Crayfish Claws

  • Assists with finger isolation (an important fine motor skill)
  • Develops pincer grip (the ability to coordinate and hold objects between the thumb and pointer finger)
  • Primes finger muscles before handwriting and fine motor tasks
  • Improves fine motor performance
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TECHNIQUE VIDEO

Uses

  • A beneficial transition activity to use before handwriting and fine motor tasks

Instructions

  1. Touch your thumb and pointer finger together (with your other fingers curled into a ball)
  2. Move your thumb and pointer finger apart and back together (like crayfish claws opening and closing).
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Watch Points

  • Only pointer finger and thumb moving
  • The other three fingers curled into a ball
  • Do Crayfish Claws more slowly
  • Do Crayfish Claws without your other fingers curled in a ball
  • Do Crayfish Claws with one hand at a time