Motor Skills Encouragement (MSE)

Level 1 – Semester 1 & 2 Curriculum for MSE (Motor Skills Encouragement) in the ReHearsal House LLHS Creche Program.

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Subject Area: MSE – Motor Skills Encouragement

Goal: Support early motor development through simple, structured physical activities that improve coordination, balance, reflexes, and muscle tone—while maintaining joyful, stress-free interaction.

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Weekly Structure (4 sessions/week):

- Body Movement Time (Guided physical play)

- Hands & Fingers Time (Fine motor focus)

- Object Manipulation Time (Balls, rings, blocks)

- Repetition & Rhythm Time (Patterned motion with music)

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Semester 1: Weeks 1–8

Week 1

- Arm lifts: Left vs Right

- Finger play: “Itsy Bitsy Spider”

- Rolling soft balls

- Clap in tempo: Adagio

Week 2

- Leg stretches: Tickle-toes

- Finger curls and taps

- Color ring stacking

- Pat knees rhythmically

Week 3

- Reach & grab: Toy extension play

- Thumb and finger grips

- Soft cube throw & fetch

- Stomp-to-beat game

Week 4

- Crawl races (short distance)

- Open–close palm exercises

- Roll a ball back and forth

- Arm sway to music

Week 5

- Sit-stand support practice

- Point and touch game (body parts)

- Drop-in-the-basket (large buttons)

- March-in-place to beat

Week 6

- Assisted wall hold and squat

- “Finger Touch” mirror game

- Hand-size sponge squeeze

- Side tap footwork with rhyme

Week 7

- Rolling & rocking (mats)

- Stick & poke with color shapes

- Grip and shake toys

- Imitate-the-beat (with tambourine)

Week 8

- Crawl tunnel play

- Thread-a-large-bead (supervised)

- Tactile object sorting

- Musical steps (freeze game)

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Semester 2: Weeks 9–16

Week 9

- Gentle walk-along (with walker or guidance)

- Stacking cups tower

- Ball press & push

- Beat-follow hand gestures

Week 10

- Obstacle-free guided crawl path

- Hand coordination with ribbons

- Catch-and-roll balloon game

- Swing arm circles to tune

Week 11

- Stand-hold object transfer

- Press-the-page book play

- Open-close containers

- Tap rhythms with spoon

Week 12

- Crawl-push ball chase

- Finger walk on textured mat

- Ring pull-ups

- Repeat motion claps

Week 13

- Sit-drum-sit game

- Reach and rotate (rainbow ribbons)

- Touch-and-feel track

- Slow-fast movement match

Week 14

- Assisted steps game

- Shape punchboard play

- Pull-toy run

- “Follow-the-beat” movement

Week 15

- Crawl through maze

- Fine-motor wipe & pinch

- Match-object game (texture-based)

- Copy-my-move dance

Week 16

- Free movement zone

- Favorite fine motor game recap

- Object basket exploration

- Movement-to-melody routine

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