How I developed Fine Motor Skills that are helpful for vocational skills

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Advaith had severe Fine motor difficulties and he was struggling for pincer grip and tripod grip. So he was crying continuously while doing those activities. Now we came a long way and he can do buttoning, sorting all sorts of grains, taking green peas from the pod, cutting vegetables using knife, weaving, jewellery making, stitching and embroidery, cutting using scissors by following instructions, typing independently for data entry, mouse skills for using different tools, stamping in given boxes (prerequisite for block printing) and many more. Here I am explaining how I developed those skills step by step.
  1. - Putting coins in the piggy bank
  2. - Putting rajma seeds in a plastic box through small hole
  3. - Shape sorter
  4. - Board puzzles of different shapes and size.
  5. - Hammer toy
  6. - Beading using medium sized beads by following patterns
When he completed 8 years I was thinking how can I develop skills using activities.
These are the following activities I did for that

1.Using plastic nuts and bolts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpPxLh6l9a4

2. After that started training him with original nuts and bolts, prevocational skills
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPqSn9rZYD8

3. with pair of tongs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh0oXSIlKeg

4.buttoning and lacing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th6lanpuQ5I

5.Fixing connector pipes and transferring marbles using Tongs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5uxZjJkQ8c

6.Skills for daily life
                Plucking curry leaves
                Putting grains in respective bottles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n989yJc47Sc

7.Doing some house hold activities
                Salad making,pouring buttermilk into a bottle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7GUJmWmBCg

8.cutting with scissors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQuOaowlekU

9.cooking matar paneer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW396gHyjPo

9.Making mini car using nuts and bolts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pjYPeoenRo

10.jewellery making
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G7UiX7DfEU

11.Teaching stitching skills
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC1Cdux-qhw

12. Craft by fish stich kit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwF_240AbKI

13.Training for laundry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez4HD3u1mDY

14. cutting vegetables with knife
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rrGzGhQSUk

14.folding shirts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLxh2cD6wuQ

15.How I taught  independent typing for data entry.
http://smrithyrajesh.blogspot.in/2017/12/how-i-taught-my-son-to-type-explained.html

Regards,
Smrithy and Advaith


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