Fine/Visual Motor Skills-UPDATED 12/26/11

	Fine/Visual Motor Skills-UPDATED 12/26/11

I have paired fine motor and visual motor skills together as they impact each other, as well as almost every aspect of a child's education.

Fine motor skills refer to the development of hand skills, including strength, dexterity, and coordination. In the school setting, fine motor skills impact such areas as manipulation of school tools, opening containers, cutting, handwriting, computer use.

Visual motor skills refer to the ability to interpret and coordinate movements with the visual information that a person is receiving. This impacts many areas of education, including, but not limited to, the ability to complete puzzles, mazes, art projects and/or construction activities, produce legible handwriting, complete worksheets, copy from near or far, cutting, and/or ball activities.

Below are links and files for information about and ideas to help fine motor and visual motor skills.

Disclaimer
The information presented in this web site is provided as a source for educational purposes only and should not be interpreted as a recommended program, or substitute for physician or therapist evaluation or treatment by a healthcare professional.

Related Files

NEW - Motor Skills Handout (PDF 206 KB)

NEW - Fiskars Cutting Poster (PDF 247 KB)

NEW - Fine Motor Small Groups (PDF 23 KB)

NEW - Activities to Develop Fine Motor Skills (PDF 1.83 MB)

File Fine_Motor_Activities_K_to_Gr_2.pdf (PDF 14 KB)

Putty Exercises (PDF 16 KB)

Hand Strengthening Activities (DOC 27 KB)

OT Strategies for Visual Perception Defecits (PDF 72 KB)

Visual Motor Activities (PDF 92 KB)

Scissor Skills Development (PDF 15 KB)

Developing Cutting Skills (DOC 29 KB)

Hand Skill Development (PDF 20 KB)

Fine Motor Activities (PDF 80 KB)

Functional Fine Motor Activities (PDF 21 KB)

PreSchool Fine Motor Skills (PDF 75 KB)

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