The closer Nora gets to 3-years-old, the more I have noticed that she becomes more and more interested in refining and strengthening her hand movements. I have noticed this by watching what she actually does while she is playing. I watch as she gravitates towards work where her hands are busy. I also noticed that she was starting to walk up to different things {including some of the pets and people in the house} and pinch them. It wasn't out of malice, but out of genuine curiosity.
Seeing these signs, and knowing that reading and writing were around the corner, I started introducing more work incorporating a pinching motion. Similar to the squeezing motion, this work allows her to work those all important hand muscles as she moves toward the refined pincer grip she will need for writing.
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So, here are six tray ideas that encourage that pinching motion:
Tiny Pom-Pom Drop
This is a simple little transfer tray! Here I used a gla…
Seeing these signs, and knowing that reading and writing were around the corner, I started introducing more work incorporating a pinching motion. Similar to the squeezing motion, this work allows her to work those all important hand muscles as she moves toward the refined pincer grip she will need for writing.
This post contains affiliate links at no cost to you.
So, here are six tray ideas that encourage that pinching motion:
Tiny Pom-Pom Drop
This is a simple little transfer tray! Here I used a gla…