Puzzles
3 Year Old Puzzle Activity
Skills Addressed: Visual perceptual matching skills, visual discrimination, bilateral coordination
How to Adapt: Decrease or increase the amount of cookies used, use as a memory game
6 Year Old Puzzle Activity
Skills Addressed: Visual perception, matching, visual discrimination, pincer grasp with inset puzzles
How to Adapt: Larger knobbed inset puzzles, fewer pieces or outline pieces on board
Toy Suggestions for Developing Gross Motor and Fine Motor Skill Development
- Ride-on toys- develop strength, coordination, and balance
- Bikes, balance bikes, Trikes, Scooters, Y-scooters, scooter board – develops strength, coordination, balance, visual-spatial skills
- Balance beams, stepping stones- develop balance skills, strength
- Tunnels- develops crawling for increased coordination, strength
- Jump ropes- develop strength, balance, and coordination
- Balls (beach balls, bouncy balls, texture balls, different sizing), beanbags, targets, velcro mitts, bats- develop strength, eye-hand coordination, and eye-foot coordination
- Variety of swings and playground equipment- develops strength, coordination, and social skills
- Board games- develop fine motor skills, turn-taking, and cognitive learning (ie: colors, numbers, concepts)
- Putties and playdoh- develops hand and finger strength, imagination, grasp devel
- Building blocks such as Legos, KNex, wooden blocks, Duplos, Lincoln logs etc - develops spatial awareness, hand and finger strength, dexterity, bilateral coordination
- Dice games- develop hand and arch development, cognitive skills
- Puzzles- develops spatial awareness, visual discrimination, visual perception, parts to whole, concepts
- Coloring books, tracing books, free draw- develops visual motor skills, eye-hand coordination, hand strength, and grasp development
- Lacing cards and stringing beads- develops eye-hand coordination, visual motor, bilateral coordination, grasp development
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