Monday, February 13, 2012

Handy Hearts

Valentines Day is tomorrow, so don't let it pass you by without using it for hand skill development.  Have your students imitate hand gestures, requiring fine motor planning.  This one is a simple two handed gesture, using all the fingers together:
By Krystal T http://www.flickr.com/photos/krystalt/5248185017/

This one requires individual finger movement:
By GabrielaP93 http://www.flickr.com/photos/gabrielap93/6150958469/

This gesture involves separating the sides of the hands, needed to hold a pencil correctly.  Do your students curls in their last two fingers when writing?
By miss.libertine http://www.flickr.com/photos/8364994@N02/4668392494/

Greet each student today with a friendly heart sign and have them imitate you...can they do all three?

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Maryanne Blahut said...

Happy Valentine's! These are some fun hand postures that add a little something extra to traditional motor planning activities....perfect on this special day. ~Maryanne

2/14/2012 8:31 AM

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