--- title: "Pre-School- Physical Development- Help The Flowers Grow" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-05-07-pre-school-physical-development-help-the-flowers-grow" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Pre-School- Physical Development- Help The Flowers Grow ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/Collage_2025-05-07_10_41_42.jpg) 7 May 2025 In Pre-School the children have been developing their fine motor skills using the bottle sprays to squeeze the handle to water the painted flowers. The children are building muscle strength in their fingers through fine motor skill activities that offer a wealth of benefits, particularly in the development of writing: Stronger finger muscles, especially the thumb, index, and middle fingers (used in the tripod grip), allow for a more controlled and comfortable hold on the pencil. This reduces fatigue and improves dexterity. Increased strength enables more precise movements of the fingers, which are essential for forming letters accurately, neatly, and with appropriate pressure. These activities build finger strength often also improve the ability to move the fingers independently and in coordination (in-hand manipulation), which is vital for adjusting the pencil within the hand without losing contact with the paper. ![](https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/images/news/Collage_2025-05-07_10_41_42.jpg) [Early Years Foundation Stage](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/early-years-foundation-stage) [English](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/english) [Pre School](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/pre-school) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/IMG_6791.jpeg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-05-06-nursery-maths-five-little-speckled-frogs) Previous ### [Nursery - Maths - Five Little Speckled Frogs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-05-06-nursery-maths-five-little-speckled-frogs) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/ba19754d-3b95-4418-98bd-19892ecec7bb.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-05-08-year-5-tuesday-carousel-badminton-arithmetic-reading-and-spag) Next ### [Year 5 Tuesday Carousel: Badminton, Arithmetic, Reading and SPAG!](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-05-08-year-5-tuesday-carousel-badminton-arithmetic-reading-and-spag) ### Academy Life - [News](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/events) - [Clubs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/basc) - [School Council](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Charities and Fundrasing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/charities-and-fundraising) - ![School Games Gold](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Gold_Logo_25-26(1).png) - ![Healthy school](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/healthy_school.png) - ![Picture News](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/6_Years_of_Picture_News.png) - ![AP smilestar](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Screenshot_2026-07-27_10.26.27.png) ##### Location St James Crescent Darwen Lancashire BB3 0EY ##### Contact Us 01254 703260 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Darwenstjames) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/darwenstjames/) © Copyright 2021–2026 Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)