First grade fine motor skills can always use a tune up now and again. We like to keep things in the class circulation that are disguised as fun, but double as fine motor practice. Here's a few of our favorite tricks of the fine motor trade that have become popular with the little fingers in our classroom. Lacing activities hit the Dollar Tree every once in awhile. They can be found on Aisle Impulse Buy...Next to the containers, stickers, and seasonal decor we don't necessarily ... VIEW POST
Fine Motor Matters
Shoe Tying Take Home Freebie
The BEST gift you can give a primary teacher is giving them a class full of students who know how to tie their own shoes. Seriously...The End. It may not seem like that big of deal. But, make this movie in your mind... A student has their laces undone... The teacher just bends down and ties them quickly and moves on with their delightful day. Only they don't...move on...because for every one untied shoelace, there is another. It's what some ... VIEW POST
Shoe Tying Take Home Freebie
The BEST gift you can give a primary teacher is giving them a class full of students who know how to tie their own shoes. Seriously...The End. It may not seem like that big of deal. But, make this movie in your mind... A student has their laces undone... The teacher just bends down and ties them quickly and moves on with their delightful day. Only they don't...move on...because for every one untied shoelace, there is another. It's what some ... VIEW POST
