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Catch-a-Bug

Danielle Noriega — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 20:40:37 +0000

This activity provides opportunities for fine motor skills, bilateral coordination, and problem-solving skills.

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Jump and Kick

OTPlan — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 04:45:33 +0000

Promote balance and eye-legs coordination, and motor planning by jumping between pillows/steppingstones and knocking down blocks/water bottles along your route.

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Basket Sock for Eye-Hand Coordination

OTPlan — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 21:20:53 +0000

This activity works on promoting eye-hand coordination necessary for activities such as catching a ball or copying from the blackboard. In addition, the child is working on stability and shoulder strengthening through the activation of the arm.

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Feed Me

OTPlan — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 15:49:54 +0000

Using the tongs to pick up cotton balls or small object helps reinforce functional grasp as the child holds the tongs in the same manner she would hold a writing tool or scissors. In addition, this activity works on visual perception as the child has to place the object through the opening.

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Matching Socks Game

OTPlan — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 16:40:51 +0000

This fun activity works mainly on visual memory, matching, and categorization. The activity allows the child to take part in household chores and it also provides a great opportunity to spend special time with caregivers.

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Stereognosis Shape Finder

OTPlan — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 18:14:17 +0000

This game is working on the development of the child's stereognosis skills as well as promoting visual perception by playing a shape finder game.

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Touch and Match

OTPlan — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 05:43:32 +0000

This activity provides the child with tactile input as he digs in the selected media to find matching objects. The goal is to have the child use an appropriate grasp while pulling the object out of the container.

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Push Ins

OTPlan — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 05:31:31 +0000

This activity is good for hand strengthening as the child separates the clothespins from the cardboard discs and pushes the items through a narrow slit. In addition, the child also works on his pincer grasp and pre-cutting skills.

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