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Fine Motor Charades

Here is a fun game to play – Fine Motor Charades. Can you guess what was created in the pictures above? Head to YourTherapySource for how to play Fine Motor Charades and the answers.

June 17, 2013/by Your Therapy Source

5 Fine Motor Activities Using Rubber Bands

Just posted a new video describing 5 fun activities to encourage fine motor skills and muscle strengthening of the hand. You can view it at YourTherapySource.com.

September 28, 2012/by Your Therapy Source

coordination skills, fine motor skills, pincer grasp

Here is a simple activity made out of recycled materials. Save a net bag from produce such as oranges, onions or avocados. Place some shredded paper in the shape of a ball inside the net bag. Twist the top of the bag and use painter’s tape or duct tape to seal the top it. Now […]

June 10, 2012/by Your Therapy Source

fine motor skills, handwriting

Fine Motor Skill Level and Handwriting

A student recently did a research review on the influence of fine motor skills on handwriting. Of the nine articles that could be included, 7 researched the relationship between fine motor skills and handwriting legibility and 4 studies investigated fine motor skills and handwriting speed. The results indicated that children with poor handwriting received significantly […]

May 7, 2012/by Your Therapy Source

play outdoors, spring, visual perceptual activities, fine motor skills, gross motor skills

Bug Hunting Activity

Here is a fun outdoor activity for Spring that encourages fine motor, gross motor and visual perceptual skills. Head on over to YourTherapySource.com for more details.

March 23, 2012/by Your Therapy Source

bilateral coordination, eye hand coordination, fine motor skills, motor planning

Loop Board

Here is a simple do it yourself project costing about $3.00. You can watch the video at YourTherapySource.com.

February 28, 2012/by Your Therapy Source

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Button Gloves

Make these button gloves to practice finger opposition, finger isolation and encourage proprioceptive input. Get the directions over at YourTherapySource.

February 22, 2012/by Your Therapy Source

fine motor skills, beads, coordination skills, DIY

DIY Bead Maze

Here is a simple bead maze to encourage fine motor and coordination practice. Sorry to say you will need to sew but just a tiny bit and nothing complicated. Worth it for an inexpensive therapy tool. Read the directions on how to make it at Your Therapy Source.

February 15, 2012/by Your Therapy Source

fine motor activity, fine motor skills, pediatric occuaptional therapy

Good Fine Motor Skills = Good Grades

New research that will be published soon in the Journal of Early Childhood Education and Development indicated that children who scored well on fine motor tasks when in pre-K had higher averages in second grade than those who scored lower on fine motor tasks in pre-K. Data was reviewed on 1000 second graders in Florida. […]

January 18, 2012/1 Comment/by Your Therapy Source

fine motor skills, pediatric occuaptional therapy, pediatric physical therapy

Kids as Teachers?

Do you ever let the students that receive therapy services teach other students? Research has shown that the highest retention rate of what you have learned results from teaching others, with practice the skill coming in a close second. During therapy sessions, therapists spend hours working on practicing and learning new skills. When a child […]

November 21, 2011/by Your Therapy Source