Last night's presentation about the physical development required before a child learns to write was so interesting! Just this week, the Rainbows have had a few opportunities to experiment with the pincer grip. They used shortened paintbrushes and water to create artwork on chalkboards. The chalkboards were mounted on the easel to achieve the proper angle to encourage proper hand position. The short handle on the paintbrush also made it difficult to utilize the palmar grip. The children also worked with eye droppers as they experimented with color mixing on some absorbent coffee filters. You can imagine those hand muscles getting stronger...
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