Activities and Resources

Here are some OT activities for you to try . . . you can place a checkmark next to the ones you complete.

Engaging in these activities can improve fine motor strength and endurance. Eye-hand coordination is also improved. Movement breaks can help your child release some energy and might make it easier to complete academic eLearning assignments.

_____Practice your keyboarding skills at typingclub.com (or education.com if you have an account).

_____Wash your hands with soap while singing your favorite song.

_____Fix a snack for yourself, after washing your hands!

_____Help prepare a meal.

_____Clean up after a meal.

_____Stretch! Try to touch the sky, spread your arms wide, breath deeply!

_____Practice writing your name. Put a STAR by the one that looks good to you!

_____Write a short story about something you like.

_____Do a puzzle or maze.

_____Read a book to your brother or sister.

_____Do an activity that is attached to this packet.

_____Vacuum or sweep the floor.

_____Spend 30 minutes organizing your bedroom.

_____Put your dirty laundry where it needs to be for washing.

_____Color a page out of your favorite coloring book.

_____Make Play Dough (roll it, cut it, hide things in it, etc.) To make the dough, combine 1 cup of fine salt and 1 cup of flour in a bowl and mix. Once it is mixed well, add 1⁄2 cup water and knead and form the dough until it is smooth.

_____Play Simon Says

_____Play a card game or a board game.

_____Do 10 jumping jacks, then clap your hands 10 times.

_____Blow up a balloon and throw it in the air, but don’t let it hit the floor!

_____Make a picture. Draw circles, squares, triangles and diamonds in your picture.

_____Play game of “catch.”

_____Crumple scrap paper with your hands and “shoot baskets” into your recycling container.

_____Take a video “brain break” from the list below:

https://family.gonoodle.com https://family.gonoodle.com/channels/koo-koo-kanga-roo

https://youtu.be/A7Fji3IgNfw

https://www.learningstationmusic.com/youtube-videos/

_____ Build something with legos or blocks.

_____ Pick up objects (blocks, cotton balls, pom-poms, crumpled balls of paper, counters, etc.) using various-sized tongs, tweezers or clothespins.

_____ Stack objects (coins, cards, checkers, blocks, etc.).

_____ Screw and unscrew objects such as nuts and bolts, caps from jars, etc.

_____Cut straight and curved lines/shapes drawn on paper, cloth, etc., with scissors.

_____Shuffle cards, deal cards one by one, turn cards over.

_____Put rubber bands around various-sized containers and objects.

_____Move spoonfuls of small objects from one bowl to another.

_____Use scissors to cut playdoh for a finger “workout.”

_____Put paper clips onto paper.

_____Color using the flat side of a crayon. Put paper over leaves, stencils, and other objects so that the child gets sensory feedback as he colors.

_____Use sprayer bottles filled with water and sponges to have the child “clean” a desk or table, then squeeze the excess water into a dish pan. This is a great pre-scissor skill activity.

Here are some websites that have hundreds of suggestions for fine motor activities.

https://handsonaswegrow.com/fine-motor-skills-activities/#

http://therapystreetforkids.com/index.html

https://theimaginationtree.com/40-fine-motor-skills-activities-for-kids/