Visual motor skills, also referred to as visual motor integration, are the skills that emerge from the integration of visual skills, visual perceptual skills and motor skills that allow us to use our eyes and hands in a coordinated and efficient way. Building with blocks, scribbling, tracing, writing, drawing, cutting and catching a ball are all examples of visual motor activities that a child engages in.

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Visual Motor Activities that Incorporate Hand Skills and Fine Motor Control.

Visual Motor and Movement

Ball Skills

Find new ways to play catch. Changing up the size and weight of the ball challenges their eye hand coordination. It also helps them to grade and determine how much force they need to catch the different size items improving their visual motor abilities and bilateral skills.

Use a bean bag, bouncy ball, wiffle ball, basketball, dodge ball or a beach ball.