Didactic dice game for the development of fine motor skills

Abstract

The didactic game for the development of fine motor skills is a product of a research experience which aimed to design games for the children of the Initial Education Center "Cincinato Estrada" through a didactic dice.  The use of a descriptive study was adopted, under a qualitative, non-experimental approach, for which the field observation technique was used applying an observation sheet as an instrument. One of the main strategies used in the Initial Education Centre for children aged 4 to 5 to allow them to perform small and precise movements, which has been the disadvantages presented in the educational institution such as the realization of movements that develop fine motor skills in children,  To try to solve the problem, the game of didactic dice is proposed to favor the expression of feelings, exploration, communication, learning capture time, intellectual capacity, conflict resolution and social skills, which will serve in their daily lives. Based on the research, the didactic dice game was implemented for the development of fine motor skills through activities where the results were positive and all the advances that the children had when performing the activities through the game were verified. This demonstrates the great importance of the realization of the game for the development of fine motor skills in schools.

Key words: Learning, skills, didactic, play, fine motor skills.