Group Ideas

Fine Motor Activity for Pre-K Group: In a small group, each child first rolled a large dice to determine which color pom poms to retrieve.  Next, the child was asked to cup his/her hand to hold and roll a small dice (facilitating formation of those palmar arches) to determine the number of pom poms that he/she would retrieve.  For example, if the child rolled "green" and "5", then they were expected to retrieve 5 green pom poms and place them into a container using small tongs.  The goal of this activity was to promote proper use of a tripod grasp and to strengthen the muscles necessary for writing.  Through completion of this activity, the Pre-K students also worked on their ability to listen, take turns, and follow directions.

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Cut & Paste Crafts for Middle School Group: Below you will find pictures of the two crafts that we recently implemented with a group of middle school students.  The main goal of this activity was to work on independently following written directions, although fine motor control and visual-spatial skills were also addressed.