Angels with rubber bands is a fun and simple craft activity for kids to celebrate and do for Easter. This is a fine motor skills activity for preschoolers that is Montessori-based and will help with a child’s development.
During the first years of life, it is common for children to hit, have tantrums, and bite. This is because at this age, they have not yet developed their ability to express their wishes, needs, and feelings verbally, and this is the way to make others understand it. These behaviors are sometimes not easy to handle; however, they disappear as children learn to speak.
These behaviors, although they are normal, should disappear. If this behavior is repetitive, the adult can anticipate it. Children need to understand that this behavior is not appropriate. The adult must establish limits to correct this behavior. Most likely, children will not correct this action immediately, so the adult must be willing to do it repeatedly.
Children should know that their actions hurt others. However, if they are still upset, they will not understand any reason, so they must calm down first. Once they have been told, you must indicate how they could act and highlight their qualities by showing them that they can act differently. Children need a space to reflect on what happened. They will then be ready to resume their activity; even many children come back prepared to fix the damage they caused, which is perfect.
Suppose you see children acting better and without biting others when facing a situation that causes them discomfort. In that case, you must reinforce this attitude to be repeated in similar situations; with this, you can be confident that they corrected this behavior.
THEME: EASTER FINE MOTOR SKILLS ACTIVITY FOR PRESCHOOLERS
HOW DO WE DO THIS ACTIVITY?
Topic: Fine motor skills
Age: 4-6-year-old children
Goal: Through this fine motor skills activity, children will develop dexterity in their hands and fingers’ movements simultaneously with the eyes.
Difficulty level: Advanced. This fine motor skills activity is designed for children to carry out autonomously and independently in an adult’s company.
Skills:
- Eye-hand coordination
- Accuracy in hand and finger movements
- Focus
- Autonomy
- Self-esteem
- Self-reliance
MATERIALS
- A tray
- Two cardboard tubes
- Rubber bands in a container
ACTIVITY DEVELOPMENT
(ADULT SUPERVISION)
Step 1:
Take the rubbers bands from the container.
Step 2:
Arrange the rubber bands on the cardboard tubes.
ACTIVITY RESULT
Fine motor skills activity for preschoolers of arranging rubbers on a cardboard tube to strengthen the movements of the hands, fingers, and wrists.
FREE PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS FOR PRESCHOOLERS
Aside from fine motor skills activity for preschoolers, give them cool angels-themed worksheets too. Click the link below to download and print.
Download the Free Printable Angel Coloring Worksheets
HOW TO DEVELOP THIS FINE MOTOR SKILLS ACTIVITY WITH CHILDREN OF OTHER AGES?
CHANGES FOR CHILDREN UNDER 4 YEARS OLD
You can do this fine motor skills activity for preschoolers with younger children. The rubber bands can be a little larger; thus, it will be easier for the children to accommodate them onto the tube. On the other hand, the tubes can be glued on a surface to avoid moving. In this way, children will carry out a motor skill activity appropriate to their development and abilities.
CHANGES FOR CHILDREN OVER 6 YEARS OLD
You can carry out this fine motor skills activity for preschoolers with older children. To increase the difficulty level, you can use larger tubes. Thus, the children will be able to use the rubber bands and arrange them throughout the tube, strengthening their motor and cognitive skills. In this way, children will carry out a preschool activity appropriate to their development and abilities.
WATCH THE STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS HERE
VIDEO DESCRIPTION – ANGELS WITH RUBBER BANDS FINE MOTOR SKILLS ACTIVITY FOR PRESCHOOLERS
In this fine motor skills activity for preschoolers video, you will find the step-by-step of the “ANGELS WITH RUBBER BANDS” activity, designed for children 4 to 6 years old.
Children must arrange rubber bands on cardboard tubes to develop strength and precision in the hands, fingers, and wrist movements.
This activity will allow children to develop eye-hand coordination skills, accuracy in the hands and fingers’ movements, concentration, autonomy, self-esteem, and independence.
The materials needed to carry out the preschool activity are a tray, two cardboard tubes, and rubber bands in a container.(ADULT SUPERVISION)
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