Physical Development: Fine Motor Skills

The definition of Fine Motor Skills:

• Fine motor skills are skills that involve small muscles working with the brain and nervous system
• Which control movements in areas such as the hands, fingers, lips, tongue, and eyes.
• Fine motor skills help children do things like eating, writing, manipulating objects, and getting dressed.

What the EYFS Framework says about Fine Motor Skills

• FINE MOTOR EXPERIENCES DEVELOP INCREMENTALLY THROUGHOUT EARLY CHILDHOOD (starting from sensory exploration and crawling
• ESSENTIAL FOR A CHILD’S STRENGTH, COORDINATION, AND POSITIONAL AWARENESS
• HELPS WITH HAND-EYE COORDINATION WHICH IS LATER LINKED TO EARLY LITERACY. Holding a pencil effectively in preparation for writing and ability to show more accuracy and care when drawing as well as the ability to use a range of one-handed tools such as scissors paint brushes and cutlery
• REPEATED AND VARIED OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE AND PLAY WITH SMALL WORLD ACTIVITIES PUZZLES, ARTS AND CRAFTS