What is Fine Motor Development?
Fine motor is the developmental area that involves skills which require the coordination of the small muscles of the body, including those of the hands and face. Examples of fine motor skills include stacking small blocks, picking up small objects between thumb and finger, stringing beads, tracking an object with the eyes, smiling, using the toes to wriggle into sand or the lips and tongue to taste and feel objects. What is Gross Motor Development? Gross motor is the developmental area for the movement of the large muscles of the body, movement involving the arm, leg, or feet muscles or the entire body. These muscles are needed to carry out day-to-day activities in and around the play area and school, like running and jumping. Gross motor and fine motor skills develop in tandem because many activities depend on the coordination of both sorts of skills.
