Finger Placement | Lil Bebe Academy

The weather has been so good over the weekend and on Monday that the children did not want to sit still for circle time nor did they want to do a project. They wanted to play in the backyard.

So in observance of earth day I quickly made a little maracas for the babies to enjoy and engage in their sensory.

Tomorrow we will go planting seeds with the preschoolers:)

Use 3 empty plastic water bottles.

Add rice, azuki beans & pasta

Here they are all in bottle

I then put some tape over top to secure

I forgot to remove wrapper which I quickly did

I gave it to my toddler to test. If it pass inspection with him trust me it is safe for babies. Well quality control revealed it needed masking tape not the cellophane tape. So here I wrapped with gray masking tape

And the babies now have homemade maracas to enjoy

Toddlers and preschoolers alike are often independent in nature wanting to accomplish many tasks with little or no help. In our daycare we allow children to explore, discover and learn about their environment in many ways.

Here we have a toddler learning how to pin the clothespin. You may ask why? The clothespin is helping her learn skills that will further enhance zipping, buttoning, and other activities for managing her body. It also teaches her to become gradually sufficient with drawing, painting and writing skills.

All stocked and ready to be moved around

Notice her finger placement

She is using both hands to help open the pin. With continued practice she will be able to do this with one hand.

She is already improving and using one hand

She is still learning mastery but notice she is holding more pins in her hand while placing a pin on the paper.

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Clothespin – Helps Fine Motor Development

Toddlers and preschoolers alike are often independent in nature wanting to accomplish many tasks with little or no help. In our daycare we allow children to explore, discover and learn about their environment in many ways.

All stocked and ready to be moved around

Notice her finger placement

She is using both hands to help open the pin. With continued practice she will be able to do this with one hand.

She is already improving and using one hand

She is still learning mastery but notice she is holding more pins in her hand while placing a pin on the paper.

Fine motor skills help young children to string beads, tie shoe laces, put together puzzles, cut and paste and build creative arts.

Want to know more about our services? Give us a call 630.433.8791

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Toddlers and preschoolers alike are often independent in nature wanting to accomplish many tasks with little or no help. In our daycare we allow children to explore, discover and learn about their environment in many ways.

All stocked and ready to be moved around

Notice her finger placement

She is using both hands to help open the pin. With continued practice she will be able to do this with one hand.

She is already improving and using one hand

She is still learning mastery but notice she is holding more pins in her hand while placing a pin on the paper.

Fine motor skills help young children to string beads, tie shoe laces, put together puzzles, cut and paste and build creative arts.

Want to know more about our services? Give us a call 630.433.8791

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