{"id":1099,"date":"2017-09-07T18:16:52","date_gmt":"2017-09-07T18:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/dunrossnessp12\/?p=1099"},"modified":"2017-09-08T06:04:16","modified_gmt":"2017-09-08T06:04:16","slug":"soft-start-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/dunrossnessp12\/2017\/09\/07\/soft-start-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"Soft Start Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each morning, P1\/2 start with a gentle activity to settle us in. \u00a0Sometimes we focus on general\u00a0motor skills, sometimes it&#8217;s a\u00a0task to develop writing skills and sometimes activities that promote listening and attention. \u00a0Today, we worked on fine motor skills to decorate our names by dabbing paint with cotton buds. \u00a0We talked about our &#8220;Doing Hand&#8221;, &#8220;Helping Hand&#8221; and gave our &#8220;Sleeping Fingers&#8221; a soft pillow to hold on to! \u00a0This aims to encourage a good 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