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March.1.2013 · Leave a Comment

Fine Motor Fun for Toddlers

FAMILY· Kids· Posts

As I have written about recently, and will probably continue to write about, I had my 17-month old son evaluated for physical therapy. In the process, they also look at several other areas of development, including fine motor skills. I realized that there were a lot of fine motor tasks/skills I had never introduced to him, so I decided to find creative ways to target each skill. I’m not an occupational therapist, so I apologize if any of my terminology is a bit off.

Homemade Paints ~ a combination of cornstarch, water, food color, salt, and sugar

Targeted Skills: Crossing Midline, Bilateral Coordination, Tool Use

painting

painting

 

Sensory Bins ~ Dry pasta, dry beans, rice, oatmeal, measuring cups, spoons, colander

Targeted Skills: Crossing Midline, Tactile Exploration, Tool Use (specifically learning to scoop with a spoon/small cups)

sensory bins

sensory bins

sensory bins

sensory bins

 

Block Stacking

Targeted Skills: Grasp, Release, Visual-Perceptual

block stacking

 

Turning pages in a book

Targeted Skills: Crossing Midline, In-hand Manipulation

turning pages

turning pages

 

Put-in Tasks ~  this was a paint cup with a small opening for the brushes and pom-poms

Targeted Skills: Bilateral Coordination, Pincer Grasp, Finger Isolation

put in task

put in task

put in task

 

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