SELF-CARE SKILLS:
1. Buttoning
2. Lacing
3. Tying
4. Zipping
5. Carrying
6. Using a screwdriver
7. Locking and unlocking a door
8. Winding a clock
9. Opening and closing jars
10. Rolling out dough
11. Washing plastic dishes
12. Sweeping the floor
13. Dressing
14. Bathing
PRE-WRITING
1. Dot-to-dot drawings of pictures, objects, shapes, numbers, letters, etc.
2. Typing exercises
3. Folding activities
4. Fine coloring
WRITING
1. Have the child write in the air.
2. To increase his/her tactile awareness, have him/her trace over letters on textured surfaces.
3. When a writing tool is introduced, letters which involve similar strokes should be taught first (moving simple to complex). Next short words should be taught (Remember to use words which are within the child's reading vocabulary).
GROSS MOTOR SKILLS
Gross motor skills are big motor skills; i.e. running, jumping and hopping etc. They require balance and coordination. Try some of these activities.
RUNNING:
Create a game that requires moving quickly. This is great for encouraging the development of gross motor coordination in children.
CLIMBING:
Take them to the park and let them climb all over the swings. Climbing is an innate characteristic of children. Each time they try, they will get a little better because they are developing those important gross motor muscles.
HOPPING:
Try a game of hopscotch. All that hopping about is developing some balance in children.
BALL PLAY:
Kicking, rolling and throwing are some great ways to encourage gross motor development and you don’t need anything more than a ball and a little bit of room. Smaller balls require a little finer control but you should aim to get a ball which is not too small and can be easily picked up. A very large ball for a younger child can be difficult to manipulate and gets very frustrating.
Source: www.papa.essortment.com/motorskillschi_rgxx.htm
