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Skills and Goals Matrix
There's an Alligator under My Bed

Fine Motor

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Skills or Behaviors Goals and Objectives
  • Play a variety of musical instruments
  • Increase bilateral coordination
  • Increase visual motor coordination
  • Refine grasp, hand use, and manipulation skills
  • Cut soft fruit with a plastic knife
  • Increase visual-motor coordination
  • Refine pincer grasp
  • Paint with a brush
  • Increase wrist rotation
  • Increase prewriting grasp
  • Squeeze glue containers
  • Increase bilateral coordination
  • Increase hand strength
  • Increase visual-motor coordination
  • Copy clapping sounds made by others
  • Increase bimanual coordination
  • Increase bilateral coordination
  • Refine motor planning
  • Make prints with fingerpaints, sponges, and ink pads
  • Increase bilateral coordination
  • Increase visual-motor coordination
  • Increase tactile awareness

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