Why connecting dots activities are important

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Connecting the dots stimulates child's eye-hand coordination. As the child draws a line between the dots in the string, he or she traces the emerging line with his or her eyes and compares its direction with the position of the target dot. This comparison is followed by micro-movements of the hands and fingers to correct the direction. The whole process reinforces visual-motor integration and fine motor control of hand and finger movements.

 

Drawing lines between dots activities stimulate acquisition of space concepts which later play important role in development of writing, drawing, and other important graphomotor and fine-motor skills. Tasks in which children look for the shortest distance between different dots during drawing stimulate visual discrimination; tasks involving directions changes contribute to the development of micro-movements perception and kinestetic awareness.

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Worksheets and activities in this workbook

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Workbook contains 106 worksheets designed for strengthening children’s visual-motor integration and basic graphomotor skills by asking children to connect two or more dots set in a limited space. Activities and tasks range from easier to more complex, their difficulty being increased:

• by increasing number of dots (from two dots upwards),

• by increasing distance between dots,

• by increasing angles between dots.