McGeary, Theresa - Occupational Therapist

Fine Motor Tips and Tricks

Check out these links for some great fine motor activities. 

• Teaching Little Hands to Use Scissors
• Learn to Turn Paper While Cutting
• Name Writing for Preschoolers
• Great List of Fine Motor Activities by Skill Area
• Sugaraunts (another great list)
• Therapy Street for Kids (and another great list by skill area)
• Free Fine Motor Activities to Help Your Child
• Shoe Tying Tips and Tricks
• An adapted she tying method
   

  Fine Motor Activities by skill area

   

  Wrist Extension
  Hand Strength
  Pincer Grasp
  Intrinsic Muscle Strength
  Separating the Sides of the Hand
  Tripod Grasp
  Proprioceptive Input
  Pencil Control
  Thumb Isolation
  Finger Isolation
  Arch Development
  Finger Dexterity

Special Issues

• Pencil Pressure Practice
• Different Pens for Different Pressure
• Left Handed Resources
• Left Handed School Supplies
• DIY Weighted Pencil
• Hand dominance
• The Dominance Factor

A Few Articles

• Losing our Grip, More Students Entering KG Without Fine Motor Skills
• NY Times Article:  What is Lost as Handwriting Fades