Are you working on fine motor skills in your classroom? We’re constantly working on building fine motor skills and these are some of our favorite activities. I’ve rounded up over 100 fine motor activities that you’re going to love using in your classroom!
January Fine Motor Activities
Even in California, we love dreaming of all things snow during the winter. Any time I can incorporate snow into our activities, I’m in! Check out these fun Winter themed activities for your classroom:
- Snowman Dot Paint
- Snowman in the Snow
- Snowflake Stickers
- Snowball Scoop
- Ice Skate Pom Pom Color Sort
- Winter Puzzles
- Melted Snowman Art Project
- Winter Beading
- Winter Fun Scissor Skills
- Snowman Buttons
You can check out these fun fine motor activities in this post.
February Fine Motor Activities
February is all about Valentine’s Day for us. I rounded up 10 super fun Valentine’s Day activities that are a hit in our classroom. Practicing 1:1 correspondence with our box of chocolates is always a hit! Check out these Valentine’s Day fine motor favorites:
- Ripped Paper Heart
- Conversation Heart Stamping
- Dot Paint Heart
- Valentine Snipping
- Heart Sort
- Dot Sticker Hearts
- Yarn Wrapped Heart
- Bead Counting
- Out of this World Shape Cutting
- Candy Box Button Placement
You can check out these Valentine’s Day fine motor activities in this post.
March Fine Motor Activities
I don’t know about you, but March is full of fun when we talk about that tricky Leprechaun and all his silly escapades. Check out our favorite St. Paddy’s Day activities:
- Hidden Treasures
- Number Lacing
- Rainbow Painting
- Cube Towers
- Ripped Shamrock
- Clover Clip
- Leprechaun’s Beard
- Finding Shamrocks
- Rainbow Necklace
- Leprechaun in the Grass
Want to check out these quick and easy tasks and snag the FREE printables? You can check them out in this post.
April Fine Motor Activities
When Spring rolls around, we’re excited to see flowers blooming and the occasional rain shower. These 10 Spring resources are a hit in our classroom. We especially like planting flowers in egg cartons. Check out what we’re up to in the Spring:
- Sticker Flowers
- Bug Color Sort
- Rainy Day Fun
- Taped Bug Rescue
- Counting Poms
- Flower Number Punch
- Bugs on a Leaf Clothespin Activity
- Ripped Umbrella
- Eye Drop Painting
- Planting Flowers
You can check out these fun Spring Time fine motor activities in this post. Make sure you grab the free printables while you’re there!
May Fine Motor Activities
In our classroom, May is all about the farm and farm animals. These 10 activities are tons of fun. There are a mix of activities that reinforce math and reading skills. Check out what we’re up to in May:
- Animal Beading
- Farm Shapes
- Clothespin Legs
- Dot Paint Animals
- Find the Animals
- Snap Animals
- Farmer in the Grass
- Pig Tails
- Feed the Animals
- Bead Spelling
Want to snag these printables for your classroom and get some more information about how we complete them? Hop over to this post to read more.
June & July Fine Motor Activities
In June and July we’re wrapping up our school year and excited for all things summer! I also send some of these activities to our ESY program for students so they can continue working on fine motor skills during the break from school. Check out these summer fine motor favorites:
- Shark Food
- Counting Ice Cream Scoops
- Summer Snipping
- Sticker Targeting Sun
- Watermelon Seed Hole Punch
- Dough Mats
- Summer Puzzles
- Fish in the Ocean
- Summer Clips
- Animal Bead Sorting
Want to use these activities in your classroom? Hop over to this blog post for more information and free printables.
August Fine Motor Activities
August is all things Back to School. I like to make these tasks fun and engaging because they’re some of the first tasks students will complete when coming to our classroom. Check out these fun activities your students will love in August:
- Trace, Color, and Write Activities
- Kids on the Bus
- Recess Fun Scissor Skills Box
- Q-Tip School Painting
- Wooden Clips
- Name Tag Necklace
- Classroom Fun!
- Fine Motor Tracing
- Name Formation
- Bus Bead Sorting
Ready to rock these back to school activities in your classroom? Check out this post for more information.
September Fine Motor Activities
September is all about apples in our classroom and these 10 apple fine motor activities do not disappoint. From placing stickers to making chains, we love using these fun activities in the classroom. Check out what we’re up to in September:
- Apple Chain
- Dough Apples in the Tree
- Orchard Shape Cutting
- Apple Sticker Border
- TP Tube Apple Sort
- Apple Put In Task
- Orchard Snipping
- Hole Punch Apples
- Apple Number Stickers
- Worm in the Apple Threading Toy
Want to grab these printables for your classroom? Check out this blog post for more information.
October Fine Motor Activities
Halloween is a classroom favorite, so I came up with 10 Halloween fine motor activities that our students love. We especially like pulling spiders out of their web. I love how it’s an open ended activity, so we can target different skills like counting out objects, colors, sizes, and more! Check out these fun activities:
- Spider Bin
- Pumpkin Dot to Dot
- Ripped Pumpkin
- Pumpkin Number Match
- Pumpkins on the Gate Craft
- Dough Pumpkins
- Halloween Snip and Count
- Snipped Yarn Pumpkin
- Pumpkin Patch
- Costume Parade
Ready to grab these fun activities for your classroom? Hop over to this blog post for more information and don’t forget to grab the free printables while you’re there!
November Fine Motor Activities
Thanksgiving is a fun time in our classroom and we like to spend time talking about the turkey. I’ve incorporated the turkey into as many activities as I can in our classroom and these ones do not disappoint. We’ve even incorporated some social studies skills with our now and then sorting. Check out these 10 super fun activities:
- Now and Then Clothesline
- Thanksgiving Puzzles
- Woven Placemat
- Turkey Hole Punch Cards
- Acorn Drop
- Set the Table Craft
- Turkey Feather Painting
- Turkey in the Grass
- Feather Threading
- Turkey Treats
Want to grab some of these Thanksgiving printables for free and get some information about these activities? Head over to this blog post to read more.
December Fine Motor Activities
While I continue to add more secular activities to our December fine motor rotation, these holiday tasks do not disappoint. We like to use the wreath activity during a community celebration we hold where we invite family members and school staff to enjoy a day together. Check out what we’re up to in December:
- Ripped Paper Stocking
- Tracing Cards
- Bell Search
- Yarn Snipped Wreath
- Ornaments on the Tree
- Shape Match Cut and Paste
- Bead Sorting
- Gingerbread Chain
- Holiday Clip Cards
- Bead Counting
Want to grab these free printables for your classroom and check out these fun activities? Head to this blog post to read more.
These are some fine motor activities we are rocking all year long. I know prepping for tons of activities can be a lot of work, so I’ve also put together some stellar no prep resources that you may want to scoop up for your classroom. You can always check those out in this blog post.
I know practicing fine motor skills feels like just one more thing you need to incorporate into your day, but when you can combine those skills with academic skills it’s really a win win. What are some of your favorite fine motor activities? Got some that are no prep? Leave me a comment to share your favorites, we’re always looking for new activities in our classroom!
