Development of fine motor skills in preschool children

The role of fine motor skills in the life of preschool children

Weak movements indicate a lag indevelopment of the child. Motor activity is responsible for speech and brain development. The higher it is, the better the mental processes go, the baby becomes independent early, feels more confident, unlike his peers.Development of fine motor skills in preschool childrenage is promoted by the game "Collect the puzzle"Photo: Getty To diagnose the level of development of fine motor skills, it is worth paying attention to a combination of several factors:

strength of movements;
consistency in the work of fingers;
accuracy and speed;
agility.

A preschooler should be able to handle scissors, a spatula, zippers and buttons on clothes, and tie and untie shoelaces.

Games for preschool children to develop motor skills

There are many activities for developing motor skills, hereinclude finger games, exercises with small objects, palm massage, modeling and drawing. It is better to start classes from infancy. Do a light massage of the baby's palms and fingers. Air flow massage is useful; for this, use a rubber bulb, releasing a stream of air onto the palms. When the baby learns to grab objects and squeeze them, offer classes with toys of different textures. This will help develop tactile sensations. Any safe toys can be used for exercises. For children from 1 year old, games with pencils and balls of different sizes are useful. Offer the baby to roll them on the table in different directions. The following games are suitable for children of the middle preschool group:

"I'm baking pies." Suggest that your child make a pie out of salt dough and put chestnut or nut filling inside.
"Path". Let your child make indentations in the dough to form a path.
"Snowballs". The child must make a snowball out of paper.
"Surprise". The preschooler's task is to wrap a Kinder egg or a nut in foil.
"What's in the bag?" The bag is filled with toys of different shapes, the child identifies the object by touch.

Classes will become interesting and exciting,if you use colored dough and favorite toys. Older preschoolers will enjoy exercises with laces. There are many options, for example, unwinding a ball, stringing beads, lacing missing parts to a toy. Of the finger games, puppet theater, mosaics, shadow theater, drawing, modeling, shading and any graphic exercises are suitable for older children. The duration of one lesson is from 5 to 15 minutes. There are many useful exercises for developing motor skills, start playing from birth. Gradually complicate the task, taking into account the age and level of development. To achieve good results, conduct classes regularly.