
We LOVE the 4th of July and we also love fizzy experiments! This fizzy ice stars experiment is the best activity for kids because it’s fun, exciting, and great for a hot summer day! You’ll love how easy it is to do this activity and your kids will think you are awesome for setting this…
Make teaching phonics fun with these engaging, hands-on CVC word activities! This bundle includes 24 low-prep activities that are perfect for your students learning to read consonant vowel consonant words.
Students will love how fun these activities are… no more boring worksheets!
This bundle includes 456 pages of low-prep, engaging CVC activities.
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. See this disclosure page for details. Do your kids love ocean animals? These pattern block printables for ocean animals will be a hit in your classroom! I love pattern block activities because they encourage students to look for patterns, work with shapes, and use fine motor skills to make…
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. See this disclosure page for details. After so many requests to make more pattern block printables, I’m excited to share these Pattern Block Animal Printables with you today! Pattern block activities require students to use pattern blocks to copy designs from cards. You can use plastic or wooden pattern…
Pattern blocks teach children about shapes and is a tool for developing visual discrimination skills. I love using pattern blocks in preschool and kindergarten classrooms to give students hands-on practice with making shapes and developing fine motor skills. To make teaching easier, I’m sharing my printable pattern block templates you can use with your students….
Spring is around the corner and I have a great fine motor activity for your students! These Spring-themed Q-tip painting printables are great for whole class activities, fine motor stations, or independent practice for early finishers. Check them out below! Here’s What You Need: Handful of Q-tips Washable paint Spring Q-tip Printable (at the bottom…
It’s no secret that we love playdough at our house. We play with it almost every day! Since I like making different kinds of play dough, like jello playdough, marshmallow playdough, and kool-aid playdough, I wanted experiment in the kitchen and try some of my other ideas out. And it worked because I came up…
Winter is in full swing and I have the perfect printable for your little learners! Create some winter art with this q-tip painting activity. Not only are the pictures simply adorable, but this is wonderful for practicing fine motor skills! Here’s What You Need: Handful of Q-tips Washable paint Fall Q-tip Printable (at the bottom…
January is almost here and it is the perfect time to use theme units to teach preschoolers! Make learning exciting with these fantastic thematic units that are well-loved by kids! If you are looking for inspiration for your January calendar, this is the perfect place to start! Today I’m excited to share my favorite January…
Winter is the perfect time to learn about polar animals! This Polar Animals Preschool Packet will help you get started with this winter theme. Here are 15 printables all about polar animals that you can add to your polar animals unit or Arctic animals theme in your classroom! You could teach about Arctic animals any…
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