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Locomotor Skills

  • Walk on a straight line
  • Jump on one foot
  • Jump over a non-moving
  • Gallop, hop, run, skip

Ball Handling Skills

  • Bounce and catch a ball
  • Kick a stationery and moving ball
  • Roll a ball with hand and foot opposition
  • Throw a ball with hand and foot opposition
  • Catch a thrown ball
  • Advanced Skill: dribble with one hand

Balance Skills

  • Walk forward on a low balance beam
  • Stand on one foot
  • Bend knee up to chest while standing
  • Walk backwards
Encourage your child to use their PINCHER FINGERS when holding chalk, crayons, or pencils or when manipulating small objects. This will help their ability to write letters and numbers. The pincher fingers are the thumb, index and middle fingers You can help develop this by engaging your child with these activities.
Sort small objects like beads, marbles, beans, or cotton balls with tongs, tweezers, or connected chopsticks.
Peel Stickers
Play Games like Jenga, Pick Up Sticks, Operation, Connect Four, Crocodile Dentist, Don't Spill the Beans, Ants in the Pants, Sneaky Snacky Squirrel, & Bedbugs.
Place Coins or bingo chips in narrow slots, like a piggy bank.
Practice using Ziplock bags, encouraging using fingertips to press and seal.
Play With Clothespins
  • Use the pads of the thumb and index finger to open the clothespin rather than pinching it open against the side of the index finger
  • When pinching clothespins open, try alternating each finger to squeeze opposite the thumb
  • Attach several clothespins along the bottom hem of shirt and then pull them off.
  • Place clothespins around an index card or a paper plate.
  • Hang up pictures or plush toys on a string, like a clothesline.
String Beads
Play With Pegboards
Make dribble art by using eyedroppers to place drops of colored water on a paper towel.
Tear Small Pieces of Paper with finger tips and paste them onto a sheet of paper to make a picture.
Play With Clay or Play-Doh
  • Break off small pieces, then roll it between the pads of the thumb and index finger to make small balls.​
  • Flatten small balls by pinching them between the pads of the thumb and index finger.

Can you think of other activities you and your child might enjoy to practice using their pincher fingers?
Practice buttoning, snapping, and zipping clothing.
Play with tops and wind-up toys.