Fine Motor
The fine motor section focuses on skills in eye-hand coordination, which involves reaching grasping and manipulating objects. A sequence of fine sensorimotor behaviors using cubes, scissors, clay, puzzles and toys is included.
1 year 1. Beats 2 spoons together
  2. Places 1 cube in cup
18 months 3. Builds tower of 3-4 cubes
22 months 4. Completes 3-piece formboard
2 years 5. Pounds, squeezes and pulls clay
  6. Unscrews lid of bottle
  7. Turns pages of book singly
27 months 8. Turns handle of egg beater
30 months 9. Folds and creases paper
3 years 10. Builds tower of 10 cubes
  11. Imitates building "bridge" with cubes
  12. Closes fist and wiggles thumb, right and left
  13. Stirs liquid with spoon
  14. Puts 6 pegs in pegboard
  15. Picks up small object with thongs
  16. Adapts to formboard reversal
  17. Strings 1" wooden beads
  18. Cuts paper with scissors
  19. Folds and creases paper horizontally and vertically
  42 months 20. Makes flat round "cake" out of clay
  21. Rolls "snake" from clay
  22. Makes ball out of clay
  23. Strings «" wooden beads
  24. Winds up toy
4 years 25. Spreads fingers on 1 hand and brings thumb into opposition with each finger in turn
  26. Places small objects into bottle
  27. Folds and creases paper horizontally, vertically, and diagonally
  28. Completes 3-Piece puzzle
  29. Imitates building "gate" with cubes
  30. Cuts line with scissors
54 months 31.Puts paper clip on papers
  32. Uses pencil sharpener
5 years 33. Crumples tissue paper into ball with 1 hand
  34. Makes recognizable objects out of clay
  35. Winds thread on wooden spool
  36. Cuts square with scissors
  37. Inserts prefolded material into envelope
  38. Inserts paper in ring binder
  39. Ties knot
6 years 40.Scrapes carrot with food scraper/skin carrot
  41. Cuts out magazine picture
  42. Opens pop bottle with pry opener
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