Fine Motor Activities - Traveling Leaves

Start the new season by preparing an exciting indoor activity for kids. Preschoolers need to do different fine motor activities to help with their development. The traveling leaves is a fun Montessori-based fall activity for kids to exercise their fine motor skills.

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Traveling Leaves Fine Motor Activities Montessori Worksheets (4-6 Year Olds)

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When we talk about fine motor skills, we refer to the ability to make small and precise movements. An example of this can be when we take a small object with our index fingers and thumb.

Did you know that people with Parkinson’s disease cannot easily perform some activities such as speaking, eating, or writing due to loss of fine motor control?

When we stimulate fine motor skills in our children, we seek to develop in them the coordination between the smallest muscles and the eyes. This includes hands, wrists, feet, tongue, fingers, etc.

This will help children better develop their daily tasks, such as dressing themselves, brushing their hair, and eating, among others.

The activity that we are going to do is inspired by the Montessori learning method’s practical life.

Allowing boys and girls to develop their motor skills through practices related to real and everyday life will help them master their movements and develop self-esteem, security, and independence.

They will likely feel frustrated in the process, but with the parents’ motivation and support, they will successfully complete their task and give them greater ability to solve problems.

In the video, it is reflected how our children experience a feeling of frustration. However, they look for a way to solve it and successfully complete their task.

This means that, although the activity is inspired to enhance fine motor skills, others are also developing skills such as socio-affective. That is why we must accompany our children in all the processes of developing their skills.

Traveling leaves fine motor activities for preschool

THEME: FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIES

HOW DO WE DEVELOP THE ACTIVITY?

Topic: Fine motor activities (transfer of dry leaves using tweezers)

Age: 4 to 6 years old

Objective: With this, the boys and girls will learn to make small and precise movements with their hands (fine motor skills).

Difficulty level: Advanced. This motor skill activity is designed for children to carry out independently, guided by an adult.

Skills:

Eye-hand coordination
Concentration
Autonomy
Follow-up of instructions
Fine motor skills

WHAT MATERIALS DO WE NEED?

Materials for traveling leaves fine motor activities

Tray
Two containers
Dry leaves
Tweezers

ACTIVITY DEVELOPMENT

Step 1:

Put the dry leaves in one of the containers. The other one will remain empty for now.

Step 2:

Transfer the dry leaves from one container to another using tweezers, continue doing the same activity until the leaves are completely transferred from one container to another.

ACTIVITY RESULT

Fine motor activities for Kids. Leaves are transferred from one container to the other.

Traveling Leaves Motor Skills Experiment

FREE PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS

After doing the activity give kids some worksheets too. Click the link below to download and print the worksheets.

Download the Free Printable Worksheets

MODIFICATIONS TO THIS FINE MOTOR ACTIVITY

This fine motor activity can also be carried out with younger children. Suppose the children have not yet mastered the use of the tweezers. They can do it directly with their fingers.

In that case, the important thing is that they carry out the movement with their index finger and thumb during the activity. Do not forget that children must always be supervised by an adult.

VIDEO DESCRIPTION

In this video, you will find the step-by-step processes and the final result of the activity “THE TRAVELING LEAVES.”

This fine motor activity is focused on boys and girls from 4 to 6 years old and inspired by the Montessori methodology. It aims to strengthen fine motor skills, eye-hand coordination, concentration, following instructions, and autonomy.

The materials needed to do this kids’ activity are a tray, two containers, tweezers, and dry leaves.

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Liliana

Liliana is a Licensed Montessori teacher known for her passion and dedication to education. She's been a teacher in the United States for many years, and she truly believes that education is the key to making the world a better place because today's students are tomorrow's leaders. Her experience with Toddlers, Beginners, VPK with Montessori methodology approach; Kindergarten, and first grade made her an authority and trusted resource. Liliana's family taught her important qualities like love, a positive attitude, strong motivation, and leadership. These values have guided her on her journey to becoming a professional and expert teacher. Her mission is to help children grow and contribute to a brighter future for the country.