Fine Motor Skills

Skill Definition

Encompasses the abilities required to control the smaller muscles of the body generally found in the hands.

Child’s Benefit

A crucial ability required to experience and learn about the world. As example, holding a pencil, crayon or fork requires basic fine motor skills.

Socialization

Skill Definition

Skills facilitating interaction and communication with others.

Child’s Benefit

Teaches a child how to interact in the real world and with other people. Manners, turn-taking, role-playing and other socialization skills prepare children for group play, school and help build self-esteem.

Logic & Reasoning

Skill Definition

The capacity for a child to make sense of things.

Child’s Benefit

Thinking skills. It is the means by which children begin to understand and think about cause and effect, what works and what doesn't.

Hand Eye Coordination

Skill Definition

The coordination of vision and hand movement to execute a task.

Child’s Benefit

A period of trial-and-error practice at sighting objects and grabbing at them. Builds abilities to be accurate and precise in conjunction with motor skills.

Visual Sensory Development

Skill Definition

Using various shapes, bright colors and high contrast patterns to develop eyesight and focus.

Child’s Benefit

The utilization of vision works with other senses to develop an understanding of our environment.