Motor Development & Art and Craft
Posted on | September 9, 2009 | No Comments
Art activities develop both large and small muscles.
Large motor development:
- large muscles in the arms, legs, neck, and trunk develop first
- by the time the child reaches preschool, he will be able to use large muscles quite well
- painting with a brush on a large piece of paper is good practice
- only first developing large muscles that a child can begin to develop small motor skills
Small motor development:
- small muscles in fingers, hands, and wrist are used in art activities such as painting, cutting, pasting, and clay modeling
- small muscle exercise develops fine motor control
- can grow stronger only by practice and exercise
Hand-eye coordination:
- ability to use hand(s) and eyes at the same time
- important for future school work
- it is believed that good hand-eye coordination helps a child learns to read because he needs to hold a book with both hands and using eyes to read from left-right
Category: Art & Craft for Young Children
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