Motor Activities
Motor skills are actions that involve the movement of muscles in the body. They are divided into three groups:
1. gross motor skills, which are the larger movements of arms, legs, feet, or the entire body (crawling, running, and jumping)
2. fine motor skills, which are smaller actions, such as grasping an object between the thumb and a finger (pencils or scissors)
3. sensorimotor skills which use the five senses to guide physical motions as in eye-hand coordination.
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Topic or Theme
Identifying letters in a child's name and listen to ABC (The Alphabet Song)
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First Name
Brief description of activity or summary of tasks and/or materials used.
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- Physical Activity
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Throwing and grasping objects (Fine motor)
Developing throwing skills while practicing shape recognition
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Throwing and grasping objects (Fine motor)
Developing throwing skills while practicing shape recognition
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- Nature/Science
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Water Play
Using different utensils for outdoor water play and making “swamp” water
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Water Play
Using different utensils for outdoor water play and making “swamp” water
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- Cooking
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Making Egg Salad
Cooking egg salad
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Making Egg Salad
Cooking egg salad
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- Cooking
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Painted Toast
Painting bread with milk and food coloring
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Painted Toast
Painting bread with milk and food coloring
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- Name Activity
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First Name
Listen to song "What's Your Name" and finding sock letters
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First Name
Listen to song "What's Your Name" and finding sock letters
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- Shapes
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Review
Drawing and erasing shapes
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Review
Drawing and erasing shapes
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- Letters
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G and Y
Developing finger dexterity while practicing sound/letter recognition
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G and Y
Developing finger dexterity while practicing sound/letter recognition
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- Letters
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G and Y
Play a Letter Memory Game, Find "G" and "Y" animal pictures, View a glow worm and a chicken with long feathers
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G and Y
Play a Letter Memory Game, Find "G" and "Y" animal pictures, View a glow worm and a chicken with long feathers
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Activity Skills Focus
1 Social / Emotional Skills
Skills that develop children’s ability to understand the emotions of others and help children recognize and use appropriate social behaviors (for example, making friends). In the Department of Education report “Guiding Principles A Resource Guide for Improving School Climate of January 2014 it states “strategies such as social-emotional learning programs that address non-cognitive skills, including problem-solving, responsibility and resiliency, can also help students develop the skills needed to fully engage and thrive in the learning environment.”
2 Language Skills
Skills that help children understand and communicate during early childhood. The alphabetic principle (knowing letter names and sound-letter matches) aids in language development and is enriched by verbal interactions with other children and adults (reading aloud and engaging in conversation).
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3 Math / Science Skills
Math and Science skills help children with problem-solving and reasoning. Exploring numbers, patterns, and measurements by using math manipulatives (beads, counters, pennies) are all ways children develop their math skills. Asking questions about their surroundings, learning a science vocabulary (predict, observe), and having hands-on experiences with their environment can help develop their science skills.
4 Motor Skills
Motor skills are actions that involve the movement of muscles in the body. They are divided into three groups:
1. gross motor skills, which are the larger movements of arms, legs, feet, or the entire body (crawling, running, and jumping)
2. fine motor skills, which are smaller actions, such as grasping an object between the thumb and a finger (pencils or scissors)
3. sensorimotor skills which use the five senses to guide physical motions as in eye-hand coordination.
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5 Problem Solving Skills
Skills that help with the construction of thought processes, including memory, problem-solving, and decision-making.