Preschool Fine Motor Assessment

This preschool fine motor assessment gives teachers a simple way to review skills used during drawing, tracing, coloring, cutting, and other classroom activities.

Skills Assessed

• Holds a pencil or crayon
• Uses appropriate pencil pressure
• Traces lines
• Traces shapes
• Draws simple forms
• Colors within a defined area
• Uses scissors
• Cuts along a line
• Uses glue
• Completes simple cut-and-paste tasks

Printable Preschool Fine Motor Assessment

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Use this printable assessment to record a child's current fine motor skills. Mark each skill as Beginning, Developing, or Independent and add notes about areas that need more practice.

Assessment Key

• Beginning: The skill is emerging or the child needs significant support.
• Developing: The child demonstrates the skill with some support.
• Independent: The child completes the skill without help.

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