Fine and Gross Motor Skills

NHS Children's Therapy Service - Occupational Therapy

Specialist occupational therapists have developed documents to provide support for a range of functional difficulties your child may be having. By working through these with your child, you can help to improve their skills in things like handwriting, ball skills, doing/undoing buttons, using cutlery etc.

EYFS

• Getting ready to look, listen and play

• Getting ready to move, sit and balance

• Getting ready to throw, catch and kick a ball

• Getting ready to write

• Hand skills

• Getting ready to use scissors

• Learning to dress

• Getting ready to use the toilet

• Learning to use a fork

• Learning to use a spoon

Primary

• Getting ready to pay attention

• Getting ready to sit

• Getting ready to work

• Positioning for optimal writing performance

• Getting ready to catch and throw

• Hand skills

• Cutting with scissors

• Cutlery skills

• Dressing skills

• Toileting

Dough Disco is great for developing fine motor skills.

BBC Dancemat can help with typing skills.

You can also click here to access Trafford's Occupational Therapy padlet, which offers advice and support activities.

Look at the download section for other activities to support fine and gross motor development.