{"id":4166,"date":"2020-06-01T10:58:33","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T14:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sbowdell\/?p=4166"},"modified":"2020-06-01T10:58:35","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T14:58:35","slug":"fine-motor-friday-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sbowdell\/2020\/06\/01\/fine-motor-friday-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Fine Motor Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today, let\u2019s focus on put-in tasks.&nbsp; Put-in tasks are simply that\u2026activities where the child has to put objects into a container.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why put-in activities?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It\u2019s a repetitive task which can be calming for a child<\/li><li>Helps with attention span<\/li><li>Increases work endurance<\/li><li>Practices grasp and release&nbsp;<\/li><li>Improves dexterity&nbsp;<\/li><li>Improves hand manipulation<\/li><li>Increases visual motor skills<\/li><li>Teaches children to work independently<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some examples of put-in tasks you can create with items from around the house:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Put crayons or markers into a bottle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3012\/2020\/05\/markers.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-849\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Put toothpicks in a jar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3012\/2020\/05\/Toothpicks.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-850\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Put buttons or coins in through a slot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3012\/2020\/05\/buttons.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-851\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Use tongs to put blocks into a container<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3012\/2020\/05\/Tongs.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-852\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cards into a slot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3012\/2020\/05\/cards.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-853\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Q-tips into a small opening<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3012\/2020\/05\/qtips.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-854\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can make a put-in task out of anything! To make these tasks more difficult (if your child is ready) have them sort while putting in, use tongs instead of fingers, or use smaller objects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, let\u2019s focus on put-in tasks.&nbsp; Put-in tasks are simply that\u2026activities where the child has to put objects into a container. Why put-in activities? It\u2019s a repetitive task which can be calming for a child Helps with attention span Increases work endurance Practices grasp and release&nbsp; Improves dexterity&nbsp; Improves hand manipulation Increases visual motor skills &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sbowdell\/2020\/06\/01\/fine-motor-friday-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Fine Motor Friday<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2074,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sbowdell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sbowdell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sbowdell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sbowdell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2074"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sbowdell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4166"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sbowdell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4167,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sbowdell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4166\/revisions\/4167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sbowdell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sbowdell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sbowdell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}