Taskbox Time- MORE Fine Motor Tasks

Fine motor tasks are a great way to build hand strength, coordination, and independence in the classroom. They can also be modified for a variety of difficulty levels depending on the needs of students. Today's Taskbox Time features a variety of Fine Motor tasks from around the Miami Valley.

In the task below, the student clips the clothespins on the edge of the plastic container.

Laci Sturgill
Greenville Elementary, Greenville

This small bead lacing activity is a great anchor activity that can easily be adjusted depending on the amount of time allotted by adding or reducing the number of beads to lace.

Laci Sturgill
Greenville Elementary, Greenville

Matching containers to the lid and practicing twisting each lid on is a great functional fine motor skill!

Brittany Wendling
Valley Elementary, Beavercreek

Another task where students can practice twisting is this nut and bolt task. Students twist off the bolt and then sort the nuts and bolts into the labeled bags.

This is a variation of the task above. However rather than taking apart the hardware, students are expected to assemble the items.

Brittany Wendling
Valley Elementary, Beavercreek

Sorting CDs can be a very motivating activity for students. It is a great fine motor task that also works on one-to-one correspondence.

Laurie Maravetz
Schaefer Middle School, Springfield

 Tracing is another fine motor task that can prepare students for academic tasks such as handwriting. These tracing cards have a starting dot to visually cue students and are also laminated so they can easily be reused.

Jamie Minnish
Prass Elementary, Kettering

Most of these taskboxes can be made simply with common household and office supplies. The Target dollar bins and Dollar Tree also offer affordable materials for easy taskbox assembly. Other organizations provide donations. In the Miami Valley, many teachers volunteer at Crayons for Classrooms or attend the Montgomery County Material Reuse Facility's Teacher Shopping Days.

For more ideas check out some of our favorite structured work system books.