Weekly OT Activities

FUN OT ACTIVITIES OF THE WEEK :

                                              (Please choose an activity based on your child's level of ability and interest)

1) You will need two bowls, one with water and one empty. Take a turkey baster or a medicine dropper and transfer water from one bowl to the next to work on hand and finger strength!

2) Play a visual motor game https://www.highlightskids.com/games

3) Make some Graph Paper Art

            Graph paper link

FUN OT ACTIVITIES OF THE WEEK:

                                                           (Please choose an activity based on your child's level of ability and interest)

***Please Note: If something is underlined, it means it is a link to a picture, video or website!*******

1)  Mini Paper Crumbling: Click on title to see link for more details. Take tissue paper (even if it is for gift wrapping), cut it into smaller pieces and have your child try and use the fingers on their dominant hand to wrinkle the paper.  It is ok if they need to use two hands.

2) Go outside and get creative with chalk!!  Here are some ideas >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 

3) Play a visual motor game https://www.highlightskids.com/games 

FUN OT ACTIVITIES OF THE WEEK 

  (Choose an activity based on your child's level of ability and interest)

***Please Note: If something is underlined, it means it is a link to a picture, video or website!*******

1)   Create a drawing and CUT out the clothing or image. Look at pictures in nature or inside the home with your cut out image.

2.) Hidden Pictures

Click above link for more difficult hidden pictures. See the right side for easy level.

FUN OT ACTIVITIES OF THE WEEK 

Here are a few fun fine motor activities with simple materials.  

This youtube channel was created as a way to show parents some of the OT activities that we occupational therapists use in our sessions.  Dana has graciously allowed us to share her videos so I will be adding a new one in each week.  I think it really helps to get a visual of the activities.   

Activities for younger students (but fun for everyone!) 

https://youtu.be/xoMJzqOQZck.        Play dough activities

 https://youtu.be/5hJknqeqgfs.       Rubber band and tape activities with your childs favorite toy

Activity for older students

https://youtu.be/bxRyGrUIQrk.     Collage

FUN OT ACTIVITIES OF THE WEEK 

  (Choose an activity based on your child's level of ability and interest)

***Please Note: If something is underlined, it means it is a link to a picture, video or website!*******

Activity for younger students 

Print out the attached sheet and then you can use your fingers, tweezers, salad tongs or even a clothespin to squeeze with your thumb, index and middle fingers to pick up goldfish crackers and place the corresponding amount into the bowl.  

goldfish in the bowl.

Activity for older students

Click on the link below to print out some mazes for great visual- motor fun!!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gUQ6etvlFpf0aH6tWh78TmTpTPvBMK1wz6q3dGHGFPI/edit?usp=sharing

FUN OT ACTIVITIES OF THE WEEK 

  (Choose an activity based on your child's level of ability and interest)

***Please Note: If something is underlined, it means it is a link to a picture, video or website!*******

The Numbers Below Correspond with the Activities Listed Above:

1) https://youtu.be/T0mK_Mp9u_s

3) https://youtu.be/wti48aGa4H8

4) https://youtu.be/elt5ecpAuCY

6) Easy Word Search: https://www.bigactivities.com/word_searches/spring/easy/spring1.php

    Medium Difficulty Word Search: https://www.bigactivities.com/word_searches/spring/medium/spring1.php

7) https://www.allkidsnetwork.com/hidden-pictures/detail.asp?fil=valentines-day-hidden-pictures.jpg

8) Same as #7

9) https://youtu.be/Te4eFifyUDU

FUN OT ACTIVITIES OF THE WEEK 

  (Choose an activity based on your child's level of ability and interest)

***Please Note: If something is underlined, it means it is a link to a picture, video or website!*******

Descriptions Below Correspond with the Activities Above

1) Penny Translation

2) Play a Game with Tweezers or Tongs

3) Complete an Obstacle Course

4) Complete an Activity while Laying on Your Belly

5) Practice Keyboarding

6) Cross Crawl

7) Spot It

8) Crab Walking

FUN OT ACTIVITIES OF THE WEEK 

  (Choose an activity based on your child's level of ability and interest)

***Please Note: If something is underlined, it means it is a link to a picture, video or website!*******

Descriptions Below Correspond with the Activities on the schedule

1) Hidden Shapes (See picture)- no need to print. This can be completed on the computer and your child can point as they go along.

2) Draw or Trace hidden shapes from yesterday- If your child is working on drawing, you can draw the shape first, have them trace it and then have them try and draw it on their own. Always have them start at the top and go counterclockwise. 

3) If your child is very young you can have them just trace the first letter of their name or trace their name. I always put a dot for the starting point when I have children trace. If they are ready you can write the first letter of their name and have them copy it. It also may help to put a dot for the starting point. You can also have them try to copy their name. You can write a letter and they can copy that letter below where you wrote it, and then continue with each letter until their name is written.

4) Body Bowling

5) Hidden Pictures- (See picture) This can be completed on the computer and your child can point as they go along.

6) On lined paper, have your child write the words for the hidden pictures from yesterdays activity. This is a guide for choosing which paper is appropriate for your child.

7) Pencil Walks

8) Keyboarding

FUN OT ACTIVITIES OF THE WEEK 

  (Choose an activity based on your child's level of ability and interest)

***Please Note: If something is underlined, it means it is a link to a picture, video or website!*******

Descriptions Below Correspond with the Activities in the schedule below

1) Play a Game with Tweezers and Tongs

2) Roll Play Doh into a snake and cut it- make sure your hand positioning is correct when cutting!

3) Complete an obstacle course

4) Make play doh balls and pinch

5) Spot It!

6) Eye Can Learn- Any of the Saccades activities can be chosen!

7) Handwriting Checklist- See Below

8) Keyboarding