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Strong Hands, Happy Writing

EYFS Fine Motor · Ages 3–5

Build strong fingers for colouring, drawing and early writing. Try little bits each day — progress, not perfection! 💪

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Finger Strength Safari

🦜 Rosie: "Warm up your fingers first!" Try each for 30 seconds, then tick.

🐍 Roll playdough into a long "snake" 🫛 Pinch 10 tiny "peas" (thumb + first finger) ⚽ Squeeze a soft ball (10 squeezes) 📄 Tear paper into little squares (10 pieces)

Show your effort!

I tried

I kept going

I was proud of myself

Trace the Paths ️

🦔 Gary: "Slow hands = neat lines." Trace with your finger first, then a pencil.

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Now draw 2 of your own lines:

Pencil Grip Practice ✏️

🦎 Elvis: "Pinch the pencil, then let it rest." Pinch with thumb + first finger, rest on your middle finger, keep other fingers curled.

Make 10 tiny dots:

Draw 5 small circles:

Scissor Skills ✂️

🦜 Rosie: "Thumb on top!" Practise safe cutting with a grown-up nearby: thumb up, fingers in the bottom holes, elbows in, slow snips.

✂️ Open/close scissors 10 times (no paper) ➖ Cut along a straight line (slow snips)

I used safe scissors:

yes

not yet (I'm learning!)

Colouring Inside the Lines

🦔 Gary: "Tiny colouring strokes help." Colour slowly inside each shape.

Box

Circle

Triangle

My best effort today was:

Strong hands grow with practice! 🌟

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EYFS Fine Motor Certificate

Well done, !

You practised squeezing, tracing, pencil grip, safe cutting and careful colouring. 💚

Signed by Rosie 🦜, Gary 🦔 and Elvis 🦎 · Date: