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September 28, 2018

Water Board Tracing

This activity encourages and promotes pre writing skills by allowing the child to practice letter formation using a paint brush and water.

Skills: Grasp, Pincer Grasp, Pre Writing, Tripod Grasp, Visual Motor
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Fun activities and tools to develop and promote fine motor, visual motor, and sensory processing skills.

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Latest Occupational Therapy Activity Ideas

September 28, 2018

Felt Bird

Skills: Bilateral Hand Use (?) The use of both hands simultaneously, in a controlled manner, to perform an activity (i.e. clapping hands, using your one hand to hold a pencil while the other is used to stabilize the paper)., Cutting, Fine Motor Control, Motor Planning, Tactile Perception (?) Tactile Perception (sometimes referred to as touch perception) is the brain's ability to understand (perceive) what the hands are feeling., Visual Motor

Create a toy felt bird and promote cutting, tactile perception, and motor planning.

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September 28, 2018

Fish Bowl

Skills: Bilateral Hand Use (?) The use of both hands simultaneously, in a controlled manner, to perform an activity (i.e. clapping hands, using your one hand to hold a pencil while the other is used to stabilize the paper)., Cutting, Eye-Hand Coordination, Fine Motor Control, Sensory Processing, Tactile Perception (?) Tactile Perception (sometimes referred to as touch perception) is the brain's ability to understand (perceive) what the hands are feeling., Visual Motor

Multi step activity that promotes fine motor control and cutting skills.

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September 28, 2018

Midline Passing

Skills: Core Strengthening (?) Strengthening of the muscles that work on stabilizing the entire body. Some of these muscles include the abdominal muscles, pelvic muscles, low-mid back muscles, and the hip muscles., Crossing Midline (?) The ability to move ones hands, feet, and eyes not only together, but across and to the other side of the body., Motor Planning, Upper Body Strength

Work on crossing midline by passing an object between 2 or more participants.

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September 28, 2018

Paper Roll Sheep

Skills: Bilateral Hand Use (?) The use of both hands simultaneously, in a controlled manner, to perform an activity (i.e. clapping hands, using your one hand to hold a pencil while the other is used to stabilize the paper)., Cutting, Fine Motor Control, Grasp, Hand Dexterity, Pincer Grasp, Tactile Perception (?) Tactile Perception (sometimes referred to as touch perception) is the brain's ability to understand (perceive) what the hands are feeling., Visual Motor

Work on tactile perception, hand dexterity, and visual motor by creating a sheep figure out of toilet roll and cotton balls.

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September 28, 2018

Button The Shapes

Skills: Activities of daily living (ADL) (?) Activities of daily living (ADL) are routine activities that people tend do everyday without needing assistance. There are six basic ADLs: eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring (walking) and continence., Bilateral Hand Use (?) The use of both hands simultaneously, in a controlled manner, to perform an activity (i.e. clapping hands, using your one hand to hold a pencil while the other is used to stabilize the paper)., Eye-Hand Coordination, Visual Perception

In this activity, the child works on ADL (Activities of Daily Living) by promoting buttoning and visual perception skills.

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September 28, 2018

Egg Carton Fish

Skills: Bilateral Hand Use (?) The use of both hands simultaneously, in a controlled manner, to perform an activity (i.e. clapping hands, using your one hand to hold a pencil while the other is used to stabilize the paper)., Cutting, Fine Motor Control, Grasp, Motor Planning, Pincer Grasp, Tactile Perception (?) Tactile Perception (sometimes referred to as touch perception) is the brain's ability to understand (perceive) what the hands are feeling., Visual Motor

Work on bilateral hand use, cutting, and pincer grasp by creating a colorful fish out of egg carton.

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September 28, 2018

Feel the Turkey

Skills: Bilateral Hand Use (?) The use of both hands simultaneously, in a controlled manner, to perform an activity (i.e. clapping hands, using your one hand to hold a pencil while the other is used to stabilize the paper)., Fine Motor Control, Pincer Grasp, Sensory Processing, Tactile Perception (?) Tactile Perception (sometimes referred to as touch perception) is the brain's ability to understand (perceive) what the hands are feeling., Visual Motor

This fun, Thanksgiving related activity, promotes cutting skills, as well as provides tactile input, as the child feels the different textures glued onto the turkey’s feathers.

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September 28, 2018

Chalkdraw

Skills: Crossing Midline (?) The ability to move ones hands, feet, and eyes not only together, but across and to the other side of the body., Pre Writing, Proximal Stability, Tripod Grasp, Visual Motor, Writing

This activity helps in developing pre-writing and writing skills. ,, the child receives more kinesthetic feedback when drawing or writing with a chalk. Having the child lay prone on the floor helps with proximal stability and assists in strengthening the shoulder muscles.

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September 28, 2018

Mac and Shake

Skills: Bilateral Hand Use (?) The use of both hands simultaneously, in a controlled manner, to perform an activity (i.e. clapping hands, using your one hand to hold a pencil while the other is used to stabilize the paper)., Finger Translation, Hand Arches/Separation, Intrinsic Muscle Development, Pincer Control, Tripod Grasp

This activity strengthens the finger muscles and helps in developing the tripod grasp.

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September 28, 2018

Fruit Building

Skills: Bilateral Hand Use (?) The use of both hands simultaneously, in a controlled manner, to perform an activity (i.e. clapping hands, using your one hand to hold a pencil while the other is used to stabilize the paper)., Tripod Grasp

This is a delicious activity. While this activity promotes tripod grasp and bilateral hand use, it is also a wonderful way to introduce new foods and textures to picky eaters or those children who love and enjoy fruit. Suggested fruit: cantaloupe, watermelon, mango, banana, grapes, plums, and peaches (veggies are welcome as well).

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