The importance of fine motor skills...

Fine motor skills are very important and are connected to how children learn to read and other higher-level cognitive thinking.

nimbleWIZ provides playful opportunities for our children to practice and develop a range of fine motor skills. 

Fine motor skills involve the intrinsic muscles of the hand that control the fingers and thumb. Fine motor skills are involved in smaller movements that control the wrists, hands and fingers. They are skills that include a variety of components, such as:

• In-hand manipulation

• Dexterity

• Grasp patterns

• Fine motor control

• Hand strength

For fine motor skills to develop fully, children require strong postural control and shoulder girdle stability. This includes the strength in the trunk of the body, neck, pelvis, shoulders and arms. 

nimbleWIZ ensures graded, interactive and fun opportunities for children to develop their postural control and all fine motor skill components.

As children grow, their fine motor skills develop more accuracy and control, enabling them to engage in required school activities such as cutting, manipulating small objects precisely (doing up buttons and zips) and pencil control.  Fine motor skills have an important role in relation to self-care, academics, social interactions, executive function, and many other areas of child development.