Finger isolation occupational therapy

Help your child learn to isolate finger movements with fun fine finger activities. Simple activities using a scarf and a ball to boost skills.

Toy ideas for working on finger isolation Occupational Therapy tips

I like the program Dexteria, and have blogged about it here: https://missawesomeness.com/ot-review-of-ipad-app-dexteria-for-fine-motor-skills/ It is too fast f

Pom Pon Push....finger isolation, strength and stability, motor planning, color idenification, sequencing.

Occupational Therapists use this to increase finger flection and extensions in order to perform fine motor activities with increase isolation and control.

What is finger isolation? Use these button rings to work on using fingers one at a time in fine motor activities with kids! #finemotor #finemotoractivities #fingerisolation #occupationaltherapy

Finger isolation is a fine motor skills kids need for dexterity and precision. Here are activities to work on finger mobility and strength.

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Don't you wish that after driving your child to endless therapies you could just be done when you walked through your front door. I'm totally guilty of callapsing on the couch (after 15 min of taking off AFO's from Sadies feet) and closing my eyes and pretending mommy isn't home for just a moment or three. The fact is, when we get home it's harder because now we are mommy, house cleaner, cook, wife, and therapist. Beebsism: When kindergarten first started Sadie could already read all the…

Fine motor skills: The term finger isolation refers to the ability to move certain fingers apart from the rest of the hand/fingers.

All the rave! ✨ Pop pop pop! Really great way to teach finger isolation! You can also have children do this with their eyes closed to add an element of tactile discrimination. Activities with our eyes closed also help us work on mind-body connection and mindfulness! Now, we all need more of that! #otactivities #earyintervention #childdevelopment #childhoodunplugged #finemotorskills #finemotoractivities #sensory #sensoryfun #finemotorskillspractice #otcrafts #learning #learningthroughplay

Place rubber bands or ponytails around a cup. This activity is used to work on hand strength and finger extension.

Finger strength exercises power precision, dexterity, coordination in functional tasks like coloring, writing, & buttoning.

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These finger dexterity games build fine motor skills, coordination, visual motor skills, precision, and so many other areas. Check out this pediatric OT's favorite ways to play and build motor skills.

DIY Fine motor activity for finger isolationOne of my favorite ways to practice finger isolation is with the DIY below. It’s simple yet effective, and has been in my OT bag for years: . Source a cute container. This particular one was perched on a shelf at JoAnn’s Fabric. The Dollar Store is also a great place to look. Technically any container with a flexible lid will work, but character-themed ones tend to be more appealing and motivating for kids. With this one, for instance, we can…

Occupational Therapy slant board of functional self care tasks. Targets fine motor control, grip strength, finger isolation, shoulder flexion, cognition. Zippers, buttons, Velcro, shoe tying, opening containers and more!