Tag Archives: fine motor skills

School Readiness: Developing your child’s scissor skills

School Readiness: Developing your child’s scissor skills

Using scissors might seem easy to us, but for children who are starting school for the first time, it can be tricky…

Especially when there are 20 children in the classroom and only one teacher to help them!

In the 3 minute video and free fact sheet below, I share lots of important tips and tricks to help your child use scissors successfully.

And here’s a special note…if your child left-handed, there’s information here that you won’t want to miss!

I hope these ideas will help your child to thrive at school next year.

Sonja Walker

 

 

 

School Readiness: The things your child avoids

School Readiness: The things your child avoids

If your child avoids activities that require the use of their fine motor skills, I encourage you to watch the 3 minute video below. Developmentally and physiologically, good fine motor skills are not only important for your child’s school readiness, but they also build children’s self-esteem and independence. And the good news is that practising them… Continue Reading