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Fine Motor Skills

Fine Motor Information Pages

• What Are Fine Motor Skills?
• Essential Bases of Fine Motor Development
• Why Some Fine Motor Activities are Better Than Others
• Poor Fine Motor Skills - Q&A

Fine Motor Activity Pages

• Basic Hand and Finger Exercises
• Finger Exercises
• More Finger Exercises
• Pencil Control Activities
  
• Hand Strengthening Exercises
• Fine Motor Ideas for Older Kids
• Fine Motor Activities for Toddlers
• Handwriting Tips for Older Kids
• Christmas Fine Motor Activities
• Fine Motor Printables
  
• Fine Motor Activities E-Book
• Fine Motor Activities Overview Page

• Tactile Perception and Touch Perception
  
• Tactile Discrimination Activities

• The Importance of Wrist Extension
• Some Wrist Extension Activities

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Scissor Skills

• Teach Your Child How To Hold Scissors Correctly
• Teach Your Child How To Use Scissors
• Help Your Child Learn to Cut Along The Line
  
• Scissor Cutting Tips and Info
• Cutting Practice Activities
  
• Christmas Scissor Cutting Printables
  
• Cutting Practice Templates
• More Cutting Practice Templates
  
• Scissor Skills E-Book

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Pencil Grasp

• An Overview of Pencil Grasp
• Pencil Grasp Development
• Efficient Pencil Grasps
• Poor Pencil Grasps
• When To Use A Pencil Grip

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Gross Motor And Coordination Skills

Gross Motor Information Pages

• What are Gross Motor Skills?
• What Is Muscle Tone?
• Gross Motor Skills and School Readiness
  
• The Importance Of A Strong Core
• The Importance of Shoulder Girdle Stability
• The Importance of Bilateral Coordination
• Why Can't My Child Tie Shoelaces?
• Overview Of Coordination Skills That Kids Need
  

Activities and Exercises

• Gross Motor Activities Overview Page
  
• Shoulder Exercises for Kids
• Core Exercises for Kids
• Bilateral Integration Activities
  
• Hand-Eye Coordination Info and Activities
  
• Bean Bag Games
• Gross Motor Benefits of Doing Chores
  
• Gross Motor Activities In The Classroom
• Brain Breaks for Kids
  
• Gross Motor E-Books

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Handwriting and Letter Formation

• All About Kids and Handwriting
  
• Factors Affecting Handwriting
• Preschool: Preparing For Handwriting
• Pre-Writing Skills for Kindergarten
• Letter Formation Tips
• Letter Formation Activities
• Some Tips To Help Older Kids With Handwriting

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Visual Perception

• Visual Perception Activities Overview Page
• What is Visual Perception (And How Does It Work?)
  
• Visual Perceptual Skills and Learning
• Visual Processing Disorder
• Form Constancy
• Visual Discrimination
• Figure-Ground Perception
• Visual Memory
• Visual Sequential Memory
• Visual Closure
• Puzzle Activities for Toddlers
• Help Your Child Do Puzzles
• Puzzles for Teens
  
• Visual Perception Activities for Older Kids
  
• How To Use Kaleidograph with Older Kids
  
• When do kids need to see a behavioral/functional optometrist?
  
• Printables: Preschool Visual Perceptual Printables
• Printables: Figure-Ground and Visual Perceptual Printables

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Visual Motor Skills

• The Importance of Visual-Motor Integration
• Visual-Motor Integration Activities
• Visual Motor Activities for Toddlers And Preschoolers
• Printables: Preschool Visual Motor Worksheets
• Printables: Visual Motor and Drawing Worksheets
• Comparing Visual Motor Worksheets
  

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Hand Dominance

• Why Hand Dominance Is Important
• Is It OK For My Child To Be Ambidextrous?
• Switching Hands
• How Handedness Develops

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Crossing The Midline

• What Is Crossing The Midline And Why Is It Important?
• Midline Crossing Activities
• Visual Processing Disorder and Midline Crossing

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Sensory Processing Disorder

• What is Sensory Processing Disorder?
• Sensory Processing Disorder In Babies
• Sensory Processing Disorder in School
• Sensory Integration Activities
• Dealing With Picky Eaters
  
• Helpful Books on Sensory Processing

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Develop Skills With Playdough & Baking

• Baking Activities To Build Skills
• Playdough Activities To build Skills
• Fine Motor Playdough Activities
• Toddler Playdough Activities
• Easy Homemade Playdough Recipe

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Christmas Activities That Build Skills

• Christmas Activities For Kids (overview page)
• Christmas Scissor Cutting
• Christmas Paper Crafts
• Fine Motor Christmas Activities
• Preschool Christmas Activities
  
• Christmas Angel Crafts
• Paper Christmas Wreath
• Paper Christmas Angels
  
• Christmas Word Searches
• Christian Resources for Christmas
• Best Learning Gifts for Kids
  

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Preschool Pages

• Preschool Learning Activities
• Gross Motor Skills and School Readiness
• Preschool: Preparing for Handwriting
• Christmas Preschool Activities
  
• Visual Motor Activities for Preschool
• Preschool Visual Motor Worksheets
• Preschool Visual Perception Printables

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Spanish Pages - Español

• Mamá TO
• la Motricidad Gruesa
• la Motricidad Fina
• Percepción Visual
• del Agarre del Lápiz

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Resources

OT Mom E-Books^TM

• Fine Motor Activities E-Book
• Scissor Skills E-Book
• Fun Printable Cutting Templates
• Christmas Cutting Skills Printables
  
• Pencil Grip E-Book
• Bilateral Coordination Activities E-Book
• Shoulder Girdle Exercises E-Book
• Core Exercises E-Book
• All My Gross Motor E-Books On One Page
• All My Fine Motor E-Books On One Page
  




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• FAQ About the OT Mom E-Books^TM
• E-Book Disclaimer
  

• Visual Perceptual Printables
• Free Teacher Resources
• Occupational Therapy Products and Resources
• Occupational Therapy Books

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Miscellaneous

• Occupational Therapy VS Doing Therapy Activities At Home
• Why Do Some Kids Need Extra Learning Activities
• Why Does My Child Struggle To Tie Shoelaces?
• Review Of SBI (How I Built This Site)
  

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• Contact OT Mom
• Sign up for OT Mom's Newsletter!

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Legal Stuff

• Terms and Conditions
  
• Privacy Policy
• Politica de Privacidad
  
• Disclaimer
• E-Book Disclaimer
• Affiliate Disclosure

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