Fine Motor Skills

Skill Definition

Encompasses the abilities required to control the smaller muscles of the body generally found in the hands.

Child’s Benefit

A crucial ability required to experience and learn about the world. As example, holding a pencil, crayon or fork requires basic fine motor skills.

Socialization

Skill Definition

Skills facilitating interaction and communication with others.

Child’s Benefit

Teaches a child how to interact in the real world and with other people. Manners, turn-taking, role-playing and other socialization skills prepare children for group play, school and help build self-esteem.

Logic & Reasoning

Skill Definition

The capacity for a child to make sense of things.

Child’s Benefit

Thinking skills. It is the means by which children begin to understand and think about cause and effect, what works and what doesn't.