Does anyone have any suggestions for improving fine motor skills, especially for scissor usage? My DS4 has always been a bit slow in both gross and fine motor skills compared to age-peers. I'd like to spend some FUN time working on these skills before he enters PS in a year.
Just for a bit of background: His handwriting, after considerable practice, is now beautiful for his age but it is still laborious. He cannot draw a recognizable triangle (but he can tell you how to measure the angles and determine the perimeter
). He has major issues using scissors. On everything, he vacillates between being an absolute perfectionist (freaking out that something isn't just right) and being absolutely nonchalant about it (where he gives something no time or focus). His "art projects" typically take five seconds of time and are sloppy and poorly done.
He was in a Montessori pre-school for two years where he spent a lot of time working on his motor skills -his teachers wanted to create a more "well-rounded child" so they avoided academics and focused on his weak areas.
Clearly, he has things he�d rather be doing (reading, math, etc.) but at some point, he needs to be able to draw a triangle and use scissors. Thoughts?
