Marble Hand Slide

Materials Needed:

• marbles

Directions:

• put a marble in the palm of your hand

• put your other hand behind your back so it is not tempted to help

• use your fingers and thumb to roll the marble up until you could hold it with the tips of your thumb and index finger

• roll it back into your hand

• do this 3 or 4 times with each hand

Goal:

• translation/in-hand manipulation skills

• hand muscle development

Modifications:

• let student use their preferred hand a few times, then switch to non-preferred hand

• have the student do this activity prior to starting a handwriting activity