Question

Describe the difference between gross motor skills and fine motor skills. Provide an example of each.

Answer 1

Gross motor skills are larger movements your baby makes with his arms, legs, feet, or his entire body.    Fine motor skills are smaller actions. When your baby picks things up between his finger and thumb, or wriggles his toes in the sand, he's using his fine motor skills. But it's not just about fingers and toes

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

The fine motor skills are the small movements of the body that involves the use of small muscles present in the lips, tongue, wrists, toes and fingers whereas the gross motor skills are the extensive movement of the body that involves the large muscles of the body involving the arms, torso, feet and legs.

The example of fine motor skills involve the holding a spoon with a finger whereas the example of gross motor skills involve the sitting, walking, and rolling.