If you're a preschool mom, most likely at some point, you've heard of the term 'fine motor skills'. Fine motor skills are weaker in young children and need a little practice to get them strong and robust. However, let's discuss both fine and gross motor skills that are critical to a child's development during the younger years. What are Fine Motor Skills? You may ask --what are fine motor skills? Fine motor skills are basically small movements...
As a preschool mom, we always want to prepare our child for the next level of skill sets. Yet, we know their young minds need fun activity while learning each new skill set. It's also the perfect time for play and a ton of imagination with fine motor fun! That's why I've created many options for child development when choosing the perfect set of great fine motor activities. Yet, while designing, I kept in mind...
Mazes are fantastic resources for students to build key logic skills. We've paired this fun pastime with another preschool skill...shape recognition. Learning to identify different shapes is an important skill during the preschool years, and these free preschool mazes will be a fun and engaging activity to work into your preschool rotations. Printable Mazes for Preschoolers Each of the 12 shape mazes focuses on a single shape that students need to follow around the page. ...
If you're a homeschool mom or teacher, you know that teaching science can be one of the most intimidating subjects. We tend to think of experiments, an abundance of materials, and of course, a colorful mess. But, I'll let you in on a little secret -- it doesn't have to be any of those frustrating ideas. Instead, you'll be relieved to find my free and affordable products include fine motor science, fine motor art, and...
As your child reaches preschool age, you realize fine motor skills milestones are important. Yet, you're also aware that your child needs to learn the alphabet too. Why not combine both key elements for preschoolers to discover Fine Motor ABCs! Fine Motor Skills Milestones If you are new or need a refresher on the term 'fine motor skills', you'll want to find out why these small muscle movements are so important. Plus, you'll want to...
If you have a little one that loves all things ROBOT, you're going to love this set of Robot Pom-Pom activity mats! These mats are great for building fine motor skills with your preschoolers. Your little engineers will love these Build-a-Robot learning mats! Robot Activities for Kids Each colorful robot needs help finding all their parts! Students use colorful pom-poms to match the dots on each robot. Using a large set of...
Monthly Fine Motor Activity Packs Preschool is a wonderful time to try out monthly themes in your classroom! Whether you are homeschooling your own child, or teaching a classroom of twenty students, covering holidays and seasons is a great way to boost engagement. I don't know about you, but the practicality of implementing seasonal themes has always been one of the biggest stumbling blocks for me. Too many hours spent scouring Pinterest...
Free Goldfish Pattern Printable This is the ultimate hands-on learning pack! I know my kiddos are a zillion times more engaged when they actually get to EAT their math lesson. Patterns are something that you'll want to cover as part of your preschool math program. And, with these cute little fish crackers, your kids can have fun creating patterns and then eat the fish afterward! This free pattern pack includes 20 different pattern strips, making...
As your child reaches preschool age, you may start thinking about how to add fine motor skills into their daily activities. While some small muscle movements happen every day, others must be more intentional. And, using easy and affordable tools to strengthen their fine motor movements is simple to do with alphabet play dough mats! Kids love working with play dough -- it's squishy, hands-on fun! And, what better way to teach them their ABCs...
Learning about the weather is a fantastic opportunity for preschoolers! Students can learn all about the different kinds of weather and even to track the daily weather with a weather chart. Our Free weather tracing worksheets are wonderful for building small motor skills as well as teaching children about different types of weather. Free Weather Worksheets We've designed a set of free weather worksheets you'll want to add to your thematic weather unit! Each...
