{"id":848,"date":"2020-05-29T09:19:12","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T13:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/?p=848"},"modified":"2020-05-29T09:19:12","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T13:19:12","slug":"fine-motor-friday-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/2020\/05\/29\/fine-motor-friday-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Fine Motor Friday!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On a normal Friday at school we practice our fine motor skills.&nbsp; Today, let&#8217;s 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 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3012\/2020\/05\/markers.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3012\/2020\/05\/markers.jpg 214w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3012\/2020\/05\/markers-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Put toothpicks in a jar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3012\/2020\/05\/Toothpicks.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3012\/2020\/05\/Toothpicks.jpg 564w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3012\/2020\/05\/Toothpicks-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Put buttons or coins in through a slot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" 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 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"452\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3012\/2020\/05\/Tongs.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3012\/2020\/05\/Tongs.jpg 452w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3012\/2020\/05\/Tongs-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cards into a slot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3012\/2020\/05\/cards.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3012\/2020\/05\/cards.jpg 400w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3012\/2020\/05\/cards-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Q-tips into a small opening<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3012\/2020\/05\/qtips.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3012\/2020\/05\/qtips.jpg 267w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3012\/2020\/05\/qtips-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/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>On a normal Friday at school we practice our fine motor skills.&nbsp; Today, let&#8217;s 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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2454,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2454"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=848"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/848\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}