Fine motor skills involve smaller muscle movements like those in the hands and wrists, while gross motor skills use larger muscle groups for actions such as walking, running, and jumping. Motor development progresses through stages from infanthood to age 2, starting with newborn reflexes. To promote overall motor skill growth, children should be provided daily opportunities for large muscle exercise, small motor activities, and child-sized materials in adequate quantities allowing all to participate. Cultural differences should also be considered regarding motor development milestones.

1. MOTOR
SKILLS
By:JessaJaneG. Orit

2. Motor
Skills
FMS GMS
Fine Motor Skills Gross Motor Skills

3. Fine Motor Skills
- relate to the use of the upper
extremities to engage and
manipulate the environment.
-Movements involving smaller
muscles groups such as those
in the hands and wrist

4. Gross Motor Skills
movements related to
large muscles such as
legs, arms, etc.
Examples: coordination to
walk, balance, run , jump,
climb, throw

6. Stages of Motor
Development

7. 0-2 YEARS OR INFANTHOOD
The Newborn Child

9. How to promote overall motor skill
development
• Provide opportunities for children to exercise
large muscles every day.
• Offer a range of small motor activities and
experiences in the classroom.
• Provide materials, equipment, and child-sized
furniture in adequate numbers to allow all
children to participate.
• Be aware of cultural differences in young
children with regard to motor development

10. Citations
Developmental Milestones: Motor
Development, 2010; R. Jason Gerber,
MD;Timothy Wilks, MD and Christine Erdie-
Lalena, MD
• http://pedsinreview.aappublications.org/cont
ent/31/7/267
• http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/education/DLiT/20
00/Motor%20Dev/stages.htm