Occupational therapy ( visual- motor activities)

⸻ 🧩 1. Eye–Hand Coordination Activities • Stringing beads – Improves focus and coordination. • Pegboard patterns – Place pegs following a color or shape pattern. • Lacing cards or threading buttons – Helps precision and bilateral coordination. • Ball games – Catching, throwing, bouncing, or rolling a ball back and forth. ⸻ ✂️ 2. Fine Motor + Visual Integration • Tracing shapes or mazes – Follow lines with crayons or fingers. • Connect the dots – Encourages sequencing and visual planning. • Cutting along lines – Practice with different shapes and curves. • Coloring within borders – Develops spatial awareness. ⸻ 🧠 3. Visual Perception & Tracking • Hidden picture puzzles – “Find the object” games. • Matching and sorting games – Match colors, shapes, or pictures. • Visual scanning worksheets – Circle specific letters or numbers in a group. • Spot the difference – Strengthens attention to detail. ⸻ 🧱 4. Construction & Building Tasks • Block designs (LEGO, Mega Bloks) – Copy patterns or create own. • Pattern blocks or tangrams – Improves spatial reasoning. • Puzzle assembly – Start with 4–6 pieces and increase gradually. • Magnetic tiles or gears – Encourages creativity and motor planning. ⸻ ✋ 5. Gross Motor + Visual Coordination • Balloon toss or bubble popping – Fun way to track movement. • Obstacle course – Include crawling under, stepping over, following visual cues. • Throwing at targets – Use bean bags or soft balls at color-marked spots. • Follow-the-light or flashlight chase – Improves visual attention and body control. ⸻ 🎨 6. Creative Visual Motor Play • Drawing on vertical surfaces – Easel, wall board, or window. • Sticker placement – Within shapes or on marked spots. • Sand or water tracing – Draw shapes or letters with fingers. • Dot painting or Q-tip art – Works on precision and control. ⸻