A beneficial transition activity before handwriting or fine motor tasks. It primes the intrinsic muscles of the hand, to help improve handwriting and fine motor task performance.
Instructions
Curl your hands into fists with your palms facing down
Stick your fists together
Straighten your two pointer fingers
Move your pointer fingers around (like a curious snail’s antennae)
Watch Points
Pointer fingers straight and moving around in all directions
Modifications
More Challenging
Multi-Sensory
Ball Skills
Fine Motor
Do Snoopy Snail with one hand at a time
Do Snoopy Snail with your eyes closed
Do Snoopy Snail with your pointer fingers moving around on and in slime or jelly. Feel what it’s like to be a slimy snail.
Not applicable
Develops strength and coordination of the pointer fingers (which is crucial for fine motor tasks)
