August & Back To School Fine Motor Activities

Use these fun and engaging back to school themed, construction theme and beginning of the year fine motor activities for your August fine motor bins, task boxes, centers, morning tubs, or in your back to school theme morning work stations. The fine motor strengthening activities will help your kids in preschool, pre-k or kindergarten. special education or occupational therapy classrooms build fine motor skills, build hand strength, and develop scissor skills during the month of August and beyond.

From hole punch fine motor skills activities, cutting skills activities, and tracing activities, to playdough activities, the printable August fine motor activities are perfect for your back to school theme, or construction themes.

*Please note that this is a digital product.  You will be able to download the PDF file upon your purchase.  Nothing will be shipped to you.  Due to the nature of digital downloads, your purchase is not refundable.*

This resource is part of the Monthly Fine Motor Activity Bundle.  If you purchase the money-saving bundle, you do not need to purchase this resource.

SAVE TIME! - These August, back to school themed, and construction themed fine motor skills activities are easy to prep.

VERSATILE! Use for:

• Beginning of the year open house, crafts, etc.
• Fun take home packet
• Back to school door decor
• Beginning of the year bulletin board
• Back to school craft project
• Supplement your beginning of the year theme, construction theme units and lesson plans. 

EASY TO DIFFERENTIATE! - Many opportunities to adapt for different levels of learners.

KEEPS KIDS ENGAGED! These August fine motor development activities and ideas are fun and motivating activities for your preschooler and kindergartener.

THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL FIND IN THE AUGUST FINE MOTOR SET:

 Hole Punch & Cut Strips

• 7 August, back to school, and construction-themed hole punch and cut strips
• Build hand strength and fine motor control by using a hole punch on each section
• Provide fine motor practice and let practice scissor skills by cutting the images apart 

Fold & Cut Activities

• Use scissors to cut on the line and unfold to paper to reveal the image with these fun school supply themed, back to school theme, and construction themed fine motor activities
• 3 images - a pencil, a glue bottle, and a stop sign
• Use this activity to build scissor skills. Use for a beginning of the year craft project or add to morning tubs or cutting task boxes

Cut & Paste Activities

• Kids can practice scissor skills by cutting pictures and pasting them on the page.
• Kids can build hand strength and control by using a bottle of glue or glue stick
• 2 images (construction vehicle and a backpack with school supplies)

Paper Tearing Activity Pages

• Help kids build hand strength in their little hands and develop hand-eye coordination by tearing construction paper or cardstock paper
• 12 full-page images with thick dark lines
• Images in this fun fine motor activity include a school bus, pencil, paint brushes, box of crayons, backpack, scissors, book, test tube, construction cone, bulldozer, dump truck, hard hat.
• Kids tear colored paper and glue it to the images for a fun fine motor craft project
• Additional ideas for the pages: Use as a construction theme, back to school theme, or school supply theme coloring pages. You can also use the pages with stickers or for a beginning of the year craft

Pre-writing Pages

• 3 pages of printable leveled fine motor tracing activities (from straight lines to more complex lines)
• Build important handwriting skills like hand strength, pencil control, and finger control in a fun way.
• 1 connect the images activity page
• Black & white worksheets and full-color pages are included
• You can use these in your student's fine motor journals

Playdough Mats

• Use these fine motor mats as a fun fine motor activity to help your preschoolers build hand strength and for sensory & counting activities
• 4 back to school-themed playdough Mats in 2 sizes
• Small mats fit in a pencil box
• Large playdough mats are full pages
• Includes 0-20 number cards
• Use with playdough or other counters ( pom poms , mini-erasers, etc.)

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