Fine motor skills are essential for young learners as they lay the foundation for writing, cutting, and other essential tasks. If you’re looking for engaging and hands-on ways to build these skills in preschoolers, our Fine Motor Printable Activities for February is the perfect morning tub solution! Designed for Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten, Transitional Kindergarten, and Kindergarten, this packet features fun, thematic activities centered around Valentine’s Day, Dental Health, and Groundhog Day.
The themes included in the Fine Motor Printable Activities for February packet are: Valentine’s Day, heart, rose, strawberry, key, letters, chocolate, cupcake, mailbox, Dental Health, tooth, toothbrush, toothpaste, smile, Groundhog Day, groundhog, cloudy, sun, clouds.
You can download some FREE sample pages from the packet by CLICKING HERE. To purchase the complete 74-page packet, scroll to the end of this post to get links to my online stores.
What’s Included in the February Morning Tub Packet?
Fine Motor and Cutting Practice
1. February Picture Punch Cards (5 cards): Children use a hole puncher to punch out the indicated picture, helping to develop hand strength.
2. February Cutting Practice (8 cards): Kids use scissors to cut along dashed lines, building scissor skills and hand-eye coordination.
February Worksheets
3. Dab the Mystery Picture (5 pages): Using dot markers or stickers, kids reveal hidden pictures, enhancing color recognition and hand control.
4. Cotton Swab Dot Painting (5 pages): Children dip q-tips into paint to fill in small dots on pictures and words, encouraging fine motor precision.
5. Pokey Pin/Pinning Pictures (5 pages): Kids use large push pins to poke holes in pictures placed over a foam mat, strengthening their pincer grasp.
6. Sequence and Trace the Picture (5 pages): This activity involves cutting, gluing, tracing, and coloring to reinforce sequencing and pre-writing skills.
February Morning Tubs Task Cards
7. Lacing Cards (5 cards): Using shoelaces or lacing thread, kids thread through pre-punched holes to refine hand-eye coordination.
8. Pattern Matching (5 cards): Children use beads and pipe cleaners to copy patterns, building visual-spatial skills.
9. Mazes (5 activity cards): Using erasable markers or small beads, kids navigate mazes, strengthening problem-solving skills.
10. Missing Color Pictures (5 activity cards): Children use pom-poms, beads, or sequins to fill in missing colors. This enhances color recognition and sorting abilities.
11. Play Dough Pictures (5 activity cards): Kids roll and shape play dough to match the images, boosting dexterity and creativity.
12. Building Brick Pictures (5 activity cards): Using a 20×20 brick base and building bricks, children recreate themed images, enhancing spatial awareness.
13. Counting Cube Pictures (5 activity cards): With snap cubes or Unifix cubes, kids build designs, reinforcing early math concepts.
14. Pattern Block Pictures (5 activity cards): Children use pattern blocks to create pictures, improving shape recognition and problem-solving.
15. Pom-Pom Pictures (5 activity cards): Kids arrange colored pom-poms or buttons to form themed images, supporting fine motor and color skills.
Geoboard Pictures (5 activity cards): Using a 5×5 geoboard and elastic bands, kids create pictures, boosting coordination and creativity.
Purchase the February Fine Motor packet
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