Fine Motor Skills
What is the Definition for... Fine Motor Skills
Skills that involve precise movements of the hands and fingers or feet and toes.
What is the Definition for... Gross Motor Skills
Skills that involve large muscles and whole-body or limb movements
Definition: An interpretation of sensory input.
Milestones expected of a 2 month old?
- lifting head
-open and close hands
-turns head towards sounds
Activities promoting use of gross motor skills?
- Trampoline
- Tricycles, scooters and cycling
- Hopscotch
Definition: ulnar grasp
Is it gross motor or fine motor?
A clamp-like grasp in which they press the palm and outer fingers together
Gross motor
An example of early childhood development of fine motor skills
- handwriting skills/able to size letters differently
- coloring inside the lines
- tying shoe laces
-cutting simple shapes
What body parts are predominantly used when practicing gross motor skills?
Arms, legs and torso
Milestones expected of a 6-month-old?
- grasping objects
-imitates sounds
What activities promoting the use of fine motor skills?
- Building with blocks
- Manipulation games (connect four)
-Threading beads
Definition: pincer grasp
Is it gross motor skill or fine motor skill?
Control of individual fingers, involving only the thumb and the forefinger.
Fine Motor
What body parts are predominantly used when practicing fine motor skills?
Hands, fingers, and wrist
What are the five gross motor skills?
sitting, crawling, running, jumping, throwing a ball, and climbing stairs
Aspects of affected motor skills on physical behaviors?
-gender
- cognitive development
-social development
When in your day/life do you use fine motor skills?
- ADLs
- Writing
- Typing
What is the definition of the dynamic systems theory?
Children use the sensory feedback they receive when they try different movements to gradually modify their motor behavior in adaptive ways.
How to improve fine motor skills?
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY!
Examples of gross motor skills of a 2 year old?
- Jumping over objects
- Walk up and down stairs
- Able to hold crayon independely
Activities for adults to work on fine motor skills?
- knitting
-puzzles
-jewlery making
Examples of fine motor skills of a 2-3 year old?
-turning a doorknob
-trying to color
-trying to write
-drawing
Examples of gross motor skills seen in young infants? Around 2-3 months?
- kicking of legs
-waving of arms