Fine Motor Skills

Fine motor skill is essential to living and learning.

Fine motor skills develop as our minds and bodies grows.

Fine motor skill  is the coordination of small muscles, in movements usually involving the synchronisation of hands and fingers with the eyes.

 Fine motor skills aid in the growth of intelligence and develop continuously throughout the stages of human development.

Fine motor skills are controlled by the nervous system.

Motor skills are movements and actions of the bone structures.

Motor skills are divided into 

1. Gross motor skills

2. Fine motor skills

 Gross motor skills are involved in movement and coordination of the arms, legs, and other large body parts. 

They involve actions such as running, crawling and swimming. 

Fine motor skills are involved in smaller movements that occur in the wrists, hands, fingers, feet and toes. 

They involve smaller actions such as picking up objects between the thumb and finger, writing carefully, and even blinking.

Motor skill is implemented together to provide coordination.

Fine motor skills aren’t specific learning skills like reading or math are. 

But they directly impact how well kids are able to learn and show what they know. 

For instance, kids need fine motor skills to circle an answer in a bubble on a test or write an essay or response.

Kids need to use fine motor skills to do many school-related tasks. 

These include:

Holding a crayon or pencil

Drawing pictures and writing neatly

Stacking blocks and stringing beads

Using scissors, rulers and other tools

Kids also need fine motor skills to do daily tasks like getting dressed and brushing their teeth.