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Welcome to the 'Activities to Try at Home' page. Our therapists have worked hard to provide a few activities to do each month that targets fine motor, visual motor, gross motor, and handwriting skills.
Welcome to the 'Activities to Try at Home' page. Our therapists have worked hard to provide a few activities to do each month that targets fine motor, visual motor, gross motor, and handwriting skills.
- Be sure to click on each link for videos or worksheets for activities to complete!
Don't have all the supplies!
That is absolutely OK!
Adapt this activity by free drawing a snowman on any type of paper with your child at home. Rip small pieces of tissues or napkins for that fine motor practice, crinkle the tissues & glue them to your snowman. Talk about your snowman & write a creative story about your snowman together!
Click HERE for the template to print off and try this activity at home!
January Activity - Snowman Winter Fun
January Activity - Snowman Winter Fun
A fun indoor winter craft for students of all ages! Make a snowman & write a story about your snowman!
Skills Addressed:
Fine motor skills, bilateral coordination skills
visual motor skills, handwriting.
Supplies needed:
blue construction paper, white paper, scissors, glue sticks, writing paper, pencils, white chalk & cotton balls
Steps
Cut out 3 various size circles
Glue circles to paper
Pinch cotton balls apart & glue them onto the snowman for additional fine motor practice
Decorate the background with chalk or crayons (students can shade in the snow on the ground, draw clouds, and add snow using chalk
Write a sentence or 2 about your snowman. Younger writers can practice single letters or the word 'Snow' with extra focus on proper letter formation
For GROSS MOTOR & muscle strengthening fun for ages 5+, click HERE to run, jump, dodge, and build a snowman!
Looking for a pre-K - Kindergarten age gross motor, snowman-themed fun, click HERE.
Don't have all the supplies!
That is absolutely OK!
Your child can also create and color their own heart collage using crayons or markers to free draw a heart shape & color it in.
Click HERE for a few additional worksheets to work on scissor skills, handwriting, and visual perceptual skills.
February Activity - Valentines Heart Collage
February Activity - Valentines Heart Collage
What would Valentine's Day be without hearts (and chocolate)? We didn't use chocolate while making these tissue paper hearts, but they are still pretty sweet.
Skills Addressed:
Fine motor skills, pincer grip, finger strengthening
bilateral coordination skills, visual motor integration, handwriting.
Supplies needed:
White paper or paper plates, various colored tissue paper or construction paper, scissor, glue sticks, writing paper, and pencils.
Steps
Cut out or draw a large heart shape on a white background
Pinch, and rip or use scissors to snip small pieces of tissue or construction paper into small pieces
Pinch the paper and glue them onto your heart background. Continue until the heart shape is evenly layered with color
For GROSS MOTOR & muscle strengthening fun for ages 5+, click HERE to run, jump, dodge, and run from cupid!
Looking for a pre-K - Kindergarten age gross motor, Valentine-themed fun, click HERE.
DUCK WEEK - March
DUCK WEEK - March
WHAT IS DUCK WEEK? This special Piedmont tradition is an annual charity week led by PHS students to raise funds for people from our community with significant medical needs. D.U.C.K. stands for Doing Unselfish Charities for Kids! Wanna join the fun, follow along with us, DUCK week style!
Happy DUCK Week Y'all!
Skills Addressed:
Fine motor skills, pincer grip, finger strengthening
bilateral coordination skills, and visual motor integration.
Supplies needed:
Yellow & orange paper, markers (or crayons), scissors & glue stick (optional).
Steps
Check out this DUCK Craft HERE & follow along.
Click HERE to learn cool facts about ducks.
Don't have all the supplies!
That is absolutely OK!
Adapt this activity by using floss and lacing cheerios, and/or macaroni pasta to make a small bracelet.
March Activity - Beaded Shamrock Craft
March Activity - Beaded Shamrock Craft
Your students are going to love this beaded shamrock craft! It’s colorful, creative, and a perfect addition to your St. Patrick’s Day activities!
