{"product_id":"wooden-fine-motor-pattern-balls","title":"Wooden Fine Motor Pattern Balls","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWhat are the Wooden Fine Motor Pattern Balls?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Wooden Fine Motor Pattern Balls set is a 132-piece early years resource made by Educational Advantage, designed to help children with dyspraxia and other special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) build fine motor control, colour recognition and pattern-following skills. Children use tweezers or a spoon to place 111 wooden balls onto a baseboard, following one of 10 double-sided workcards or creating their own pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe set is built around repeatable practice rather than a single activity. The baseboard and overlay hold the balls in place while children practise the pinch and scoop movements involved in using tweezers and a spoon, and the six included bowls let children sort balls by colour once a pattern activity is finished. With 111 balls across six colours and 10 double-sided workcards, there is enough variation to repeat the activity many times without it feeling repetitive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFor schools\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eGives a class a single resource that covers fine motor practice, colour recognition and sorting in one activity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSupports EHCP and SEND provision targets around fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTen double-sided workcards mean the difficulty can be adjusted for different children within the same small group.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSuits early years and Key Stage 1 settings, and fits well within a graduated approach for pupils needing extra motor skills support.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFor parents and home use\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eGives parents a hands-on activity that builds the grip and control needed for handwriting and other everyday tasks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe tweezers and spoon give children two different ways to practise picking up and placing objects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTen workcards and open-ended pattern-making mean the set can be used in different ways as a child's skills develop.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFSC-certified wood construction is built to withstand regular handling as part of a family's home learning routine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor children with dyspraxia, activities that combine a pincer grip, hand-eye coordination and following a visual pattern can be genuinely hard work. The Wooden Fine Motor Pattern Balls set breaks that challenge into manageable steps: a child can start with the spoon before moving on to tweezers, and can follow a simple workcard before attempting a more complex one. For children with a wider range of SEND, the option to follow a workcard exactly or design a free pattern means the same set works for children who prefer structure and those who prefer open-ended play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFine motor activities that combine tool use, such as tweezers or a spoon, with a visual pattern to follow are a well established approach in supporting the hand strength and coordination that underlie handwriting and other everyday tasks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSchools can add the Wooden Fine Motor Pattern Balls set to existing SEND and fine motor provision straight away, and parents can start using it as soon as it arrives, working alongside whatever their child's school is already doing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Educational Advantage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57906784960894,"sku":"TA2500","price":59.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6560\/6649\/files\/ea-356_3_1d3705b2-e070-475e-9ed0-3781d0f51013.jpg?v=1787580879","url":"https:\/\/www.thedyslexiashop.co.uk\/products\/wooden-fine-motor-pattern-balls","provider":"The Dyslexia Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}