Description
September is here and if your students are going to need cutting, coloring, gluing, or hand-strengthening practice, check out the September Fall Crafts and Fine Motor Activities. With 345 low-prep activities, this set was designed for occupational therapy students who need extra support with pincer grasp, pencil control, and prewriting skills. Use them in centers, task boxes, as early finisher packets, in busy bins, or for your OT sessions.
Created by an OT provider, the 108 page PDF will be available electronically immediately following payment.
Do your preschool, kindergarten, or first-grade students need to work on cutting, coloring, and gluing skills? Do they need to build hand strength or work on pincer grasp to improve pencil control and prewriting skills for handwriting? Fill your centers, task boxes, or busy bins with these fun Fall craft activities.
Save your prep time and build their skills with these 20 centers for the month of September through into November. With a Fall theme, these 345 activities can be used for the month or throughout the Autumn season.
When to use the September Fall Crafts and Fine Motor Activities:
✅ Fall sessions for skill maintenance and hands-on learning
✅ Fall stations or centers to keep students engaged as routines are beginning
✅ Morning work to start the day with a calm, purposeful activity
✅ Early finisher activities for students who complete work ahead of others
✅ Occupational therapy sessions focused on fine motor, hand strength, and visual perception
✅ Classroom centers or rotations to build prewriting and scissor skills
✅ Task boxes or fine motor busy bins for independent or small group practice
✅ Quiet time or calm-down choices for students who need a sensory or movement break
✅ Fall Autumn bulletin board crafts that double as skill-building activities
✅ Fun Friday activities or themed fine motor challenges during the month
✅ Sub plans or emergency activities with minimal prep needed
Key Features of the September Fall Crafts and Fine Motor Activities:
✔️ No Prep Fine Motor Fun – Just print, cut, and go!
✔️ Perfect for Small Groups & Centers – Use in fine motor stations, morning tubs, and early finisher bins.
✔️ Target Essential Skills – Strengthens pincer grasp, scissor skills, pencil grip, hand-eye coordination, and visual perception.
✔️ Fits in Task Card Boxes – Many are easy to store and rotate throughout the month or the year.
✔️ Versatile for Classrooms & Home – Great for teachers, OTs, and parents looking to support fine motor and visual perceptual development.
20 Fine Motor Centers Included (345 mini activities) in the September Fall Crafts and Fine Motor Activities:
✅ 12 Cut-and-paste puzzles
✅ 16 Step-by-step drawing activities
✅ 24 Hole punch cards
✅ 16 Mini finish-the-drawing activities
✅ 16 Mini fold-and-cut tasks
✅ 20 Mini trace, push pin art, or coloring pages
✅ 20 Mini coloring and cutting practice pages
✅ 20 Mini dot-to-dot (1-10)
✅ 30 Shadow matching clip cards
✅ 8 Pony bead mystery pictures
✅ 24 Q-tip or glue dot practice and coloring pages
✅ 28 Mini Dot marker or pom pom pictures
✅ 12 Counting cube or pony bead pictures
✅ 16 Play-Doh picture designs
✅ 24 Tracing line strips
✅ 30 Snipping strips (copy on colored paper for variety)
✅ 10 Tissue paper, ripped paper, or coloring pages
✅ 10 Color-by-number coloring pages
✅ 8 Simple trace-and-color or push pin art scenes
✅ 1 , 16 card Memory game (color and BW)
