Description
Did you know that children spend up to 60% of their class time using their hands & fingers in fine motor activities for learning but many struggle due to a lack of strength & coordination? Fun & play-based, these 20 Top Fine Motor Video Tutorials for preschoolers & young children (3.5 to 6 years) will fast track their fine motor skills & help with school readiness. Watch a sample video at the bottom of the page.
Following payment, you will receive a PDF with all the information to access the videos.
Details about the Fine Motor Video Tutorials
In the videos, an occupational therapist plays with two brothers, ages 4 & 5 years. Each activity takes less than 5 minutes. These activities are graded in order of difficulty from 1 to 20. This order will work for most children.
Watch how to build strength & coordination in little hands & fingers, develop good pencil grasp, enjoy coloring & teach basic scissor skills while integrating letter sounds, number concepts & other important early learning skills.
On purchase, you’ll receive your password to access the 20 online ‘low to no prep’ fine motor video tutorials.
Plus online access to 4 pages of tutorial notes with low-cost materials for each activity, tips for implementation & benefits.
Who Created the Fine Motor Video Tutorials?
Developed by an experienced OT, Ingrid C. King, this combination of 20 activities has been successfully trialed over a 3 year period. The benefits & feedback from the children, their parents & educators were very positive.
More resources created by Ingrid C. King, MScOT, BOT:
Fantastic Fingers® Fine Motor Program is a comprehensive fine motor program that includes ebook, music, and instructional videos. It’s user-friendly, research-based, and improves children’s fine motor skills, pencil grip, posture and more. It also integrates many early literacy and numeracy skills.
Fine Motor Skill Builders – Fantastic Fingers® includes 54 pages total of 3 levels of fine motor activities (18 pages each) plus an introductory letter in Word format (you can edit it!).
Fantastic Fingers ® Handwriting Foundations Screen identifies handwriting needs fast and monitors progress. The screen provides standardized observations of functional skills in context.
Get Fit for School Webinar – Popcorn and Animals Make My Muscles Strong! – This webinar can help educate parents, teachers, and therapists on how we can effectively prepare children physically for success at school!
When Is a Good Time to Use Fine Motor Video Tutorials?
You may use and share this product for free with the helping adults in your child’s or clients’ lives e.g. teachers or parents. These videos are wonderful for:
- carry over activities
- telehealth sessions
- video modeling for in-person sessions
- new Occupational Therapists to get ideas to improve the therapist-client relationship and expand activity ideas.
Watch a Sample Video
