Curriculum / Fine & Gross Motor Skills / module 1
Little Helper Hands
Household jobs as motor training: pouring, tearing, squeezing, and carrying build the hands that will later write.
Parent guide (what to say and do)
Choose one real job per day: pouring water between two jugs, tearing salad leaves, squeezing a sponge, carrying a small tray. Show slowly once, then hand it over fully. Do not rescue small spills; hand the child a cloth instead and say: 'You can fix it.'
Learning material
- No printed material
- Reference list of 20 age-safe household jobs (in platform library)
Practical exercises and activities
Indoor: pouring station at the sink, tearing paper for craft, threading large beads. Outdoor: hopping games, throwing a soft ball into a bucket from growing distances, carrying watering can to plants.
Materials required
Two small jugs, a sponge, a soft ball, a bucket. All common household items.
Assessment checkpoints
Child pours water between jugs with minimal spill and completes one real household job start to finish, three days in a row.
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