Skills Addressed:
Fine motor skills, pincer grip, finger strengthening
bilateral coordination skills, visual motor integration, handwriting.
Supplies needed:
Pipe cleaners and a handful of beads
Steps
Twist two pipe cleaners together. Leave them in a straight line.
Add some pony beads. We prefer making patterns, but you don’t have to. Don’t overload the pipe cleaner with beads.
Then fold the long pipe cleaner in half.
At the curved end of the folded pipe cleaner, make a simple heart shape.
Twist underneath the heart to help hold the shape.
Fold the remaining edges up and twist them all together in the middle where they meet.
Push the other 2 pipe cleaner loops into heart shapes.
Add another pipe cleaner to create the “stem” of the beaded shamrock.
For GROSS MOTOR & muscle strengthening fun for ages 5+, click HERE to run, jump, dodge, and help the leprechauns!
Looking for a pre-K - Kindergarten age gross motor, St. Patrick-themed move & freeze fun, click HERE.
Don't have all the supplies!
That is absolutely OK!
Your child can also create and color their own rainy day umbrella using crayons or markers to free draw. Click HERE for more information on this craft.
Click HERE for a few additional worksheets to work on scissor skills, handwriting, and visual perceptual skills.
April Activity - Let it Rain
April Activity - Let it Rain
April Showers bring May flowers, right? Here are some fun 'Rain Shower' themed ideas to try at home. For your older students, this may be a fun way to help them learn about scientific explanation of rain, while working towards building their fine motor, gross motor & handwriting skills.
Skills Addressed:
Fine motor skills, pincer grip, finger strengthening
bilateral coordination skills, visual motor integration, handwriting.
Supplies needed:
White paper, markers (or crayons), water paint, paint brushes & cotton balls (optional), glue stick (optional).
Steps
Print off umbrella template found HERE (option to free draw umbrella).
Using crayons or markers, color in and decorate umbrella.
Using water paints, paint your rain with blue water paint.
Optional - Pinch, and rip cotton balls to form clouds, and glue them above your umbrella.
For GROSS MOTOR & muscle strengthening fun for ages 5+, click HERE to dance while learning about the water cycle or HERE for a rain dance off!
Looking for a pre-K - Kindergarten age gross motor, singing in the rain fun, click HERE.
Don't have all the supplies!
That is absolutely OK! Go outside on a flower hunt. You could even play ISPY outside or see who can pick a flower bouquet the fastest.
May Activity - Spring Flowers
May Activity - Spring Flowers
It's time to celebrate! Spring is here with summer close by - Have some fun with the flowers outside and inside! Learn how to make your own tissue paper flower.
Skills Addressed:
Fine motor skills, pincer grip, finger strengthening
bilateral coordination skills, visual motor integration, handwriting.
Supplies needed:
Colorful Tissue Paper options, glue stick, white paper and marker (optional).
Steps
Print off flower template found HERE (option to free draw flower with marker).
Using both hands, rip your tissue paper with your fingers, and pinch your tissue paper into small pieces.
Glue them onto your flower background. Continue until the flower is full of color.
For GROSS MOTOR & muscle strengthening fun for ages 5+, click HERE for Spring Freeze Dance Fun!
Looking for a pre-K - Kindergarten age gross motor, Birds & Butterflies Exercise, click HERE.
Hip Hip Hooray! It's Summer Time!
Hip Hip Hooray! It's Summer Time!
Summer is finally here! A time for relaxation and rejuvenation. Our favorite thing to do is play outside during the summertime!
Click here for our Summer Activities Page!
Welcome Back to School
Welcome Back to School
Help your child develop the fine motor skills they need for school with these fun and engaging activities! From beading and lacing to cutting and pasting, these activities will help your child strengthen their finger muscles and improve their coordination.
Click here for our Back To School Activities !
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