Dung Beetle Roll

  • Develops the ability to manipulate objects between the thumb and each individual finger
  • Primes finger muscles before handwriting and fine motor tasks
  • Improves fine motor performance
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Uses

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

Instructions

  1. Have your hands apart, with your palms facing in and thumbs pointing to each other
  2. Move each pointer finger down to touch its thumb
  3. Move your finger in a circle (a few times clockwise and a few time anti-clockwise)
  4. Move your pointer fingers back to the starting position again
  5. Repeat ‘steps 2, 3 and 4’ with each other finger (middle fingers, ring fingers and then pinkies)
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Watch Points

  • Finger rolling in a well-controlled circle