motor-skill activity

noun
UK /ˈməʊ.tə skɪl ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/
US /ˈmoʊ.tɚ skɪl ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/

A motor-skill activity is a game or task that helps you practice moving your body.

Playing catch is a fun motor-skill activity for kids.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A therapy exercise used to improve controlled body movements.

The therapist chose a motor-skill activity to help him grip a pencil.

3. A classroom task that builds fine or gross movement control.

Cutting shapes with scissors is a motor-skill activity in art class.

4. A sports drill that trains precise body movement.

The coach set up a motor-skill activity with cones and a ball.