When you watch your child - what skills is he or she learning at the moment? And how can I help and support him in this task?
Abstraction
The process of abstraction - general rules and concepts that are derived from specific examples, real and concrete things - is a great achievement in the development of children.
Categorization
The skill to divide objects and things to groups and sub-groups.
Concentration
Focussing your attention - being in flow..
Control of the wrist
Ideas and games to promote a better control of the wrist.
Fine motor skills
Pincergrip, control of physical muscle power and many more skills...
Hand-eye Coordination
Bringing together movement and visual information is a very important step in the development of children. With these play ideas you can support this skill and its development.
Independence
Help me to do it myself!
Motion sequence
Learn all motion sequences needed in life and bring them to perfection.
Muscles needed for writing
Games for refining the muscles needed for writing.
Perception
Refining the senses...
Persistence
Staying on tasks - even if it is a difficult one.
Pincer grip
Games to develop and refine the pincer grip
Problem solving
Games and ideas to foster problem solving skills
Reading
Games that support reading skills.
Threading
Play ideas and games to explore and learn how to thread: