WORKING WITH SAND

 A great activity for hand-eye coordination

Develops the child's fine motor skills while handling the sand

Add language by talking about different textures and types of sand.

       
How does it feels if we add water?

Add glue and glitter to give a sparkling effect

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ANGELICO

ANGELICO

ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AGED 8 TO 10 YEARS OLD
YOU NEED:

• PLASTIC BOTTLE
• CREPE PAPER
• GLUE
• COTTON WOOL
• ALUMINUM FOIL 
• PAPER

CHARLA ACERCA DE IRLANDA - CENTRO CULTURAL DE ESPANA

DRAWING

‘Children draw from an early age if they are given the opportunity. Drawing emerges alongside verbal language. It is an active exploring process that enables the child to experience and understand a wide variety of perceptions, thoughts and feelings. At the earliest stages it may be better to think of “mark-making” rather than drawing. Drawing traces the child’s engagement with experimenting, investigating, remembering or imagining. A key thing to remember is that a drawing is evidence of both a child’s struggle to understand and to communicate.’

By:
Eileen Adams, Drawing Power-The Campaign for Drawing, 2002

Exercises to Develop Fine Motor Skills

When children or adults have problems with their fine motor skills there are a few exercises that will help the child develop them

 Rip paper into different shapes and sizes

Pick up paper or other small objects

Crumple paper in a small ball

Hold a pencil or a brush, this helps the child with his grasp with small objects.

        Hold objects of different shapes or sizes

 

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