Motor Development

________: motor skills that involve small muscles; finely tuned movements.

motor skills that invoke large-muscle activities

palmar and pincer

motor skills that involve small muscles; finely tuned movements

culminate with walking steadily.

higher skills take over

respond to environment around them

dynamic and multisensory process

• More independent; increased mobile: pull toys, climb stairs. • Natural exercise: walk quickly, run stiffly.

More independent; increased mobile: pull toys, climb stairs. Natural exercise: walk quickly, run stiffly.

gross and fine motor skill development

motor skills that invoke large-muscle activities.

the development of fine motor skills

• Brings hands to mouth

• Moves arms

• May swing arms at toys

• Hands start to open more

• Holds small object in hand (without thumb tucked in hand)

• Holds hands together

• Reaches for toys with both arms

• Pushes up on arms when on tummy

• Briefly holds a toy like a rattle

• Follows objects with eyes in all directions

• Shakes and bangs rattles

• Brings toys to mouth

• Uses a raking grasp

• Transfers objects from one hand to the other

• Keeps hands open and relaxed most of the time

• Starting to have the ability to pick up small foods like Cheerios

• Able to release an object voluntarily

• Gives toy to a caregiver when asked

• Bangs two toys together

• Turns pages of a book a few pages at a time

• Begins to put objects into a container

• Points to objects

• Stacks 2 blocks

• Claps hands together

• Puts objects and toys into containers

• Waves goodbye

• Uses both hands to play

• Can isolate index finger with other fingers closed

• Scribbles with a crayon

• Beginning to use a spoon and cup

• Can build a block tower using 3-4 blocks

• Puts rings on a ring stacker

• Turns pages of a book one at a time

• Begins holding crayons with finger tips and thumbs

gross motor skill

gross motor skill

gross motor skill

fine motor skill

Palmar and pincer